Possession

Summary: A pair of literary sleuths unearth the amorous secret of two Victorian poets only to find themselves falling under a passionate spell.

Release Date: August 30, 2002

Genres: Drama, Romance, Mystery

Director: Neil LaBute

Writers: A.S. Byatt

, David Henry Hwang

, Laura Jones

Runtime: 1 h 42 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Focus Features, Warner Bros., Baltimore Spring Creek Productions, Contagious Films, USA Films

Distributor: Focus Features, USA Films

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 25,000,000

Domestic: $ 10,113,733

International: $ 4,702,165

Box office:

Budget:$25MDomestic:$10.1MInternational:$4.7MWorldwide:$14.8M

Adaptation/remake:

based on novel

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Warner Bros.

Focus Features

(NBCUniversal subsidiary)

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50% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

11% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White77.78%Jewish11.11%Indian5.56%Latino5.56%

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lesbian, bisexual, bisexual woman

Commonsensemedia

Violence3/5
Sex3/5
Language3/5
Drugs3/5

Dove

Sex4/5
Language4/5
Violence2/5
Drugs1/5
Nudity2/5
Other1/5

This film gets a 1.00/5 family friendly score

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This film gets a 1/5 family friendly score

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IMDb Rating https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0256276/parentalguide last updated: 2024-10-25Update data
Commonsensemedia Rating https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/possession last updated: 2024-10-25Update data
Violence 3/5	Tense scenes, suicide, grave-robbing.
Sex 3/5	Sexual situations and references, including adultery.
Language 3/5	Some strong language
Drugs 3/5	Drinking and smoking.
Dove Rating https://dove.org/review/3802-possession/
Faith 0/5	None
Sex 4/5	None
Language 4/5	None
Violence 2/5	None
Drugs 1/5	None
Nudity 2/5	None
Other 1/5	None