Film

Wed, Oct 28, 7:00 p.m.

Followed by a conversation with Curry Barker, moderated by Rian Johnson

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1

Member tickets available Oct 14

Explore category and above

All tickets available Oct 21

Obsession. 2026. USA. Directed by Curry Barker. Courtesy Focus Features

Obsession. 2026. USA. Written and directed by Curry Barker. With Inde Navarrette, Michael Johnston, Megan Lawless, Cooper Tomlinson. DCP courtesy Focus Features. 109 min.

In the movie Big, Tom Hanks made an innocent wish and became a man-child. In Obsession, Bear (Michael Johnston) makes a seemingly innocent wish and gets a psychotically obsessed girlfriend. The ultimate cautionary tale about seeing the world through rose-colored glasses, Obsession has become yet another megahit in the Blumhouse canon. Written, directed, and edited by the perversely clever Curry Barker, and apparently inspired by an episode of The Simpsons, Obsession is not only genuinely shocking and funny and best experienced in a packed cinema, it’s also a trenchant look at romance, sex, and basic human interaction—or lack thereof—among Gen Zers.

Tickets are available to members at the Explore category and above beginning two weeks before each screening date. Additional tickets will be released to members and the general public one week before each screening date. Please note that space is extremely limited and tickets will be in high demand. Tickets can be reserved at moma.org/contenders beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET.

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This film accompanies The Contenders 2026.

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