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Possessor
2020
· Movie
· 103 min
C
MEANRANK
65/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3126
- IMDb #3485
- Google retired #3480
- Metacritic #1603
- Letterboxd #2011
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #486
+6 more
- Metacritic Critics #1296
- Metacritic Audience #2346
- Criticker #1254
- Douban #2507
- Kinopoisk #4850
- AlloCiné #4739
Every rating
48–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 48, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 83, everyone else 62.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An agent for a secretive organization uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies, using them to execute high-profile assassinations. After a routine job goes wrong, she becomes trapped inside the mind of her latest host, who begins to fight back for control over his own body and actions.
Details
- Director
- Brandon Cronenberg
- Writer
- Brandon Cronenberg
- Released
- 2 October 2020
- Country
- Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $2.5M
- Box office
- $911.0K
- Awards
- 9 wins, 23 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (23) →
Awards & nominations
See all 32 →9 wins from 32 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2021 | Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Christopher Abbott | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2021 | Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Andrea Riseborough | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2021 | Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Possessor | Nominee |
| Sundance Film Festival 2020 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition | Possessor | Nominee |
| 46th Saturn Awards 2021 | Best Independent Film | Possessor | Nominee |
| Canadian Screen Awards 2021 | Best Achievement in Direction | Brandon Cronenberg | Nominee |
| Canadian Screen Awards 2021 | Best Achievement in Makeup | Traci Loader, Dan Martin & Dorota Mitoraj | Nominee |
| Detroit Film Critics Society 2021 | Best Use of Music | Jim Williams | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Super Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Christopher Abbott | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Andrea Riseborough | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Possessor | Nominee |
Sundance Film Festival
1 nomination
| World Cinema Dramatic Competition | Possessor | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director of a Canadian Film | Brandon Cronenberg | Winner |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film | Christopher Abbott | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Canadian Film | Andrea Riseborough | Nominee |
| Best Canadian Film | Possessor | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film | Brandon Cronenberg | Nominee |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Nominee |
Gérardmer Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Score | Jim Williams | Winner |
| Grand Prize | Possessor | Winner |
Monster Fest
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Brandon Cronenberg | Winner |
| Golden Monster Award for Best Feature Film | Possessor | Winner |
Sitges Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Direction | Brandon Cronenberg | Winner |
| Best Feature Length Film | Possessor | Winner |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Makeup Effects | Dan Martin | Winner |
| Best Lead Performance | Andrea Riseborough | Nominee |
| Best Limited Release Movie | Possessor | Nominee |
| Best Score | Jim Williams | Nominee |
Indiana Film Journalists Association
6 nominations
| Best Actor | Christopher Abbott | Nominee |
| Best Director | Brandon Cronenberg | Nominee |
| Best Film | Possessor | Nominee |
| Best Musical Score | Jim Williams | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Brandon Cronenberg | Nominee |
| Original Vision | Possessor | Nominee |
Canadian Screen Awards
2 nominations
| Best Achievement in Direction | Brandon Cronenberg | Nominee |
| Best Achievement in Makeup | Traci Loader, Dan Martin & Dorota Mitoraj | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Christopher Abbott | Nominee |
| Best Use of Music | Jim Williams | Nominee |
46th Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Independent Film | Possessor | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Horror Film | Possessor: Uncut | Nominee |