"Obsession," the supernatural horror phenomenon starring breakout Inde Navarrette, just landed on digital after a $376 million box office run that made it the highest-grossing movie Focus Features has ever released.
Navarrette plays Nikki, the longtime crush of a lovesick music store employee named Bear (Michael Johnston), who breaks a mysterious "One Wish Willow" to make her fall in love with him. The wish is granted, but the spell forces her to harbor affection for him until it festers into an intense, all-consuming compulsion to "love" Bear that gets very hard to survive.
If you're craving more movies like "Obsession," you're in luck. There are plenty of other great flicks (many much, much better, in fact) in that same vein you can stream right now. And you're in luck. We've done the digging for you, so there's no need to embark on a search yourself.
So whether you loved everything "Obsession" had to offer and you want more like it or you wish you could find something in a similar vein that actually sticks the landing, we've got you covered. Check out our picks for movies like "Obsession" that you can watch next below.
'Possession' (1981)
Andrzej Żuławski's surreal "Possession" is the deranged patient zero of the "obsessive romance" trope, and a far more cerebral trip than what "Obsession" provides. Sam Neill plays Mark, a man who comes home to find his wife Anna (Isabelle Adjani) suddenly desperate to leave him. He hires a detective and assumes there's another man, but he slowly uncovers behavior far stranger and far worse than a simple affair.
It starts as a study on a crumbling marriage. But then it devolves into full-blown body horror, with a subway breakdown so unhinged it's still rattling viewers to this day. It's not a comfortable watch by any means, but it is a fantastic one.
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'Pearl' (2022)
In this prequel to Ti West's unhinged "X", we learn about the life of Pearl (Mia Goth), a farm girl stuck in 1918 Texas caring for her ailing father under the thumb of her controlling mother while her husband is away at war.
She dreams of dancing across a movie screen and being loved by everyone, and when she can't fulfill her fantasy, she starts eliminating anyone standing in her way. It's obvious Navarrette's performance as Nikki pays homage to Goth's impeccably bizarre behavior in this film, so if you want to see Nikki's breakdowns turned up to 11, "Pearl" can deliver them in droves, and more deeply disturbing ones at that.
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'Misery' (1990)
Talk about true obsession. This Stephen King favorite will chill you to the (broken) bone. James Caan plays Paul Sheldon, a novelist who wrecks his car in a blizzard and wakes up in the home of Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), a former nurse who cheerfully introduces herself as his "number one fan."
At first she seems like a lifesaver. Then she reads his new manuscript, learns he's killed off her favorite character, and her sweetness disappears. She's actually incredibly unstable and is willing to do unspeakable things to keep Sheldon writing for her. Bates won an Oscar for the role, and one particular scene involving a sledgehammer will stick with you long after the credits roll. And let us tell you, "hobbling" someone is far more disturbing than Nikki's backward walk, if you've got the stomach for it.
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