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The Possession
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Possession
Directed by Andrzej Żuławski
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair. From TMDB
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Possession is a 1981 horror film, directed by Andrzej Żuławski, starring Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill and Margit Carstensen.
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60 of 281 · most liked firstThe Sam Neill tributes will rightly focus on his achievements in Jurassic Park, The Piano, Hunt For the Wilderpeople etc. But he also gave what I think are three of the greatest horror movie performances of all time: Possession (1981), In The Mouth Of Madness (1994) and Event Horizon (1997) .
positive · AI labelView post →Movie Night Release! Characters by: @poompkin.bsky.social SFX Pack [on twitter]: @OpenNSFWSP #possession #animation #vore #SweetsArt
neutral · AI labelView post →Ghosts: The Possession of Button House is wonderful! Ghosts is the best comedy since Blackadder, and this film is a worthy coda to a perfect sitcom.
neutral · AI labelView post →It's been reported by the whānau of Sam Neill that the legendary actor has passed away. I'll, of course, always love him as Dr. Alan Grant in JURASSIC PARK, but Neill's genre fare like POSSESSION and EVENT HORIZON changed my brain chemistry. RIP to one of the best to ever do it.
positive · AI labelView post →#NowWatching Possession (1981) Dir: Andrzej Żuławski
neutral · AI labelView post →Today I had the pleasure and privilege of seeing the new film Ghosts: The Possession of Button House. It’s so brilliant - packed full of jokes and twists, with such a clever story and great callbacks for fans. The characters all get their own moments and it fits together beautifully. Book now!
neutral · AI labelView post →GHOSTS: THE POSSESSION OF BUTTON HOUSE is a totally gorgeous movie! 🎥 🍿 I loved every second, it’s so funny and kind-hearted, and it’s got a strong Spielberg vibe running through it in the best way. An absolute triumph, and a perfect family movie for half-term and Halloween. Get your tickets now!
neutral · AI labelView post →I had already been planning on writing about POSSESSION for its 45th anniversary but the loss of Sam Neill changed my approach greatly. What I ❤️ about this film is that no 2 viewings are the same so I wrote about that here & so much more: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/45-years-lat...
positive · AI labelView post →'Possession' billboard, Cannes Film Festival 1981 📽️
neutral · AI labelView post →Um, @sallyfisherprice.bsky.social and I just saw Possession (1981). Felt like a movie made in some alt reality and smuggled into ours. 😱😲
neutral · AI labelView post →Now watching for the first in Sam Neill's honor, a film I've been meaning to see for a long time. 🎥 Possession (1981) 🎬 Directed By: Andrzej Zulawski
neutral · AI labelView post →Not to sound gatekeeper-y but I just saw a POSSESSION take so annoying that I hope the film becomes lost again. Some of ya’s shouldn’t be allowed to discover shit
negative · AI labelView post →Aw man, farewell Sam Neill. Żuławski's Possession one of my favourite films, I think he goes a long way to making the film bearable, injecting unexpected jittery humour into his manic, fearless performance. Played the Antichrist the same year, what a dude...
positive · AI labelView post →Sad to hear of Sam Neill's passing, fantastic actor and a wonderful human he will be missed. Think in honour of him I'll make tonight's film a rewatch of Possession ♡
positive · AI labelView post →I'm as broken hearted about Sam Neill as the rest of you; Dean Spanley+ Possession reviews this the week, but let's celebrate his chilling turn as Damien in the much maligned Omen III: The Final Conflict. To be so memorable in such a silly movie proved his class... film-authority.com/2026/07/13/o...
positive · AI labelView post →If you are the kind of person who has *ever* said the words to another person "You should watch this movie, it's so fucked up", you absolutely owe it to yourself to watch Possession (1981), the only movie to ever fully harness the power of Sam Neill.
positive · AI labelView post →Sam Neill horror movie marathon: Jurassic Park Dead Calm Omen III In the Mouth of Madness Possession Event Horizon What a time!
neutral · AI labelView post →If you're thinking it's the right time to watch a Sam Neill film Kanopy has Possession, Death in Brunswick, Dead Calm, Sleeping Dogs, Robbery Under Arms, and a few more I wasn't familiar with, plus the Australian series The Twelve that he starred in Crossposted with @openvibe.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Really miss when Possession was a really hard to find movie and its reputation was that of a "pretty good horror movie". Watching it get turned into YouTube Thumbnail content slop is heartbreaking, it's like the only movie that accurately captures how mentally ill people become during breakups.
positive · AI labelView post →RIP Sam Neill. I admire a great many of his works, but the film I admire his performance in most is Possession. Truly one of the most astounding and gut-wrenching films.
positive · AI labelView post →watched Possession a few months back, one thing that really stuck with me in that raw, intense film was how much Berlin served as an environment played as a physical manifestation of divorce and separation. (directors deliberate choice)
positive · AI labelView post →Parker Finn's POSSESSION will release in theaters June 11, 2027. Margaret Qualley & Callum Turner star. A remake of Andrzej Żuławski's 1981 film. A woman starts exhibiting disturbing behavior after asking for a divorce. Suspicions give way to something much more sinister.
neutral · AI labelView post →Have we talked about these photos of Callum Turner on the set of the, ahem, REMAKE OF ANDRZEJ ZULAWSKI'S 'POSSESSION' -- why the fuck is he weilding a machine gun?? What in the fuck is this movie going to be???
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's film Possession (1981)
neutral · AI labelView post →#Horror365Challenge 10/365 Possession (1981) Dir. Andrzej Zulawski A powerful, scary, intense, nerve-racking emotional rollercoaster of a film that punches you right in the gut. Four⭐️!
positive · AI labelView post →Paul Dano has joined the cast of Parker Finn's POSSESSION remake.
neutral · AI labelView post →For decades, Possession was a very hard film to see; I was lucky to see it on the big screen. Andrzej Żuławski's disturbing horror movie is now streaming in the UK; it's the Sam Neill spy movie with octopus-monster sex that you didn't know you needed. 5 out of 5. film-authority.com/2026/07/15/p...
positive · AI labelView post →Two new shows for your Halloween weekend! First, CBB-FM with E from Eels joins me and @williebhines.bsky.social to play spooky songs, bands “in costume,” and new Eels tracks! Then, on Scott Hasn’t Seen, Kevin Lewis joins to talk about the movie POSSESSION (1981)! Only at @cbbworld.bsky.social!
neutral · AI labelView post →Today's Sick Flick is my favorite Amityville movie! Join me as we tackle Damiano Damiani's sleazy Amityville 2: The Possession! Likes, shares, & subs appreciated!
neutral · AI labelView post →one thing I always loved about Sam Neill: he respected the horror film. Possession, The Omen III, Dead Calm, In the Mouth of Madness, Event Horizon, Snow White: A Tale of Terror, Daybreakers, and three dinosaur movies.
positive · AI labelView post →Possession is the only red flag movie that exists for women.
positive · AI labelView post →Have you seen the movie Possession? If not dont worry about it its chill
neutral · AI labelView post →#31DaysOfHalloween Day 4 Today's Theme: Parasitic Possession I'll be watching: Slither and Night of the Creeps #NowWatching for the first time : 🎥 Night of the Creeps 🎬 Directed By: Fred Dekker #Horror
neutral · AI labelView post →Read @horrorsong.blog’s Come and Admire Him (an erotic horror fiction after Andrzej Zulawski’s Possession (1981)). If you like* that film, you owe it to yourself to read this story. *No one ‘likes’ Possession, that term is too mild (but you know what I mean)
neutral · AI labelView post →Woman Reading Possession Order (1997) by British photographer and film-maker, Tom Hunter (born in 1965). #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
neutral · AI labelView post →Possession 1981 is legendary horror film that goes beyond a standard scare film. Here is our tribute to all that it is.. "Flesh of Madness". #Metalcore #postpunk #music #emo #metalsky #horror
neutral · AI labelView post →Instead of watching the Golden Globes I am watching the 1981 Andrzej Żuławski horror movie Possession. This is the way.
positive · AI labelView post →I think I’m going to watch a Possession (1981) tonight to go into the new year with the taste of a perfect film on my palate
positive · AI labelView post →Finally watched the movie Possession and wow… I hated that movie.
negative · AI labelView post →#NowWatching POSSESSION (1981) What is it with movies with kids called "Bob?"
neutral · AI labelView post →Share your fave: Vampire Movie: Subspecies Zombie Movie: Land of the Dead Haunting Movie: Poltergeist Creature Feature: Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor Found Footage: Blair Witch 2015 Slasher: Sleepaway Camp Cosmic Horror: Cryptic Plasm Psychological Horror: Possession Horror Comedy: Toxic Avenger
neutral · AI labelView post →Possession Movie: Sci-Fi, Non Aliens: Body Horror: Serial Killer Non-Slasher: Man Vs Nature: Horror Icon: Found Footage: ADMITTEDLY TERRIBLE HORROR MOVIE YOU LOVE ANYWAY:
neutral · AI labelView post →#Horror365Challenge #NowWatching Possession (1981) A film about divorce, betrayal and acceptance of the perverse. @gorebituary.bsky.social @goregirlsdungeon.bsky.social @flixology.bsky.social @ghoulgurl.bsky.social @badmoviecult.bsky.social @frankenlawrence.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →I wrote about my new habit of compulsively rewatching POSSESSION, and how awesome it feels to love a popular movie in the exact same way as everyone else: open.substack.com/pub/cchelmet...
positive · AI labelView post →Possession (1981) Possession is a psychological art-house horror film that centres around a husband who returns home to find his wife acting strangely, he believes she is having an affair and hires a private investigator. Things then reveal themselves, unexpectedly #possession1981 #videonasty
neutral · AI labelView post →Why would they remake the movie Possession ?
neutral · AI labelView post →This year's (probably) penultimate haul is notable not only for the titles (signed Faceless, anyone?), but for being the first without a single Japanese film! Did I HAVE TO get both Re-Animator releases? Yes! That Possession is next level. #filmsky #physicalmedia #horror #possession #reanimator
neutral · AI labelView post →What’s the best Lovecraftian horror movie, and why is it Possession (1981)?
neutral · AI labelView post →POSSESSION is not a film about divorce. It is about fucking your way into corporeal existence and becoming havoc.
positive · AI labelView post →Polish Heritage Month + Halloween Month + My Night Off?? Going to watch Possession (1981) for the first time and see how mad I get about the fact that no one mentions it's a Polish film
neutral · AI labelView post →Possession (Andrzej Zulawski, 1981) My lovely sweet friend Ali Taylor wrote this unbelievably great book on this film, you should buy it IMMEDIATELY ❤️ www.amazon.com.au/Possession-A...
neutral · AI labelView post →1 horror movie every day of October: 24-POSSESSION, Andrzej Żuławski (1981)
neutral · AI labelView post →POSSESSION Two of the most unhinged performances ever captured on film. I live tweeted this movie once and forgot Sam Neill followed me. Sorry Sam.
positive · AI labelView post →#NowWatching POSSESSION (1981). Director: Andrzej Zulawski. Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill. Revisiting film included in my Fearless Performance thread. Absolute madness, brilliantly acted. Hope it holds up! #filmsky 📽🎥🎬🎞
positive · AI labelView post →Finally got to visit the REAL house after being in Amityville II:The Possession and Amityville Murders Movie…❤️ #horror #80s #movie #film #cinema #classic
neutral · AI labelView post →just saw they were making 'Possession' remake. Why do we need a remake for everything!? We really don't, especially for a film like 'Possession'.
negative · AI labelView post →Ghosts: The Possession of Screen 3 👻🎬 We all absolutely LOVED this film. It’s packed with heart & humour & was an absolutely perfect addition to the story. The only film where scotch eggs could make us cry. 10/10, worth taking my trousers off in public 💛 #GhostsTheMovie @benwillbond.bsky.social
positive · AI labelView post →Great film, great company. Thanks #FrightClub. We continue this year's pattern of being a day late for everything #Hanukkah with a final Jewish horror film Monday night, The Possession (2012).
neutral · AI labelView post →What's your favorite horny horror movie? One of mine is Possession (1981) 💚
positive · AI labelView post →Once again reposting this; my article on Carlo Rambaldi's creature effects work on Zulawski's Possession (1981) RIP Sam Neill, who delivered a fantastic performance in this film. makeupeffectsarchive.blogspot.com/2026/07/poss...
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