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Possessor

2020 ·1h 43m · ★ 6.4 (1,027)

Tasya Vos, an elite corporate assassin, uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s bodies to terminate high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment, Vos becomes trapped inside a mind that threatens to obliterate her.

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Director

Brandon Cronenberg Brandon Cronenberg
3 horror films in catalog
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
100
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
100
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
40
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
55
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
99
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
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Body HorrorPossession

Content Warnings

Taboo ContentBody HorrorEye TraumaDehumanizationTortureMedical Gore
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TMDB Keywords

assassinassassination attemptbrain implantbrutalitycorporationdystopiagoregunhallucinationmachinemind controlmind parasitemind possessionmultiple stabbingsmurdersanitytech noir

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