Is Possession violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Possession easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Possession end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Possession

Name: Possession
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Released: 2002
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle, Lena Headey

The past will connect them. The passion will possess them.

Directed by Neil LaBute

Produced by Focus Features, Warner Bros. Pictures

2002102 min6.0 / 10

A literary mystery romance that interweaves two love stories across time, driven by intellectual discovery and emotional resonance between present-day scholars.

Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.

Clusters

Long-Distance Love Stories Bittersweet Doomed Romances Ordinary Lives During Historic Events

Genres

Drama Mystery Romance

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book

Questions people ask

Is Possession violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Possession sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Possession easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is Possession scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Possession end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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