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Murder Obsession

Name: Murder Obsession
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Released: 1981-02-24
Cast: Stefano Patrizi, Martine Brochard, Henri Garcin, Laura Gemser, John Richardson

1981 | 92 min | Horror, Mystery

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Tailor-made for anyone who likes to solve it before the characters do and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. It plays fair with the clues, so you can play along. Fans of Carnival of Souls or The Innocents should feel right at home.
The mood: Scary.
The pace: Tense from early on, at 1 hr 32 min.
What might put you off: It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Not one for anyone who hates jump scares.

Michael is a successful actor, but he has a scandal in his past: at a tender age he knifed his father to death. He and his girlfriend Deborah go to his mother's for the weekend, and are joined by the director and others from a recent film project, who are given a rather cool reception by the superstitious housekeeper Oliver. Soon rude things begin happening to some of the guests, and Michael fears a repeat of his nightmare past is in progress.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Riccardo Freda

Stefano PatriziMichael Stanford
Martine BrochardShirley
Henri GarcinHans Schwartz
Laura GemserBeryl
John RichardsonOliver
Anita StrindbergGlenda
Silvia DionisioDeborah
Fabrizio Moroni