Obsession

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After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

Critics Consensus

Taking an icky conceit and twisting it to deviously crowd-pleasing ends, Obsession is dauntingly disturbing while also skillfully amusing and thrilling.

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Audience Says

We’re obsessed with Inde Navarrette in Obsession, a creatively grotesque -- and at times darkly funny -- horror film that cements Curry Barker as a filmmaker to watch.

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Coleman Spilde

Salon.com

1d

Obsession desperately wants to be a modern film, but can’t do anything more bold than gesturing to the bleakness and incessant discourse this reality is mired in.

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Ty Burr

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2d

2.5/4

Barker doesn’t quite stick the landing, and “Obsession” rolls rather than races to a stop in its very final scenes. It still leaves audiences with enough for boyfriends and girlfriends to argue over on the drive home or on the way to splitting up.

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Nadira Goffe

Slate

2d

There are far scarier movies than Obsession. However, the movie definitely succeeds at being unnerving, even if it isn’t the type of story that will strike a deep fear within you.

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

16m

1/4

An ugly, mean-spirited piece of work whose aspirations of feminism are undercut by its dogged unwillingness to grant its women any humanity at all.

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Lia Kim

Junkee

1h

The movie did such a good job of keeping the tension insanely high through the whole story and kinda bringing it full circle with the ending.

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Abbey Sheather

Junkee

1h

It snowballed into a much larger conversation about body autonomy, consent, and pitting women against each other — something I haven’t seen in a movie, let alone a horror movie, facilitate in such a well-crafted way.

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Erick

22m

A new horror classic, definitely a 10/10 in all aspects

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Tim N

28m

Made me so uncomfortable lol

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Daniel

45m

Really good horror movie. Creative. Also could've been better without some "plot twists." It was disturbing and brutal to the extent I compare it to the Bone Temple movie from a few months back though obviously a totally different type of story.

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Benito

1h

10/10 perfect performances.

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Hannah Elysia

2h

Amazing movie great visuals and the lack of A list actors gives it a real sense of believability. This movie leaves you thinking about it and discovering more even after you go home. Very fun to dissect! It was disturbing and actually scary, which is rare for horror movies sadly, and it has a very signature and unique feeling throughout the film. Would recommend !

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Brendan

3h

The suspense and acting were Phenomenal, but wish the ending had a better storyline and explanation.

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Synopsis

After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

Director: Curry Barker
Producer: James Harris, Christian Mercuri, Haley Nicole Johnson, Roman Viaris
Screenwriter: Curry Barker
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Under the Shell, Blumhouse, Capstone Studios, Tea Shop Productions
Rating: R (Grisly Images|Brief Graphic Nudity|Pervasive Language|Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 15, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 48m