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

3d

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

Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack)

5d

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

5d

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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Brooke Obie

Black Girl Watching

20h

Obsession takes "homage" to Jordan Peele’s horror masterpiece to the extreme, yet this poor man’s rip off fails to achieve the pinnacle of social commentary that Get Out achieved.

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

1d

3.5/5

One of the best indie horrors to land in cinemas for a long time. Brilliant performances and a story that takes its audience into some dark places - this is a film that promises so much from Curry Barker.

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Jared Rasic

Metro Times (Detroit, MI)

2d

The film works beautifully thematically, but it functions even better as a jaw-dropping, wildly unpredictable body horror.

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jordan

44m

I loved the unsettling aspect of the whole movie. The amazing laughing moments that are just so crazy you laugh and the crazy insane moments make for an amazing movie.

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Elijah

45m

Scared the fuck out of me

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Vanessa

1h

Original idea, good progression of scary, excellent actress. I enjoyed the movie, it will definitely raise your heart rate for a little while. Also is gory in certain scenes

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l

1h

The transitions were terrible. It was too scary. Some people took our seats :( and it was a horrible ending.

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Marco Q

1h

Great movie, tastefully done well with the simple combination of good acting, the use of shadows, colors and sounds! Great plot line and unpredictability.

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Kdot

2h

Unsettling. I loved every moment

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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