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The Ghost Bride

Created by Kai Yu Wu · 2020 ·

Answer Summary: Is The Ghost Bride worth watching?

The Ghost Bride (2020) earns a 65% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Kai Yu Wu; stream on Netflix.

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65%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Four-input score + separate audience snapshot

65/100Editorial Rating
72%Audience · excluded
58Metascore
6.6IMDb /10
70%Fan Score
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Seasons
1 · 6 episodes
Network
Netflix
Streaming
Netflix
Cast
Huang Pei-jia, Wu Kang-jen, Ludi Lin, Kuang Tian
Country
Malaysia
Language
Mandarin

Where to watch The Ghost Bride

The Ghost Bride is available on Netflix — regional notes: Netflix in the United States; Netflix in the United Kingdom; Netflix in Indonesia. Catalog platform tag: Netflix.

Where to watch The Ghost Bride by country

Country Streaming on
India Netflix
Indonesia Netflix
Japan Netflix
Malaysia Netflix
Nigeria Netflix
Pakistan Netflix
Philippines Netflix
South Africa Netflix
South Korea Netflix
Thailand Netflix
Turkey Netflix
United Arab Emirates Netflix
United Kingdom Netflix
United States Netflix

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Is The Ghost Bride worth watching?

Yes — The Ghost Bride earns a 65% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Kai Yu Wu and streaming on Netflix.

Celluloid Verdict

A fizzy, visually lavish supernatural mystery — critics were split on its soapy tonal shifts but charmed by its Peranakan setting, production design and the sheer novelty of its ghost-marriage premise.

Celluloid editorial verdict

What is The Ghost Bride about?

In 1890s Malacca, debt-ridden Li Lan is asked to become a 'ghost bride' to a wealthy family's dead son, and her refusal pitches her between the living world and a baroque Chinese afterlife as she investigates his murder. Adapted from Yangsze Choo's bestselling novel.

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The Ghost Bride Review (2020): Is It Worth Watching?

Kai Yu Wu's The Ghost Bride (2020) runs 1 season, 6 episodes on Netflix — a drama series from Malaysia carrying a 65% Celluloid Score.

Worth watching if the premise appeals.

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Yes — The Ghost Bride scores 66% on Celluloid. A fizzy, visually lavish supernatural mystery — critics were split on its soapy tonal shifts but charmed by its Peranakan setting, production design and the sheer novelty of its ghost-marriage premise. Stream on Netflix.