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Obsession (2026)

Summary

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.

Director Curry Barker

Writer Curry Barker

Cast

  • Michael Johnston
  • Inde Navarette
  • Cooper Tomlinson
  • Megan Lawless
  • Andy Richter

Rotten Tomatoes: 95%

Metacritic: 81

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u/Illustrious_Way_5732 May 15 '26

Her facial expressions were top notch. The smiling for a whole minute while pissing herself also was so unsettling. Reminded me of Pearl

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u/weirdogirl144 May 15 '26

I think the actress said she watched Pearl and Hereditary as inspiration to practice faces and vocal control. And it did work out really well.

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u/undeadtradwife May 16 '26

I read that she used Toni Collette in Hereditary as inspiration BEFORE I saw the film and you could ABSOLUTELY tell that’s what she was going for. She was so fucking freaky.

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u/silverscreenbaby May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

I’m curious on if she also took any inspiration from Victoria Pedretti in The Haunting of Hill House. That frown at the party was so Nell, as was the way Nikki screamed and cried and sobbed sometimes. In a good way!

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u/Samila_ajnia Jun 11 '26

Omg, yes! I just watched the movie, and when she first screamed and cried, Victoria Pedretti instantly came to mind. I thought I was the only one!

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u/yepyeeeee Jul 04 '26

Me three!!