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Obsession
“There Is No Easy Way Out”
42%
Movie
1h 45m
AI Analysis
Obsession (1997) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Obsession (1997) — a movie tagged as Drama, Thriller, and Music with tense and emotional moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Two men become entangled in a torrid love affair with the same woman. Pierre is Miriam's longtime lover. John is desperately searching for clues about his past when he and Miriam have a fateful encounter in a Berlin train station. The allure of forbidden love becomes irresistible, and an intense love triangle is ign… Our models also surface themes such as ai and love from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect steady storytelling (~105 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Obsession 42% (11 votes) — polarizing or niche appeal for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
42%
from 11 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Two men become entangled in a torrid love affair with the same woman. Pierre is Miriam's longtime lover. John is desperately searching for clues about his past when he and Miriam have a fateful encounter in a Berlin train station. The allure of forbidden love becomes irresistible, and an intense love triangle is ignited. Who will Miriam choose? Who will walk away? For two men who desperately adore the same woman and for the woman who loves them equally...there is no easy way out.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1997-08-28
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- TMDB rating
- 4.2
- TMDB ID
- 98544
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Where can I watch Obsession (1997)?
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Is there an official trailer for Obsession?
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What is Obsession about?
Two men become entangled in a torrid love affair with the same woman. Pierre is Miriam's longtime lover. John is desperately searching for clues about his past when he and Miriam have a fateful enc... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Obsession?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Obsession?
The official runtime for Obsession is approximately 105 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Heike Makatsch
Miriam Auerbach

Daniel Craig
John MacHale

Seymour Cassel
Jacob Frischmuth

Allen Garfield
Simon Frischmuth

Marie-Christine Barrault
Ella Beckmann

Daniel Gélin
Xavier Favre

Inga Busch
Ise (Lead singer)
- K
Katja Ackermann
Heike

Nick Benedict
Guy

Lydia Billiet
Florist in Metro

Anna Böttcher
Saleswoman
- H
Hubertus Durek
Old Man
- F
Franz Viehmann
Judge
- M
Maike Schell
Nora

Charles Berling
Pierre Moulin

Heinz-Werner Kraehkamp
Detective

Christian Lerch
Kellner

Peter Lohmeyer
BMW Driver
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