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Obsession

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they argued3 critics, 55 to 82
The kindest
So fresh and exhilarating, one can forgive its familiar origins.Lou Thomas, Empire · we gave it 82
The harshest
Proof that the Cregger-ification of 2020s horror is in full effect, as its combination of sadistic violence, ironic needle drops, and comedy mined from people responding to tragedy in pathetically self-serving ways will merit plenty of comparisons to Barbarian and Weapons.Christian Zilko, IndieWire · we gave it 55
Film
Curry Barker · 2025 · United States

The guide1 of 7 came up

very mild · mild · moderate · strong · very strong — the board’s own five words, in its own order
Violence
Sex and nudity
Swearing
Drink and drugs
Upsetting
Offensive
Hard to sit through

Certificate reasons from the British Board of Film Classification, classified 05/05/2026. Their words: Strong violence, gore. We could not read the certificate itself off their page, so we do not print one.

All 4 reviews

Proof that the Cregger-ification of 2020s horror is in full effect, as its combination of sadistic violence, ironic needle drops, and comedy mined from people responding to tragedy in pathetically self-serving ways will merit plenty of comparisons to Barbarian and Weapons.

Christian Zilko, IndieWire · quoted in Wikipedia, original not read by us · FP000070
55we gave it

So fresh and exhilarating, one can forgive its familiar origins.

Lou Thomas, Empire · quoted in Wikipedia, original not read by us · FP000071
82we gave it

The human being trapped inside.

Katie Rife, RogerEbert.com · quoted in Wikipedia, original not read by us · FP000072
—not scored

Acing one of the more physically and emotionally taxing horror leads to come down the pike in a while.

Guy Lodge, Variety · quoted in Wikipedia, original not read by us · FP000073
78we gave it

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Christian ZilkoIndieWireWhere we read it
Lou ThomasEmpireWhere we read it
Katie RifeRogerEbert.comWhere we read it
Guy LodgeVarietyWhere we read it

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  1. FP000070Christian Zilko. IndieWire. Obsession (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, Obsession (2025 film). Read 2026-08-20. We scored it 55.Source
  2. FP000071Lou Thomas. Empire. Obsession (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, Obsession (2025 film). Read 2026-08-20. We scored it 82.Source
  3. FP000072Katie Rife. RogerEbert.com. Obsession (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, Obsession (2025 film). Read 2026-08-20. Too little of it in our source to score.Source
  4. FP000073Guy Lodge. Variety. Obsession (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, Obsession (2025 film). Read 2026-08-20. We scored it 78.Source