It's perhaps a bit tame and uninspiring, considering its subject matter, but Possession manages enough romance and period intrigue to satisfy most fans of its source material.
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Possession
Movie Info
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Director -
Neil LaBute -
Producer -
Barry Levinson , Paula Weinstein -
Screenwriter -
A.S. Byatt , David Henry Hwang , Laura Jones , Neil LaBute -
Distributor -
USA Films -
Production Co -
USA Films , Baltimore Spring Creek , Warner Brothers -
Rating -
PG-13 (Some Thematic Elements|Sexuality) -
Genre -
Romance , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 16, 2002, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Feb 12, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$10.1M -
Runtime -
1h 42m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Stereo , Dolby Digital , Dolby A , Surround , Dolby SR -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)