Passes the Bechdel test

Obsession

Name: Obsession
Released: 2026

2026. Directed by Curry Barker, written by Curry Barker.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
9 women characters. 3 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 2 scenes out of 62.
Yes 3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.

Second opinion

Disagree bechdeltest.com readers give it 1 out of 3.

The film

Baron Bailey seeks a romantic connection with his co-worker Nikki Freeman after a series of personal setbacks. He buys a novelty charm known as the One Wish Willow and wishes for her affection, triggering an immediate and deranged shift in her behavior. As Nikki becomes dangerously possessive, Baron learns the charm cannot be reversed and that her devotion masks a lethal instability. Following a series of gruesome confrontations involving their friends Sarah Harper and Ian, the situation collapses into violence. Nikki ultimately forces a final, tragic resolution that leaves the wreckage of their lives scattered around Baron.

Released: 15 May 2026
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Rated: R
IMDb: 7.8 / 10
Metascore: 77 / 100
Awards: 10 wins & 13 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

Women
Men
Not in the cast list
Bigger name, more lines

Bear 393 lines, man
Nicky 307 lines, woman
Ian 127 lines, man
Sarah 56 lines, woman
Viola 18 lines, woman
Harry 14 lines, man
Carter 4 lines, man
Joe 3 lines, man
Reggie 3 lines, man
Trivia Guy 2 lines, man

Full cast, 47 people

Michael Johnston as Bear
Inde Navarrette as Nikki
Cooper Tomlinson as Ian
Megan Lawless as Sarah
Andy Richter as Carter
Haley Fitzgerald as Viola
Darin Toonder as Harry
Anthony Pavone as Reggie
Justice as Joe
Anthony Casabianca as Chris
Chloe Breen as Ruthie
Malcolm Kelner as Bartender
Charles Santa Cruz as Background
Alex Maystrik as Background
Mariana Silva as Background
Kyle Blumenthal as Background
Jorge Luquin as Background
Jose Herrera as Background
Emilio Flores as Background
Manny Liotta as Background
Mai Chi Nguyen as Background
Tim Robinson as Background
Evan Brown as Background
Maddi Hulburt as Background
Jacob Stephens as Background
Skyler Zurn as Background
Danielle Krett as Background
Dylan Michael Searle as Background
Matthew Jackson as Background
Itzel Ximena Gonzalez as Background
Evan Lugo as Background
Kevin Kim as Background
Dannell Brown as Background
Dario Ramos as Background
Gabriel Rubalcava as Background
Sabina Tenorio as Background
Claudio Parrone Jr. as Background
Max Maher as Background
Travis Beck as Background
Ben Scattone as Background
Ian Brown as Background
Chelsey Kaye as Background
Cydney Jenks as Background
Michael Brockmann as Background
Iyana Fawcett as Background
Curry Barker as Customer Service Representative (voice) (uncredited)
Jeff Barker as Trivia Bar Host (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 2 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 62

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 2	0	1
3 to 4	0	0
5 to 6	8	6
7 to 8	18	16
9 to 10	37	60
11 to 12	40	35
13 to 14	36	41
15 to 16	20	18
17 to 18	4	2
19 to 20	6	4
21 to 22	1	57
23 to 24	5	10
25 to 26	13	14
27 to 28	2	1
29 to 30	0	0
31 to 32	39	54
33 to 34	10	10
35 to 36	9	17
37 to 38	31	55
39 to 40	18	31
41 to 42	0	0
43 to 44	28	22
45 to 46	11	4
47 to 48	26	19
49 to 50	1	0
51 to 52	0	0
53 to 54	0	29
55 to 56	0	1
57 to 58	0	23
59 to 60	15	17
61 to 62	4	3

The evidence

Straight from the script
Counted from the script and the credits

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Exhibit A: the passing scenes

The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.

NICKY: “Well, ma’am, they’re made with wool and birch wood.” “Okay well, why are they thirty dollars?” SARAH: Are you serious?

NICKY: “Ma’am, these are very high quality.” Then she said, “You’re not answering my question. What makes these thirty dollars?” SARAH: Jesus Christ. NICKY: Finally, I was just like, “Why don’t you ask the company who made the fucking mallets?” SARAH: Who are you?!

NICKY: She stopped. SARAH: Really? NICKY: Yeah, maybe she realized I didn’t fucking make the mallets.

SARAH: Tell her what? NICKY: Tell me what? SARAH: JESUS!

NICKY: Sarah knows the part. SARAH: Bright as the sun, I wanna have some fun. Come and give me some of that- SARAH/NICKY: Yum-yum chocolate chip honey dip, can I get a scoop? Baby take a ride in my coupe, you make me wanna- Shoop, shoop ba-doop. Shoop ba- doop, …

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 41 are women's.

382 lines from women, 550 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

9 women and 21 men in the cast. 3 women and 8 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 2 of 935. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 56 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 45% of the words (3,358), men 55% (4,037). Women have 41% of the lines, so their lines run longer than men's.

Exhibit E: the test the other way

Two named men talk to each other about something besides a woman. It passes the reverse test.

Conversations between two named characters

Two women

Two men

Exhibit F: behind the camera

3 of the 12 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 26% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Curry Barker (man)
Written by: Curry Barker (man)
Produced by: James Harris (man), Christian Mercuri (man), Haley Nicole Johnson (woman), Roman Viaris-de-Lesegno (man)
Shot by: Taylor Clemons (man)
Edited by: Curry Barker (man)
Music by: Rock Burwell (man)
Production design by: Vivian Gray (woman)
Costumes by: Blair James (gender not listed)
Cast by: Skyler Zurn (woman)