# A Useful Ghost (2025) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/a-useful-ghost-2025/
Last reviewed: 2026-08-31

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 82% |
| Editorial Rating | 94/100 |
| Audience Snapshot | 86% (excluded from composite) |
| Metascore | 82/100 |
| Letterboxd | 3.9/5 |
| IMDb | 7.2/10 |
| Director | Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy |
| Runtime | 130 min |
| Festival premiere | JAFF 2025 (Silver Hanoman Award) |

## Quick answer

A Useful Ghost (2025) earns a 82% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s Cannes-winning Thai ghost comedy took Silver Hanoman at JAFF 2025 — absurdist social satire Metascore 82/100. Directed by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke.

## Celluloid verdict

Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s Cannes-winning Thai ghost comedy took Silver Hanoman at JAFF 2025 — absurdist social satire with festival heat.

## Synopsis

Worried about her husband being allergic to dust, Nat, a recently-dead woman, returns as a ghost possessing a vacuum cleaner to clean the house and protect her family from other vengeful ghosts in the house. To become a useful ghost, she needs to get rid of the useless ones.

## Cast

Davika Hoorne, Witsarut Himmarat, Apasiri Nitibhon, Wanlop Rungkumjad, Wisarut Homhuan, Gandhi​ Wasuvitchayagit, Ornanong Thaisriwong, Kritpahat Srimangkornkaew, Katanyu Swangsri, Dhyan Ho

## Accolades

Premiered at JAFF 2025, where it won the Silver Hanoman Award.

## Where to watch

Global: Prime Video, Hoopla
the United States: Prime Video, Hoopla
the United Kingdom: MUBI
India: MUBI
Turkey: MUBI
Pakistan: MUBI
South Africa: MUBI
the United Arab Emirates: MUBI
Nigeria: MUBI

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is A Useful Ghost worth watching?**
A Useful Ghost holds a 82% Celluloid Score. Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s Cannes-winning Thai ghost comedy took Silver Hanoman at JAFF 2025 — absurdist social satire with festival heat.

**What is A Useful Ghost about?**
Worried about her husband being allergic to dust, Nat, a recently-dead woman, returns as a ghost possessing a vacuum cleaner to clean the house and protect her family from other vengeful ghosts in the house. To become a useful ghost, she needs to get rid of the useless ones.

**Who directed A Useful Ghost?**
A Useful Ghost (2025) was directed by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke.

**What is the Celluloid Score of A Useful Ghost?**
82% — calculated from available Celluloid editorial (94/100), Metascore (82/100), Letterboxd (3.9/5), and IMDb (7.2/10) inputs. Audience sentiment is excluded.

**Where can I watch A Useful Ghost?**
A Useful Ghost is streaming on Prime Video, Hoopla; on Prime Video, Hoopla in the United States; on MUBI in the United Kingdom; on MUBI in India; on MUBI in Turkey; on MUBI in Pakistan; on MUBI in South Africa; on MUBI in the United Arab Emirates; on MUBI in Nigeria. Availability varies by region.

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