Possession (2002)

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The past will connect them. The passion will possess them.

Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.

• Released: 2002-08-16
• Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 42m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 197 votes

Directed by Neil LaBute.

Top cast

• Gwyneth Paltrow as Maud Bailey
• Aaron Eckhart as Roland Mitchell
• Jeremy Northam as Randolph Henry Ash
• Jennifer Ehle as Christabel LaMotte
• Lena Headey as Blanche Glover
• Holly Aird as Ellen Ash
• Toby Stephens as Fergus Wolfe
• Trevor Eve as Cropper
• Georgia Mackenzie as Paola
• Tom Hollander as Euan

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Where to watch Possession

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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