8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Obsession (2026)
Obsession (2026)
Overview
Obsession is a 2026 supernatural horror film written and directed by Curry Barker in his feature debut. Michael Johnston stars as Bear, a music store employee who acquires a wish-granting toy and uses it to make his childhood friend Nikki (Inde Navarrette) fall in love with him, resulting in her obsessively twisted affections. Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter co-star. The story draws inspiration from a 'The Simpsons' episode.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
8.4
Overview
Obsession is a 2026 supernatural horror film written and directed by Curry Barker in his feature debut. Michael Johnston stars as Bear, a music store employee who acquires a wish-granting toy and uses it to make his childhood friend Nikki (Inde Navarrette) fall in love with him, resulting in her obsessively twisted affections. Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter co-star. The story draws inspiration from a 'The Simpsons' episode.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's supernatural enforcement of romantic devotion exposes the horrors of non-consensual control and emotional entitlement, critiquing regressive dynamics in relationships. This thematic focus on autonomy and mutual respect drives a left-leaning perspective.
Casting includes a Latina actress in the central female role alongside white male leads, providing visible diversity without explicit recasting of traditional roles. The story sharply critiques male entitlement and consent through supernatural horror, centering negative portrayals of traditional male behaviors in romance.
Secondary
The film contains no meaningful depiction of family structures, roles, or values, centering instead on a supernatural romantic obsession between two young adults. This absence of family content results in a neutral portrayal.
Obsession features no LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on a heterosexual romance twisted into horror through supernatural obsession.
The film features no transgender characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a young man's obsessive pursuit of his female friend through a supernatural wish, exploring consent and horror in romance without any trans-related elements.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Obsession presents original characters in an original screenplay, with no adaptations, historical figures, or legacy roles that involve gender changes.
Obsession is an original horror film with newly created characters lacking any established racial baselines from prior source material, adaptations, or historical figures, so no race swaps occur.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.2
8.0
Critic Ratings
9.6
7.8
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