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Possum (2018) — Stream on Screambox · CriticCrunch

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Possum

Movie2018·85 min

Possum

Directed by Matthew Holness

Drama Horror Thriller

A drama horror film directed by Matthew Holness.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 83%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.1/10

330 ratings

About Possum

A disgraced children's puppeteer returns to his childhood home and is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured him his entire life.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Gritty
Story Tags: trauma recovery, isolation loneliness, family dysfunction, supernatural, isolated dwelling, small town, parent child, outsider misfit, dream surreal, mystery disappearance, slow burn reveal, body horror, folk horror

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Details

Director: Matthew Holness
Language: English

Cast

Sean Harris, Alun Armstrong, Andy Blithe

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How Possum Ranks

All movies

Top 83%

2010s movies

Top 78%

Drama movies

Top 83%

Top 83% All movies.

the vibe

Possum Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkharrowinglayeredseriouspersonalhauntingunsettlinggritty

What it's about

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

texture

unsettlinguneasy

dream surreal

mystery disappearance

slow-burn reveal

trauma recovery

isolation loneliness

family dysfunction

outsider misfit

parent child

supernatural

body horror

folk horror

isolated dwelling

small town

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9