15 Movies Like Possession
Loved Possession? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
#1
Kraken
A marine biologist is doing research on a fish farm when she encounters several strange occurrences. Along with the brutal deaths of two teenagers, all signs point to the deep fjord; can there be more to the depths than the eye can see?
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Possession.
#2
Midsommar
Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in their disturbing festive activities.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Possession.
#3
Sentimental Value
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Possession.
#4
The Ugly Stepsister
In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, Agnes, and she will go to any length to catch the Prince’s eye.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Possession.
#5
The Worst Person in the World
The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Possession.
#6
Planet Terror
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend El Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Possession.
#7
The First Purge
To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Possession.
#8
The Wicker Man
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Possession.
#9
Antichrist
A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Possession.
#10
Fear Street: 1994
After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Possession.
#11
The Wave
Although theorised, no one is really ready when a mountain pass above the scenic and narrow Geiranger fjord in Norway collapses and creates a tsunami over 300 feet high. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Possession.
#12
The Innocents
Four children become friends during the summer holidays, and out of sight of the adults they discover they have hidden powers. While exploring their newfound abilities in the nearby forests and playgrounds, their innocent play takes a dark turn and strange things begin to happen.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Possession.
#13
Azrael
In a world where no one speaks, a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Possession.
#14
House of 1000 Corpses
Two teenage couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of serial killers end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Possession.
#15
The Trip
A dysfunctional couple head to a remote lakeside cabin under the guise of reconnecting, but each has secret designs to kill the other. Before they can carry out their respective plans, unexpected visitors arrive and the couple is faced with a greater danger than anything they could have plotted.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Possession.