7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Obsession (2026)
Obsession (2026)
Overview
Obsession is a supernatural horror film written, directed, and edited by Curry Barker. It centers on high school student Bear (Michael Johnston), who breaks a mysterious 'One Wish Willow' to win the affection of his crush Nikki (Inde Navarrette), unleashing a deadly supernatural force. Cooper Tomlinson co-stars. Produced by Focus Features.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
Obsession is a supernatural horror film written, directed, and edited by Curry Barker. It centers on high school student Bear (Michael Johnston), who breaks a mysterious 'One Wish Willow' to win the affection of his crush Nikki (Inde Navarrette), unleashing a deadly supernatural force. Cooper Tomlinson co-stars. Produced by Focus Features.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The narrative critiques male entitlement and the loss of personal agency in forced romantic bonds, emphasizing the horrors of possession over mutual desire as its core message.
Visible diversity appears in the casting of a Latina actress as the female lead opposite a white male protagonist. The narrative delivers a pointed critique of male entitlement and consent violations, framing traditional male behaviors as the core horror element.
Secondary
The film contains no depictions of family structures, roles, or values, with the narrative centered on a young man's obsessive romantic pursuit of a childhood friend and its horrific consequences among peers. This lack of family content leads to a neutral portrayal.
The film contains no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on a straight male protagonist's obsessive pursuit of a female friend through supernatural means. This absence results in no net impact on LGBTQ+ portrayal to assess.
The film contains no identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on romantic obsession and supernatural horror without addressing transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Obsession introduces original characters without prior source material or legacy portrayals, so no instances of gender swapping occur.
Obsession features newly created characters in an original narrative inspired by the 'careful what you wish for' trope from 'The Monkey's Paw,' lacking any canonical racial baselines from prior sources to enable race swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
6.5
Critic Ratings
9.6
7.8
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