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The Possession
Directed by
Ole Bornedal
PG-13
2012
1h 32m
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A 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.
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Cast of The Possession
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Clyde Brenek
Kyra Sedgwick
Stephanie Brenek
Natasha Calis
Emily 'Em' Brenek
Madison Davenport
Hannah Brenek
Rob LaBelle
Russell
Matisyahu
Tzadok Shapir
Quinn Lord
Student
Jay Brazeau
Professor McMannis
Jim Thorburn
Man
Erin Simms
Possessed Italian Girl
John Cassini
Stephanie's Attorney
Grant Show
Brett
Timothy Perez
Officer
Ned Bellamy
Trevor
Scott J. Ateah
Stunt Coordinator
Paul Wu
Stunt Coordinator
Antoine Safi
Islamic Male Exorcist
Cameron Sprague
Abyzou
Sharmaine Yeoh
Possession Islamic Girl
Frank Ferrucci
Italian Priest
The Possession Ratings & Reviews
Tablet
J. Hoberman
By objectifying Jews as exotic others rather than presenting them as subjects, the Raimi production eliminates the precise element that would have been most powerful for a Jewish audience.
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
This effective little creeper is the only Judaic pastiche of The Exorcist you're likely to see this year. That alone gives it a jump on the umpteen other evil/possessed-child films that have become a seemingly monthly genre staple of late.
Chicago Reader
Ben Sachs
Director Ole Bornedal doesn't add a single idea of his own.
Entertainment Weekly
Keith Staskiewicz
There may be need for an exorcist, but the power of Christ isn't going to compel the Jewish demon wreaking havoc in this competent but shopworn horror film.
Film.com
Stephanie Zacharek
The first half of The Possession is suitably atmospheric and reasonably creepy.
Newsday
Rafer Guzman
Another horror movie about a little girl possessed by a demon? Seriously?
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
The script, credited to Juliet Snowden and Stiles White, adheres so closely to formula that it's possible to predict not only which characters will end up dead, but in what order ...
Washington Post
Mark Jenkins
Anyone who actually believes in dybbuks and other ghoulies will find "The Possession" terrifying. For the rest of us, the movie is a cleverly constructed, well-paced piece of hokum.
Los Angeles Times
Mark Olsen
A better-than-most fright-time tale ...
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
Even if you resist the film's claims of being based on one family's actual experiences, "The Possession" is eerily enjoyable pulp.
Salon.com
Andrew O'Hehir
This is a lugubrious, lovingly crafted B movie, with more than a little 1970s flavor but no arch postmodern attitude.
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub
The evil spirit in "The Possession" should be embarrassed to call itself a demon.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Tirdad Derakhshani
Danish director Ole Bornedal has made some fine films in his career. The Possession isn't one of them.
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
"The Possession" is morally lazy.
USA Today
Claudia Puig
Rather than embellish imaginatively, screenwriter Leslie Gornstein seems to have re-watched The Exorcist, Poltergeist and The Unborn for inspiration.
AV Club
Nathan Rabin
The Possession offers a steady stream of chuckles and a few big laughs. Unfortunately, it isn't a comedy ...
Arizona Republic
Bill Goodykoontz
"The Possession" isn't exactly "The Exorcist," but Ole Bornedal's film hits enough high notes to make it a worthwhile addition to the exorcism-film heap, somewhere in the lower middle.
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
Slick direction and a strong central turn from Jeffrey Dean Morgan will keep you watching, if rarely from the edge of your seat.
MSN Movies
Glenn Kenny
Nothing earthshaking, but a pretty scary night out...
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
"The Exorcist" has influenced a lot of films, and this is one of the better ones.
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