Possession (2002 film)

Possession
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Neil LaBute
Written by	David Henry Hwang Laura Jones Neil LaBute
Based on	Possession: A Romance by A. S. Byatt
Produced by	Barry Levinson Stephen Pevner Paula Weinstein
Starring	Aaron Eckhart Gwyneth Paltrow Jeremy Northam Jennifer Ehle Lena Headey Toby Stephens
Cinematography	Jean-Yves Escoffier
Edited by	Claire Simpson
Music by	Gabriel Yared
Production company	Baltimore Spring Creek Pictures
Distributed by	Focus Features (United States) Warner Bros. Pictures (International)
Release date	August 16, 2002 (2002-08-16)
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	United States United Kingdom
Languages	English French
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$14.8 million[1]

Possession is a 2002 romantic mystery drama film written and directed by Neil LaBute and starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Aaron Eckhart. It is based on the 1990 novel of the same name by British author A. S. Byatt, who won the Booker Prize for it the year it was published.