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Obsession

  • 2019
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1K
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Mekhi Phifer and Elika Portnoy in Obsession (2019)
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A farmhand begins an affair with his elderly boss' young wife.A farmhand begins an affair with his elderly boss' young wife.A farmhand begins an affair with his elderly boss' young wife.

  • Director
    • Goran Dukic
  • Writer
    • Michael Andrews
  • Stars
    • Brad Dourif
    • Mekhi Phifer
    • Ruben Santiago-Hudson
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Goran Dukic
    • Writer
      • Michael Andrews
    • Stars
      • Brad Dourif
      • Mekhi Phifer
      • Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    • 41User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Brad Dourif
    Brad Dourif
    • George
    Mekhi Phifer
    Mekhi Phifer
    • Sonny
    Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    • Detective Crawford
    Jared Bankens
    Jared Bankens
    • The Thief
    Kerry Cahill
    Kerry Cahill
    • Detective Elias
    Terence Rosemore
    Terence Rosemore
    • Customer
    Elika Portnoy
    Elika Portnoy
    • Larissa
    Candi Brooks
    Candi Brooks
    • Medic
    Rob Mello
    Rob Mello
    • Ronny
    Toney Chapman Steele
    Toney Chapman Steele
    • Bus Passenger
    Mike R. Moreau
    Mike R. Moreau
    • Construction Foreman
    Jeff Grays
    Jeff Grays
    • Patrol Officer
    David Baechle
    • Police Officer
    Rey Reynaud
    • Pit Crew…
    Anthony Barbier
    • Construction worker…
    Brian Matney
    • Boss
    Octavian Wilburn
    • Brandon
    Charles Barber
    • Police Ofiicer
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    • Director
      • Goran Dukic
    • Writer
      • Michael Andrews
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    6anoushsabouri

    Decent, slow moving thriller/drama

    I understand that some of you hate this movie, and that's fair. I beg you to reconsider your "baaaadd actinggggggg!!!" Comments. A film that isn't up to par with viewers expectations shouldn't be blamed on acting alone. You can surely blame writers and directors too for poor execution by the actors. If someone gave you a trash bag to wear, how could you expect to win a fashion show? Point being, Mekhi can act. Period. Stop blaming actors when it's convenient. Mekhi was the glue that kept this slow moving movie worth while.
    5EmmeCHammer

    Pretty Good Ending but.....,

    I watched with nothing else on, but I try to watch everything I mean everything, sometimes I find a hidden diamond and sometimes I find a rock and sometimes I find nothing. This one isn't completely bad but the acting is suspect, I watched in standard not HD and I knew I knew the lead actor Phifer but he looked old and fat so I didn't recognize him at first, he was alright but the others not so much. Very predictable but most B movies are the ending not bad didn't see that coming so it was a pleasant surprise even though I had to sit the whole movie. It wasn't a painful wait, like i said nothing else was on so I found a rock not a diamond but a rock, rough around the edges not shiny in color but I found something??
    4windsorenquirer

    Not that bad

    It was quite predictable since the beginning but it kept me interested. Not bad, I would definitely recommend this movie when there's nothing else to do.
    digitalboy72

    A modern retelling of 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' that mostly works.

    It's standard thriller elements that are elevated by decent acting and one hell of a great twist ending.

    It's worth an hour and a half of your life, cuddle up with your significant other and enjoy.
    5deloudelouvain

    Below average.

    I wished I liked it more but unfortunately Obsession isn't that big of a deal. The first half is slow and pretty boring but you keep watching it in the hope it gets better. But it's the exact opposite that happened for the second half. The story gets ridiculous, just like they had no time enough to develop the story correctly. The crime solving scenes are just laughable, I guess we have a new Sherlock Holmes that can figure out the whole thing by watching the crime scene for one second. The acting is also below average. The only good thing about Obsession is the end that I didn't see coming but for that I had to endure the rest of this boring movie.

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      During the filming of the sex scenes with Actress Elika Portino, Actor Mekhi Pfeiffer got a sexual attraction from her. It helped them to make the sex scenes more intense.

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • American Dream
    • Filming locations
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Mutressa Movies
      • Polaris Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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