The Possession
2012 · 92 min · Director: Ole Bornedal
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The basketball coach Clyde and his wife Stephanie divorced a couple of months ago and their teenage daughter Hannah and the girl Emily 'Em' live with their mother and spend the weekends with their father. One day, Clyde stops his car in a yard sale and Em buys an antique carved box and becomes obsessed with it. Em finds the hidden lock and releases an evil spirit that possesses her. Soon Clyde discovers that Em has a problem, but his ex-wife and her boyfriend Brett do not pay attention to him and get a restraining order against Clyde. Clyde seeks out Professor McMannis and when he sees the box, he explains that it is the Dibbuk Box, where a fiend is trapped inside. He also explains that the box should not be open; otherwise the person will be possessed by the spirit. Now Clyde travels to a Jewish community in New York and the rabbi's son Tzadok returns with him expecting to exorcise Em to save the girl.
Emotional fingerprint
The Possession (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Fear
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Fear
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 25 % | 13 % | 3 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 32 % | 18 % | 4 % | 4 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sadness | 44 % | 27 % | 15 % | 12 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Tension | 47 % | 38 % | 28 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 51 % | 48 % | 37 % | 34 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Disturbing | 55 % | 47 % | 39 % | 40 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Sadness | 52 % | 40 % | 29 % | 34 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 55 % | 47 % | 33 % | 43 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Disturbing | 64 % | 59 % | 46 % | 57 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 66 % | 61 % | 46 % | 57 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 63 % | 58 % | 43 % | 55 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 64 % | 60 % | 53 % | 56 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 68 % | 65 % | 60 % | 56 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sadness | 72 % | 68 % | 64 % | 58 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Fear | 75 % | 71 % | 67 % | 61 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 77 % | 74 % | 68 % | 61 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 83 % | 80 % | 73 % | 65 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 85 % | 81 % | 73 % | 64 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Relief | 81 % | 74 % | 67 % | 56 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Tzadok Shapir
Possessed Italian Girl
Stunt Coordinator
Islamic Male Exorcist
Abyzou
Possession Islamic Girl
Italian Priest
Details
- Directed by
- Ole Bornedal
- Written by
- Juliet Snowden, Stiles White, Leslie Gornstein
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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