Possession (2002)

Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance

What to watch after Possession

• The Shape of Things (2003) — Neil LaBute directed both
• Proof (2005) — Same feel: complex, thought-provoking
• Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
• Your Friends and Neighbors (1998) — Neil LaBute directed both
• Great Expectations (1998) — Same feel: intimate, reflective
• The Statement (2003)