Possum

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Possum

2018

1h 25m

Drama

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A disgraced puppeteer is forced to confront long-buried secrets from his tortured childhood.

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Unsettling and absorbing in equal measure, Possum presents a dark character study rich with rewards for fans of chilling genre fare.

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Ryan Gilbey

New Statesman

In taking his inspiration from Jimmy Savile, Holness has placed at the centre of his film the sort of bogeyman who could give even Michael Myers nightmares.

Jan 26, 2019

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

The film has a striking aesthetic and atmospheric assurance that takes a particular British miserabilism into near-abstract terrain, not unlike Cronenberg's vaguely similar (if more rigorously plotted) "Spider."

Nov 2, 2018

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Pat Brown

Slant Magazine

In the end, there's little payoff for all the repetitive series of evocative visions and mute stares.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 28, 2018

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

This is a slow-burn psychological horror with surreal, nightmarish visuals that may not appeal to genre fans looking for fast, fun scares, but offers something uniquely disturbing instead.

Jun 30, 2025

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Jorge Loser

Espinof

... One of the most unique and memorable films that the genre has produced in the past decade. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/5

Oct 30, 2024

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Bianca Garner

Filmotomy

Atmosphere is well constructed, but never realizes the horrifying final confrontation with repressed trauma which is somewhat a letdown...the screenplay feels a little underdeveloped and sparse in places, and at some points the film feels stuck on repeat.

Oct 11, 2024

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Kristopher C.

The slow pacing and retro cinematography invokes an increasingly unsettling atmosphere, along with another solid performance from the great character actor that is Sean Harris

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/11/25

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Greenland K

I enjoyed the prop design a lot, definitely had a few moments of lurking dread, mostly towards the end. Unfortunately, the movie was too caught up in trying to be abstract and artsy that it kind of lost the story. You can piece together what happened for the most part, but large parts of the story are never really wrapped up. The sexual abuse plot was suddenly thrust (no pun intended) into the story at the very end instead of subtly hinted at through the film which was jarring. The story telling was heavily lacking. I somewhat enjoyed the film, but I wouldn't recommend it to any friends or family members.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/21/25

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Shannon B.

It’s not for everyone, but I think it is very good. It presents you with a mentally ill man wandering through lifeless landscapes while you try to guess what’s actually going on. Don’t go in expecting a normal horror movie about an evil spider in a bag.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/13/25

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Pauline G

Sean Harris's performance was amazing. I was mesmerised by the film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/16/25

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Angelique T

Truly awful. Boring and scattered. A waste of time with horrible writing

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/09/25

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Jordan M.

Boring most of the time. The best part of this movie was discussing it after and coming up with ideas of what the hell we just watched. This should be shown in a psychology class.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/07/25

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Synopsis

A disgraced puppeteer is forced to confront long-buried secrets from his tortured childhood.

Director: Matthew Holness
Producer: Wayne Marc Godfrey, James Harris, Robert Jones, Mark Lane
Screenwriter: Matthew Holness
Distributor: Dark Sky Films
Production Co: Dark Sky Films, BFI Film Fund, thefyzz
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 2, 2018
Runtime: 1h 25m

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