Possession
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Possession

1981 Andrzej Żuławski 124 MIN

A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.

HORROR CENTRALITY
80 /100

Possession is widely regarded as an art-house horror film; the supernatural possession, fear, dread, and grotesque body imagery are central to the plot and viewer experience, not incidental.

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DREADPICK SUMMARY

Best for viewers looking for a scary, atmosphere-heavy, psychological, slow-burning and low-gore horror movie.

DREADPICK
SCARINESS 80
TENSION 70
DREAD 90
GORE 10
ATMOSPHERE 80
PSYCHOLOGICAL 90
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DIRECTOR Andrzej Żuławski
STUDIO Gaumont
RELEASE 1981
RUNTIME 124 min

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