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The Possession
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2012 film by Ole Bornedal
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The Possession is a 2012 horror film directed by Ole Bornedal and written by Stephen Susco. Produced by Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert through Ghost House Pictures, the movie features Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Natasha Calis, and Grant Show. The production involved Dan Laustsen as director of photography and was filmed in Vancouver. It is an English-language film originating from the United States, with Canada also listed as a country of origin.
The narrative centers on supernatural themes, specifically demons and demonic possession, with keywords including exorcism, a house, a rabbi, and a hospital. The film has a runtime of 92 minutes and carries the tagline "Fear the demon that doesn't fear God." It was distributed by Netflix via video on demand and by Lionsgate. The budget was 14,000,000, generating a revenue of 85,446,075.
Critical reception includes a review score of 39%, a 5.2 out of 10 rating, and a 45 out of 100 score. Audience metrics show a 5.9 rating on IMDb and a 6 vote average on TMDb. The film is assessed by the Bechdel test. It was released on various dates in 2012, including January 1, August 30, September 20, and November 8.
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Film · TMDB
6.0A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl's father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child.
Cast
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Clyde Brenek
- Kyra Sedgwick as Stephanie Brenek
- Natasha Calis as Emily 'Em' Brenek
- Madison Davenport as Hannah Brenek
- Rob LaBelle as Russell
- Matisyahu as Tzadok Shapir
Themes
- exorcism
- house
- rabbi
- hospital
- demonic possession
- child of divorce
- divorced parents
- basketball coach
- dybbuk box
- sister sister relationship
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- horror film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- demon
- Director
- Ole Bornedal
- Screenwriter
- Stephen Susco
- Cast member
- Agam Darshi
- Composer
- Anton Sanko
- Producer
- Rob Tapert
- Production company
- Ghost House Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Dan Laustsen
- Filming location
- Vancouver
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 211727
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 2012-09-20
- title
- The Possession
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 45/100
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