Possession may refer to:

Law

  • Dependent territory, an area of land over which another country exercises sovereignty, but which does not have the full right of participation in that country's governance
  • Drug possession, a crime
  • Ownership
  • Personal property, physical possessions belonging to a person
  • Possession (law), practical control of a thing, in the context of the legal implications of that control
  • Title (property)

Linguistics

  • Inalienable possession, relationship between two objects that is irreversible
  • Possession (linguistics), grammatically expressed relationship such as control-of and ownership

Supernatural possession

  • Spirit possession, psychokinetic control of the behavior of a living thing or natural object by a spiritual being. Also psychokinetic control of a person by the Devil or other malevolent spirit.

Places

  • La Possession, French commune on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion
  • Possession Island (disambiguation), various islands including a French island in the Indian Ocean and other three islands
  • Possession Point, former land form, Hong Kong
  • Possession Sound, Washington state
  • Possession Street, Hong Kong

Arts and entertainment

Literature

  • Possession (Byatt novel), a 1990 novel by A. S. Byatt
  • Possession (Johnson novel), a trilogy released from 2011 to 2014 by Elana Johnson
  • Possession (Markandaya novel), a 1963 novel by Kamala Markandaya
  • Possession (play), a play by Lyle Kessler
  • The Possession, a 2002 novel by Annie Ernaux

Film and television

Film

  • Possession (1919 film), a British silent romance
  • Possession (1922 film), a British-French silent drama
  • Possession (1981 film), a horror film starring Sam Neill, Isabelle Adjani and directed by Andrzej Zulawski
  • Possession (2002 film), an adaptation of the A. S. Byatt novel, starring Aaron Eckhart and Gwyneth Paltrow
  • Possession (2009 film), starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Lee Pace
  • The Possession, a 2012 horror film starring Natasha Calis, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Matisyahu and Kyra Sedgwick
  • Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman (working title Possession), a 2023 South Korean mystery thriller
  • Possessor (film), a 2020 thriller film by Brandon Cronenberg
  • ', a 2024 Indonesian horror film

Television

  • Possession (TV series), a 1985 Australian soap opera
  • Possession (British TV series), a 2026 British thriller television series
  • Ninjago: Possession, the fifth season of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
  • "Possession" (Barney Miller), a 1981 episode
  • "Possession" (Beast Wars), a 1997 episode
  • "Possession" (Hit the Floor), a 2016 episode
  • "Possession" (Instant Star), a 2008 episode
  • "Possessions" (Chancer), a 1990 episode
  • "The Possession" (The Amazing World of Gumball), a 2019 episode

Music

Albums

  • Possession (Benea Reach album), 2013
  • Possession (God album), 1992
  • Possession (Joywave album) or the title song, 2020
  • Possession (Lily Afshar album), 2002
  • Possession (Ty Segall album), 2025

Songs

  • "Possession" (Kuuro song), 2017
  • "Possession" (Sarah McLachlan song), 1993
  • "Possession" (Melanie Martinez song), 2026
  • "Possession"/"My All for You", by Jyongri, 2006
  • "Possession", by Bad English from Bad English, 1989
  • "Possession", by Elvis Costello from Get Happy!!, 1980
  • "Possession", by Danzig from Danzig, 1988
  • "Possession", by Iron Butterfly from Heavy, 1968
  • "Possession", by Mandaryna from Mandarynkowy sen, 2005
  • "Possession", by the Sisters of Mercy from First and Last and Always, 1985

Other

  • Possession (sports), control of the ball, generally conveying an opportunity to score
  • Possessors, fictional characters in Marvel Comics
  • A railway possession, where part of a live railway is closed for maintenance

See also

  • Adverse possession
  • Dispossess
  • Eviction
  • Human possession in science fiction
  • Possessed (disambiguation)
  • Possession Island (disambiguation)
  • Possessive (disambiguation)
  • Repossession
  • US Possession, soccer club on Réunion Island
  • Possessors, a fictional race appearing in Marvel Comics