# The Possession (2012)

> After his daughter opens a mysterious antique box, a divorced father battles a possessing spirit while trying to reunite a fractured family.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/54736

## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Ole Bornedal
- Cast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Natasha Calis, Madison Davenport, Rob LaBelle, Matisyahu, Quinn Lord, Jay Brazeau
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0431021/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, tense, halloween night, supernatural horror marathon

## Movies like The Possession

- [Pay the Ghost (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/175616)
- [Mirrors (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/7831)
- [Poltergeist (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/139127)
- [The Exorcist: Believer (2023)](https://ember.film/movie/574055)
- [The Possession of Michael King (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/160071)
- [The Offering (2022)](https://ember.film/movie/878806)
- [The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/11334)
- [Lights Out (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/222452)
- [The Devil's Candy (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/229073)
- [Incarnate (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/137907)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt