Obsessed

Obsessed (2009)

  • 19% of critics liked it
    (88 reviews)

  • 50% of users liked it
    (254,945 ratings)

Enticement leads to terror when a sexy office temp forms a dangerous fixation on a successful and happily married asset manager. Derek Charles (Idris Elba) is good at his job; so good that he's recently earned a big promotion. He's worked hard to get to the top, and when his workday is… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
David Loughery, William Packer
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Apr 24, 2009 Wide
Sony/Screen Gems

Critic Reviews

  • Ben Lyons, At the Movies

    A silly, contrived film.

  • Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies

    Elba and Larter are actually pretty good. Beyonce, through, strikes one note throughout.

  • David Fear, Time Out New York

    Don't think that exploiting female paranoia and the promise of Knowles throwing punches is enough to make up for your unabashed B-movie hitting the skids at the halfway point.

  • Dan Zak, Washington Post

    As far as the crazy-stalker-chick genre goes, Obsessed isn't horrible. It's just intensely simple-minded.

  • John Anderson, Variety

    Spends much time spinning its wheels and making auds practically beg for an explanation to all the madness and obsession.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jim C


    Who wouldlike this crap, its so boring and stupid, i being generous with 2 stars, a bad movie.

  • Alexander D


    OBSESSED falls flat with Beyoncé as a LEAD actress. This proves that singers canNOT be actors/actresses.

  • Bethany M


    The ending was predictable, as they always are in these types of films. Although, must admit that it kept me on the edge of my seat towards the end and Ali Larter played a fantastic physcopath, loved her perfomance and Beyonce wasn't as bad of an actress as I thought she would… More

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    Cast: Beyoncé Knowles, Idris Elba, Ali Larter, Christine Lahti, Bruce McGill, Scout Taylor-Compton, Ron Roggé, Jerry O'Connell, Richard Ruccolo, Dana Cuomo, Candice Cunningham Director: Steve Shill Summary: Derek Charles (Idris Elba) seems to have it all -- including the… More

  • Film C


    its that much of a terrible movie that although i know ive seen this movie i could not tell you what the hell it is about apart the obvious of someone getting obsessed with someone and that obsssion turns into murder.

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