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Where to Watch The Possession (2012) in the US

  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • 1h 32m
  • 5.9IMDb
  • 40%Rotten Tomatoes
  • 45Metascore

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What it's about

The basketball coach Clyde and his wife Stephanie divorced a couple of months ago and their teenage daughter Hannah and the girl Emily 'Em' live with their mother and spend the weekends with their father. One day, Clyde stops his car in a yard sale and Em buys an antique carved box and becomes obsessed with it. Em finds the hidden lock and releases an evil spirit that possesses her. Soon Clyde discovers that Em has a problem, but his ex-wife and her boyfriend Brett do not pay attention to him and get a restraining order against Clyde. Clyde seeks out Professor McMannis and when he sees the box, he explains that it is the Dibbuk Box, where a fiend is trapped inside. He also explains that the box should not be open; otherwise the person will be possessed by the spirit. Now Clyde travels to a Jewish community in New York and the rabbi's son Tzadok returns with him expecting to exorcise Em to save the girl.

Cast and crew

Director
Ole Bornedal

Details

Release date
Aug 31, 2012
Language
English, Polish, Yiddish
Country
United States, Canada
Box office
$49,130,154
Awards
6 nominations total

Where to Watch The Possession (2012) in the US — common questions

Where to watch The Possession in the United States?
The Possession is available with a subscription, free with ads, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Cinemax (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on The CW and YouTube (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
Can I stream The Possession or do I have to rent it in the United States?
Watch the movie with a subscription on Cinemax (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
Can I watch The Possession for free in the United States?
Watch the movie free with ads on The CW and YouTube (HD).