Possessor (film)

Possessor
Possessor
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Brandon Cronenberg
Written by	Brandon Cronenberg
Produced by	Fraser Ash; Niv Fichman; Kevin Krikst; Andrew Starke;
Starring	Andrea Riseborough; Christopher Abbott; Rossif Sutherland; Tuppence Middleton; Sean Bean; Jennifer Jason Leigh;
Cinematography	Karim Hussain
Edited by	Matthew Hannam
Music by	Jim Williams
Production; companies	Ingenious Media; Telefilm Canada; Arclight Films; Ontario Creates; Particular Crowd; Crave; Rhombus Media; Rook Films;
Distributed by	Elevation Pictures (Canada); Signature Entertainment (United Kingdom);
Release dates	January 25, 2020 (Sundance); October 2, 2020 (United States and Canada); November 27, 2020 (United Kingdom);
Running time	104 minutes
Countries	Canada; United Kingdom;
Language	English
Box office	$901,093

Possessor is a 2020 science fiction psychological horror film written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg. It stars Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott, with Rossif Sutherland, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean, and Jennifer Jason Leigh in supporting roles. Riseborough portrays an assassin who performs her assignments through possessing the bodies of other individuals, but finds herself fighting to control the body of her current host (Abbott).

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020, and was released in the United States and Canada on October 2, 2020, by Neon and Elevation Pictures, while Signature Entertainment distributed the United Kingdom release on November 27, 2020. It received positive reviews, with praise for its originality and Riseborough, Abbott and Graham's performances.