Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "body-possession"

1. The Exorcist: Believer (2023)

R | 111 min | Horror

When two girls disappear into the woods and return three days later with no memory of what happened to them, the father of one girl seeks out Chris MacNeil, who's been forever altered by what happened to her daughter fifty years ago.

Director: David Gordon Green | Stars: Lafortune Joseph, Leslie Odom Jr., Gastner Legerme, Tracey Graves

Votes: 38,773

2. Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A deactivated cyborg's revived, but can't remember anything of her past and goes on a quest to find out who she is.

Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali

Votes: 293,643 | Gross: $85.71M

3. Possessor (2020)

R | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

An agent works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies - ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients.

Director: Brandon Cronenberg | Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rossif Sutherland

Votes: 45,753

4. The Hidden (1987)

R | 97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A cop and an FBI agent race for answers after law abiding people suddenly become violent criminals.

Director: Jack Sholder | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian, Clarence Felder

Votes: 22,597 | Gross: $9.75M

5. Pulse (2001)

R | 119 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Two groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the Internet.

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Haruhiko Katô, Kumiko Asô, Koyuki, Kurume Arisaka

Votes: 25,582 | Gross: $0.05M

6. Ghosts of Mars (2001)

R | 98 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find that the post has become a charnel house.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Pam Grier, Jason Statham

Votes: 57,958 | Gross: $8.43M

7. Going Postal (2010)

TV-14 | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A con artist is conned into taking the job as Postmaster General in the Ankh-Morpork Post Office.

Stars: Richard Coyle, Charles Dance, David Suchet, Claire Foy

Votes: 9,785

8. Sonic X (2003–2006)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A slight malfunction causes Chaos Control, and sends Sonic the Hedgehog to Earth. While there, Sonic meets Chris Thorndyke, who aids at collecting the Chaos Emeralds, so Sonic and friends can go home.

Stars: Gabriella Lewis, Jun'ichi Kanemaru, Sanae Kobayashi, Jason Griffith

Votes: 5,525

9. Shocker (1989)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Michael Murphy, Mitch Pileggi, John Tesh, Heather Langenkamp

Votes: 17,707 | Gross: $16.55M

10. Justice League Dark (2017 Video)

R | 75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Beings with supernatural powers join together to fight against supernatural villains. This team of supernatural beings include John Constantine, Zatanna and Jason Blood also known as the demon Etrigan.

Director: Jay Oliva | Stars: Matt Ryan, Camilla Luddington, Jason O'Mara, JB Blanc

Votes: 29,105

11. The Terror (1963)

TV-PG | 81 min | Horror, Thriller

A young French soldier cut off from his unit is beguiled by a mysterious woman, whom he learns is the wife of the local Baron - and that she seemingly died twenty years earlier.

Directors: Roger Corman, Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Hale, Monte Hellman, Jack Hill, Dennis Jakob, Jack Nicholson | Stars: Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, Sandra Knight, Dick Miller

Votes: 8,476

12. Atlantics (2019)

TV-14 | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

In a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.

Director: Mati Diop | Stars: Mame Bineta Sane, Amadou Mbow, Traore, Nicole Sougou

Votes: 10,499

13. Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016 Video)

PG-13 | 78 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Robin is sent to work with the Teen Titans after his volatile behavior botches a Justice League mission. The Titans must then face Trigon after he possesses the League and threatens to conquer the world.

Director: Sam Liu | Stars: Rosario Dawson, Christopher Gorham, Shemar Moore, Jerry O'Connell

Votes: 23,745

14. Wonder Man (1945)

Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical

After being murdered by gangsters, an exuberant nightclub entertainer returns as a ghost to persuade his meek twin brother to help bring his killers to justice.

Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Donald Woods

Votes: 2,493

15. Before We Vanish (2017)

R | 129 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

Three aliens travel to Earth in preparation for a mass invasion, taking possession of human bodies.

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Masami Nagasawa, Ryûhei Matsuda, Hiroki Hasegawa, Masahiro Higashide

Votes: 2,824 | Gross: $0.05M

16. Sick Nurses (2007)

Not Rated | 82 min | Crime, Horror

A group of sexy nurses who harvest organs are haunted by the vengeful spirit of one of their dead patients.

Directors: Piraphan Laoyont, Thodsapol Siriwiwat | Stars: Chon Wachananon, Wichan Jarujinda, Chidjan Rujiphun, Kanya Rattapetch

Votes: 2,007

17. Please Come Back, Mister (2016)

60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

After being worked to death, Kim Young Soo (Kim In Kwon) gets the chance to live a charmed life when he possesses Lee Hae Joon (Rain), a hottie and all-around perfect guy. Meanwhile, Hong ... See full summary »

Stars: Rain, Lee Hanee, Choi Won-young, Lee Min-Jung

Votes: 667

18. 49 Il (2011)

60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

After an accident shatters her storybook life, a comatose woman gets a second chance at life when a reaper from above intervenes, at a cost.

Stars: Nam Gyu-ri, Lee Yo-won, Jo Hyeon-jae, Jung Il-woo

Votes: 1,561

19. Friend of the World (2020)

TV-MA | 50 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

After a catastrophic war, an eccentric general guides a filmmaker through a ravaged bunker.

Director: Brian Patrick Butler | Stars: Nick Young, Alexandra Slade, Michael C. Burgess, Kathryn Schott

Votes: 89

20. Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)

Passed | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The masked hero leads a fighting force to fight a villian who plots the conquest of The Republic of Mexico.

Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Reed Hadley, Sheila Darcy, William Corson, Leander De Cordova

Votes: 464

21. A Haunting in Salem (2011 Video)

R | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

In this spine-chilling indie horror flick, a sheriff relocates to Salem, Mass., with his family - only to discover that the house they've moved into is plagued by an ancient curse and haunted by malicious spirits.

Director: Shane Van Dyke | Stars: Bill Oberst Jr., Courtney Abbiati, Jenna Stone, Nicholas Harsin

Votes: 1,561

22. The Cemetery (2013)

85 min | Horror

Deep in the Pennsylvania hills, a cemetery for those who died during exorcism remains a dark secret for the church. In 1671, hundreds of men, women, and children suffered in bloody, ... See full summary »

Director: Adam Ahlbrandt | Stars: J.D. Brown, Natalie Jean, Adam Huss, Tim Cronin

Votes: 371

23. Coincoin and the Extra-Humans (2018)

211 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Quinquin is now a grown-up and goes by the nickname CoinCoin. He hangs out on the Côte D'Opale and attends meetings of the Nationalist Party with his childhood friend Fatso. His old love, ... See full summary »

Stars: Alane Delhaye, Bernard Pruvost, Philippe Jore, Lucy Caron

Votes: 630

24. The Dead Girl in Apartment 03 (2022)

72 min | Horror

After finding her roommate dead under mysterious circumstances, a young woman is haunted inside her apartment.

Director: Kurtis Spieler | Stars: Laura Dooling, Adrienne King, Frank Wihbey, Bryan Manley Davis

Votes: 378

25. The Mesmerist (2002)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Mystery

"The Mesmerist" is a twisted black comedy about a doctor who convinces a dying man's family to allow him to put the man in a trance and what happens when he descends into the after-world

Director: Gil Cates Jr. | Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Capshaw, Howard Hesseman, Jason Carter

Votes: 256

26. Kiko en Lala (2019)

96 min | Comedy, Horror

Meet Kiko and Lala (Super Tekla), adopted conjoined twins in a carnival who are also known as the famous "Kambal sa Karnabal." Their only goal is to be separated so they can enjoy their ... See full summary »

Director: Adolfo Alix Jr. | Stars: Super Tekla, Derrick Monasterio, Kim Domingo, Kiray Celis

Votes: 15

27. 49 (2013)

30 min | Comedy, Fantasy

Dan is a first year high school student. He isn't so good with his studies or sports. He spends most of his free time at home. One day, his father's spirit enters Dan's body. His father ... See full summary »

Stars: Alan Abe, Nanase Nishino, Yûta Jingûji, Maika Yamamoto

Votes: 78

28. Devil's Highway (2005)

Not Rated | 91 min | Horror, Thriller

While traveling through the cursed Old Highway 13 in New Mexico, each passenger of a bus to Las Vegas is attacked by an evil fiend that possesses and destroys their bodies.

Director: Fabien Pruvot | Stars: Shane Brolly, Natassia Malthe, Robert Miano, Al Sapienza

Votes: 377

29. Truth or Dare (III) (2013)

85 min | Horror, Romance, Thriller

Six students get caught up in a game of Truth or Dare, daring each other into graveyards and haunted areas of Honolulu.

Director: Tom Boyle | Stars: Christopher Latronic, Ron Wells, Tabitha Jade, Julia Levanne

Votes: 23

30. Yardbird (2011)

8 min | Short, Horror, Thriller

A force of dark, manipulative energy surrounds an old mechanic's shop. It lures you in, steals your life force, and sends you out to find the next victim. An evil cycle has begun, but when will it end?

Director: Greg Herman | Stars: Ruben Carabeo, Adrianne Herman, Kevin Patrick Murphy, Russ Tiller

31. The Infestation of the Nutty Joes (2006)

13 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A strange asteroid lands on earth, releasing an alien that infects humans turning them into The Nutty Joes. They then go on infecting everyone they come across and eating the flesh of their... See full summary »

Director: Jan Stephens

Votes: 13

32. Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode: Gershwin's Trunk (1987)

Not Rated | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Frantic to deliver a hit musical, conniving Broadway composer Jo-Jo Gillespie contacts the spirit of George Gershwin through psychic Sister Teresa, and makes marvelous music from beyond the... See full summary »

Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: Bob Balaban, Lainie Kazan, John McCook, Dana Gladstone

Votes: 191

33. Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode: Return to Tomorrow (1968)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The Enterprise is guided to a distant, long-dead world where survivors of an extremely ancient race - existing only as disembodied energy - desiring the bodies of Kirk, Spock and astro-biologist Ann Mulhall so that they may live again.

Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Diana Muldaur

Votes: 3,308

34. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode: Clues (1991)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Effects of passing through a wormhole give the Enterprise crew a sense that they were unconscious for more than the thirty seconds they've been led to believe.

Director: Les Landau | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn

Votes: 3,834

35. Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode: Warlord (1996)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A dying warlord, determined to retake his home planet, takes over Kes's body.

Director: David Livingston | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Jennifer Lien

Votes: 1,875

36. Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode: Observer Effect (2005)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Noncorporeal aliens inhabit the bodies of Enterprise crew members to study how the crew reacts to a lethal virus infection that has afflicted Trip and Hoshi.

Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating

Votes: 1,640

37. The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode: Ghost in the Machine (1986)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In an effort to get his body back, Starscream's ghost possesses Scourge and makes a deal with Unicron to perform three tasks.

Directors: Andy Kim, Ray Lee | Stars: Charlie Adler, Jack Angel, Roger Behr, Corey Burton

Votes: 114

38. The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode: Starscream's Ghost (1986)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After being exiled from the Decepticons, Octane has become a smuggler. While being hunted by the Sweeps, he inadvertently awakens the "ghost" of Starscream, who possesses Cyclonus and starts plotting his revenge.

Directors: Andy Kim, Ray Lee | Stars: Charlie Adler, Roger C. Carmel, Christopher Collins, Dick Gautier

Votes: 129

39. SMPFilms (2005– )
Episode: Parasitoid (2013)

3 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

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Director: Cory Williams | Star: Cory Williams

40. Sonic X (2003–2006)
Episode: The Ghost of King Boob in the Old Castle (2003)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Chris' mother Lindsey is shooting a movie in a castle and Sonic and his friends are there too. They begin to notice that something is amiss as ghostly figures begin to appear.

Directors: Hajime Kamegaki, Toshihiko Masuda | Stars: Jun'ichi Kanemaru, Ryô Hirohashi, Sanae Kobayashi, Taeko Kawata

Votes: 64

41. Young Justice (2010–2023)
Episode: Denial (2011)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When the team investigates the disappearance of Kent Nelson (formerly Doctor Fate), the scientific-minded Wally West is forced to confront his disbelief in magic while battling Abra Kadabra... See full summary »

Director: Michael Chang | Stars: Nolan North, Khary Payton, Jason Spisak, Danica McKellar

Votes: 3,201

42. Transformers Prime (2010–2013)
Episode: Out of His Head (2011)

TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Megatron gains control over Bumblebee's mind in an effort to revive his own comatose body, while Starscream, still preening himself as the Decepticons' supreme overlord, attempts to melt Earth's arctic icecap.

Directors: Vinton Heuck, David Hartman | Stars: Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Steve Blum, Jeffrey Combs

Votes: 160

43. Transformers Prime (2010–2013)
Episode: One Shall Rise: Part 3 (2011)

TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Autobots and Megatron fight their way to Unicron's spark chamber. Meanwhile, Ratchet tells the kids about Cybertron.

Directors: Vinton Heuck, David Hartman | Stars: Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Jeffrey Combs, Ernie Hudson

Votes: 170

44. Young Justice (2010–2023)
Episode: Revelation (2011)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Batman assigns the Team to battle the Injustice League, when plant creatures they control begin a global assault.

Director: Michael Chang | Stars: Jesse McCartney, Danica McKellar, Stephanie Lemelin, Nolan North

Votes: 3,140

45. The Amazing World of Gumball (2011–2019)
Episode: The Ghost (2011)

TV-Y7-FV | 12 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Carrie takes over Gumball's body.

Director: Mic Graves | Stars: Kwesi Boakye, Teresa Gallagher, Logan Grove, Jessica McDonald

Votes: 583

46. Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2014–2020)
Episode: Mighty Big Trouble (2016)

TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Starscream comes to Earth with Bounty Hunters in tow, searching for the Scavengers' Mini-Cons, who can confer on him the ultimate power he craves for his revenge. His quest leads him to the Bee Team, where he takes Bumblebee hostage.

Directors: Frank Marino, David Hartman | Stars: Will Friedle, Constance Zimmer, Darren Criss, Khary Payton

Votes: 23

47. Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2014–2020)
Episode: Mini-Con Madness (2016)

TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Autobots team with the Mini-Cons to battle Starscream and try to win back Bumblebee. But before they can succeed, Starscream manages to pry near- ultimate power from the Mini-Cons.

Directors: Todd Waterman, David Hartman | Stars: Peter Cullen, Will Friedle, Constance Zimmer, Darren Criss

Votes: 21

48. Titans (2018–2023)
Episode: Jericho (2019)

TV-MA | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

After the murder of Aqualad, Dick, Donna, Dawn and Hank befriend Jericho Wilson, Deathstroke's son. Realizing that Slade's devotion to his son might be Deathstroke's only weakness, Dick is eager to use the information against his nemesis.

Director: Toa Fraser | Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Conor Leslie, Minka Kelly, Alan Ritchson

Votes: 2,722