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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Curry Barker

Producer:

James Harris, Haley Nicole Johnson, Christian Mercuri

Writer:

Curry Barker

Release Date:

May 15, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 40m

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.

Cast

  • Michael Johnston
  • Inde Navarrette
  • Cooper Tomlinson
  • Megan Lawless
  • Andy Richter
  • Haley Fitzgerald
  • Darin Toonder
  • Chloe Breen
  • Anthony Pavone
  • Justice

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  • Sep 23, 2025

    the next big thing has arrived

    142 Likes
    cob
    cob
    Sep 6, 2025

    i say this as a bartender who works at a bar that does trivia: DO NOT DO TRIVIA. do not go to it. do not make a ritual out of it with your friends. answer no questions. NONE. trivia is a disease. a sickness. week after week, wednesday rolls around and i have to watch…

    135 Likes
    kieran
    kieran
    Sep 11, 2025

    A VERY solid 3.5/4, super fun! Super mean too! Love it

    128 Likes
    Amanda the Jedi
    Amanda the Jedi
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    Sep 5, 2025

    OBSESSION is a strong yet flawed indie horror feature debut from Curry Barker. His ability to clearly establish his premise (“be careful what you wish for,” especially if it’s to be with your crush), utilize effective jump scares, mix horror and comedy, and particularly,…

    85 Likes
    Matt Neglia
    Matt Neglia
    Sep 11, 2025

    This being the biggest pickup at TIFF by a distributor makes a lot of sense. Everything about its high-concept cringey teen rom-com turned gory possession movie and sense of style (grey palette, underlit shallow focus symmetry, visceral jump scare sound design) is readymade…

    77 Likes
    Josh Lewis
    Josh Lewis
    Oct 16, 2025

    Puts the manic into manic pixie dream girl - and me through one of the most intense horror movies experiences I‘ve ever had.

    62 Likes
    Tino Hahn
    Tino Hahn
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    Sep 11, 2025

    this is like the boy version of buying an etsy witch spell gone wrong

    58 Likes
    siobhan
    siobhan
    Sep 6, 2025

    one man has a crush and makes it everyone’s problem

    55 Likes
    moe
    moe
    Sep 6, 2025

    Friends to lovers (derogatory)

    55 Likes
    elenamesko
    elenamesko
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80
Sep 30, 2025

Obsession should and will put Barker on the map as a horror filmmaker you need to watch. Thanks to fantastic turns by Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette, you'll be addicted to this sour Valentine's Day counterprogramming.

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Metacritic review by Matt Donato
Matt Donato
IGN
80
Sep 30, 2025

Obsession is satisfyingly slick proof that [Barker] knows just what to do when levelling up to a different platform, and while his debut might have been a film designed around a very modern form of horror, this time he’s looking back, his set-up using elements of a classic fable and the kind of grabby schlock you’d see in a video store back in the 1980s.

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Metacritic review by Benjamin Lee
Benjamin Lee
The Guardian
83
Sep 30, 2025

Obsession should keep everyone awake long after they get home from seeing it.

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Christian Zilko
IndieWire
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