8.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Horror, Thriller • 2026 • 109 min • Adults (18+)
Obsession (2026)
Obsession (2026)
Overview
Obsession is a 2026 supernatural horror film in which a lovesick teenager breaks a cursed artifact called the 'One Wish Willow' to make his crush fall for him, only to find that magically coerced affection carries a dark price. The premise is essentially a morality tale dressed in genre clothing, and the Leans Progressive label follows from that framing. The central horror is not the supernatural object itself but what the protagonist's entitlement sets in motion, a critique of 'nice guy' possessiveness that resonates with contemporary conversations about consent and toxic gender dynamics. No LGBTQ, religious, or family-values signals meaningfully shift the needle, leaving the political framing of male desire as the dominant driver.
Starring Cast
Michael Johnston • Inde Navarrette • Cooper Tomlinson
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Not Rated
Political: Center
Diversity: Not Rated
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
8.3
Overview
Obsession is a 2026 supernatural horror film in which a lovesick teenager breaks a cursed artifact called the 'One Wish Willow' to make his crush fall for him, only to find that magically coerced affection carries a dark price. The premise is essentially a morality tale dressed in genre clothing, and the Leans Progressive label follows from that framing. The central horror is not the supernatural object itself but what the protagonist's entitlement sets in motion, a critique of 'nice guy' possessiveness that resonates with contemporary conversations about consent and toxic gender dynamics. No LGBTQ, religious, or family-values signals meaningfully shift the needle, leaving the political framing of male desire as the dominant driver.
Starring Cast
Michael Johnston • Inde Navarrette • Cooper Tomlinson
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Not Rated
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: Medium
The film's core subject is a personal, apolitical cautionary tale of romantic obsession and unintended consequences in a supernatural horror framework, with no evident ideological framing or systemic critique. The problem of manipulative desire is addressed through individual moral reckoning and tragic fallout rather than any partisan solution or worldview.
Diversity: Not Rated
The film features a small ensemble with both white and Latina leads in a horror premise centered on personal relationships and a supernatural wish, without documented intentional diversity recasting or narrative emphasis on critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Medium
The film is a supernatural horror centered on a young man's wish for romantic obsession with a crush, resulting in dark consequences; no meaningful depictions of marriage, parenting, family structures, or related norms appear in the narrative.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Low
The film centers on a heterosexual romance between a male protagonist and his female crush that turns horrific due to a supernatural obsession spell, with no LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: Low
The film contains no identifiable transgender characters or themes. Its plot centers on a romantic wish gone wrong with dark consequences, involving a hopeless romantic and his crush, without any trans elements.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium
Obsession is an original supernatural horror film with newly invented characters Bear and Nikki; no legacy figures from prior canon, adaptations, or history are recast with opposite-gender portrayals.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: Medium
Obsession is an original supernatural horror film with newly created characters and no prior source material establishing any character's race.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: Low
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.0
8.3
Critic Ratings
9.4
7.7
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