Obsession (2025)
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A man's desperate wish for his friend's love triggers a terrifying, escalating spiral of obsession.
The story
Bear, a shy music store employee, harbors secret feelings for his coworker and friend, Nikki. After a series of personal losses, Bear purchases a 'One Wish Willow,' a novelty toy that purportedly grants a single wish. When he uses it to ensure Nikki loves him, the boundary between reality and supernatural consequence begins to blur. Nikki's behavior becomes increasingly erratic and intense, forcing Bear to confront the terrifying reality of the power he unleashed. As the two navigate their burgeoning relationship, the consequences of the wish manifest in increasingly disturbing ways, threatening to consume them both in a cycle of escalating obsession.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Bear, a music store employee, secretly loves his coworker Nikki. After his cat dies, he buys a 'One Wish Willow' and wishes Nikki would love him more than anyone else. Nikki immediately becomes obsessed with him, claiming her father is dying and her erratic behavior is due to drugs. However, Bear soon discovers she lied about both. The situation escalates when Nikki begins acting violently, including a scene where she stabs herself. After a series of escalating incidents, including a party where Nikki kills a woman named Sarah after a confrontation, Bear tries to use more 'One Wish Willows' to undo his initial wish. He eventually finds Sarah's body and faces a desperate Nikki who is armed and dangerous. During a chaotic confrontation involving their friend Ian, who is shot by Nikki, Bear consumes drugs to cope. In the final moments, Nikki breaks the last Willow, and Bear dies while kissing her. The film ends with Nikki alone, horrified by the carnage she caused.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 109
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Curry Barker
- Writers
- Curry Barker · writer
- Cast and characters
- Michael Johnston · Bear; Inde Navarrette · Nikki; Cooper Tomlinson · Ian; Megan Lawless · Sarah; Andy Richter · Carter; Haley Fitzgerald · Viola; Darin Toonder · Harry; Curry Barker · the voice of the One Wish Willow customer service representative
- Genres
- supernatural horror; romantic thriller
- Themes
- obsession; unrequited love
- Tone and mood
- disturbing; tense
- Premise and plot tags
- supernatural; wish fulfillment; psychological horror
- Source material / true-story basis
- The Chair (short film)
- Content notes
- violence
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews and was hailed as a cultural phenomenon, particularly among Gen Z audiences, while garnering significant box-office success.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 93% · scale: percentage · review count: 329; Metacritic · score: 77 · scale: 100 · review count: 38
- Production trivia
- The film was inspired by a 1991 episode of The Simpsons.; The production faced a setback when the house used for the party scene burned down in a wildfire.
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