1981 · 2h 04m · US R · Horror
Possession
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.
Starring Isabelle Adjani · Sam Neill · Margit Carstensen · Heinz Bennent · Johanna Hofer
Content warnings
Hidden in case of spoilers.
The film, on every scale
How scores workScary
8.0 / 100 = not scary at all, 5 = a few tense moments, 10 = genuinely terrifying
Early estimate — needs more votes
Funny
1.0 / 100 = no comedy, 5 = some good laughs, 10 = laugh-out-loud throughout
Early estimate — needs more votes
Sex & nudity
5.0 / 100 = none, 3 = brief or non-sexual nudity (e.g. an autopsy), 5 = sex scenes without explicit nudity or repeated nudity, 10 = graphic and frequent sex
Early estimate — needs more votes
Gory
8.0 / 100 = no blood, 5 = some bloody injuries, 10 = extreme gore
Early estimate — needs more votes
Violent
6.0 / 100 = none, 5 = regular fights or shootouts, 10 = constant brutal violence
Early estimate — needs more votes
Romantic
0.0 / 100 = no romance, 5 = a romantic subplot, 10 = the whole film is a love story
Early estimate — needs more votes
Woke
0.0 / 100 = no message pushed (diverse characters or true events shown as they were count as 0), 10 = the film is built to push a message
Early estimate — needs more votes
Sad
1.0 / 100 = not sad at all, 5 = a few moving moments, 10 = you will probably cry
Early estimate — needs more votes