Possum
Directed by Matthew HolnessAfter returning to his childhood home, a disgraced children's puppeteer is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured his entire life.
Possum Ratings & Reviews
- rickmassie28 October 2025One of the most unsettling and terrifying movies I've ever seen. It doesn't feel like a traditional "horror" movie, and the pacing is quite slow. And yet, it still manages to be completely captivating throughout. The atmosphere is overwhelming in the best kind of way, and the terrifying visuals (though few) are the stuff of nightmares. The very worst kind of nightmares. Incredible.
- Allie Tran1 July 2025Oh my god this puppet’s face haunts me in my nightmares. My soul literally left my body during its reveal.
- Lauren Gemmill24 May 2025Beautifully Haunting Film with a gorgeous and well put together message regarding abuse and mental health. Could possibly be confusing to anyone who doesn't understand Horror, Filmography, Psychology/Mental Illness, Riddles, or Symbolism. One of the best parts of this film is that you have to think and put together the puzzle as you watch the movie, it really causes you to become engrossed with the film and understand the story from the main characters point of view.
- Jordan Jones6 January 2026POSSUM - is one of only a handful of movies, that have followed me into my nightmares, the atmosphere in it is excellent. The whole & overall utilisation of mental health, post traumatic stress disorder and a victim of abuse is so realistically and very well done and portrayed brilliantly by Sean Harris and imo, puts in an Oscar Nominated performance here, he's that good and you just feel his pain as the audience watching throughout. The whole movie is just very bleak & depressing all the way through, even all of the locations & settings have that sense of dread & eerieness about them...the cinematography is dark & depressing looking also...and that was purposefully done, because we the audience watching are supposed to feel, how our lead character is feeling and going through. I thought from that perspective the film was very powerful, impactful & very effective. The half man and half spider puppet is the most horrific, creepy & bone chilling thing I've ever seen in my life....I was struggling to look at it full on and don't watch this movie if you suffer from Arachnophobia. I had goosebumps and felt a chill going up my spine everytime I seen it....and I'm somebody that doesn't scare easy, but that puppet terrified me. And finally I totally understood and got the whole message & theme of the movie of what it all represented & meant. It's not a movie that I'll ever have the desire to rewatch again. This is one of those films that's a one time watch...it really haunted & stayed with me long after the credits had rolled. The only reason why I didn't give it a 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rating, is because it isn't a movie that I'll ever rewatch again. And I base my ratings on rewatch value as well also, but for that one time experience POSSUM is 💯 burned 🔥 into my brain 🧠 and is a film I'll ultimately never forget.
- Niztradamus12 February 2026That was absolutely awful. I don't understand the other reviews saying that they couldn't sleep afterwards. I was barely able to stay awake. What an absolutely boring movie.
- 5k2vz26 April 2025Bleak insular and disturbing, beautifully filmed.
- Frank Wong3 August 2025Terrible crap .
- Tyler S26 October 2024👍 6.5/10
Possum Trivia
Possum was released on 26 October 2018.
Possum was directed by Matthew Holness.
Possum has a runtime of 85m.
Possum was produced by Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones, Mark Lane, James Harris.
After returning to his childhood home, a disgraced children's puppeteer is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured his entire life.
The key characters in Possum are Philip (Sean Harris), Maurice (Alun Armstrong), Michael's Father (Andy Blithe).
Possum is rated 15.
Possum is a Drama, Horror, Thriller film.
Possum has an audience rating of 5.4 out of 10.
Possum has made US$33,225 at the box office.