Obsession Review (2026) — 82% Celluloid Score
Directed by Curry Barker · 2026 ·
Obsession (2026) earns a 82% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
Calculated from 4 available inputs: Celluloid editorial rating, Metascore, Letterboxd and IMDb. Audience sentiment is shown separately and never changes the composite. See how we calculate scores.
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Focus Features / Blumhouse Where to watch
- Peacock
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Why this score?
- Celluloid's editorial rating is exceptional (94/100).
- Audiences widely enjoyed it (94%).
- Metascore signals universal acclaim (84/100).
- Celluloid Score 82% combines 4 verified rating inputs; audience sentiment is shown separately.
Best for
- Viewers who want a well-regarded horror, romance, thriller pick
- Short runtime — easy weeknight watch
Not ideal for
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Is Obsession worth watching?
Yes — Obsession earns a 82% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Celluloid Verdict
A Certified Fresh 94%/94% critic–audience hit: Curry Barker's monkey's-paw horror romance is praised as crowd-pleasing, darkly funny, and the rare Blumhouse original that Gen Z word-of-mouth turned into a $400M+ global phenomenon on a $750K budget.
Celluloid editorial verdict
Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
What is Obsession about?
Music-store clerk Bear Bailey breaks a novelty "One Wish Willow" charm to make co-worker Nikki Freeman love him more than anyone in the world. The wish comes true — and warps into a supernatural compulsion that turns desire into violence, trapping Bear inside a nightmare he cannot wish away.
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Critic Reviews
Obsession Review: A $750K Wish That Became a $400M Nightmare
★★★★½
Curry Barker's monkey's-paw horror romance turns a novelty charm into Gen Z's favorite date-night argument — grotesque, funny, and commercially unstoppable on a shoestring.
A crowd-pleasing Faustian bargain that earns its Certified Fresh status and its box-office legend — essential summer counterprogramming that outlasted the tentpoles.
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