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Obsession

Obsession

Horror · Thriller · 2026

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.

Movie details

Obsession

“Be careful who you wish for…”

2026 Horror · Thriller 1h 49m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.9 / 10

291.5K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

93 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

77 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

8.2 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Obsession?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

Nearby on the taste map.

TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Curry Barker

Written by

Curry Barker

Michael Johnston

Michael Johnston

Bear

Inde Navarrette

Inde Navarrette

Nikki

Cooper Tomlinson

Cooper Tomlinson

Ian

Megan Lawless

Megan Lawless

Sarah

Andy Richter

Andy Richter

Carter

Haley Fitzgerald

Haley Fitzgerald

Viola

Darin Toonder

Darin Toonder

Harry

Court is in session

Put Obsession on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.