[ProtectOurFreedom]

"It reminded me a little of “Fatal Attraction” without the supernatural element"

I was thinking the same thing! Here's a list of movies about manic female obsession with a man. Interestingly, I've only seen "Fatal Attraction." I guess I'm not attracted to this genre.

Psychological Thrillers / Drama

• Fatal Attraction (1987) — The classic of the genre; a woman becomes dangerously obsessed after a brief affair
• Single White Female (1992) — A roommate develops a terrifying fixation
• Swimfan (2002) — A teen girl becomes obsessed with a swimmer after a one-night encounter
• The Crush (1993) — A teenage girl fixates on an older man living at her family's home
• Obsessed (2009) — A temp worker stalks a married man

Darker / Art House

• May (2002) — A socially isolated woman's fixation turns sinister
• Jennifer's Body (2009) — Has elements of deadly obsession
• Enduring Love (2004) — Gender-flipped but worth noting; explores obsession's psychological toll

Black Comedy / Satirical

• Killing Zoe (1993) — touches on it
• You (TV series, not a film, but very popular) — gender-flipped version

Romantic Obsession (more sympathetic portrayals)

• Wuthering Heights (various adaptations) — Catherine's consuming fixation on Heathcliff
• Misery (1990) — Annie Wilkes's obsession with her favorite author

[KittyKares]

Wow, look at all those films with that same type of obsession! I’m in the same boat — only saw “Fatal Attraction.”

[Ciaphas Cain]

About twenty years ago some friends and I made a parody of Misery. In our version it was George Lucas being held captive by an obsessed Star Wars fan. I was eventually told that the real Lucas watched it and that he liked it :-)

Our movie is called Forcery. Here's the YouTube link.

[Ciaphas Cain]

About twenty years ago some friends and I made a parody of Misery. In our version it was George Lucas being held captive by an obsessed Star Wars fan. I was eventually told that the real Lucas watched it and that he liked it :-)

Our movie is called Forcery. Here's the YouTube link.

[Orosius]

The premise of OBSESSION is ripped off from John Collier’s short story “The Chaser”, which was made into a Twilight Zone episode, and also the movie “Love Potion #9”.

[Chickensoup]

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