A Useful Ghost
20256.9movie
After dying from a respiratory disease, a mother's spirit possesses a vacuum cleaner to protect her husband when he begins showing the same symptoms.
After dying from a respiratory disease, a mother's spirit possesses a vacuum cleaner to protect her husband when he begins showing the same symptoms.
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. A Useful Ghost opens on January 16. While ghosts and spirits have long been the conduit for cinematic scares and jolts, from The Innocents to Poltergeist to The Ring, a relatively recent wave of films exploring the supernatural has been more concerned with the tangible, emotional effects these specters can have on the living.
A Useful Ghost, 2025. Written and Directed by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke. Starring Davika Hoorne, Witsarut Himmarat, Apasiri Nitibhon, Wanlop Rungkumjad, Wisarut Homhuan, Gandhi Wasuvitchayagit, Orna…The plot of A Useful Ghost shouldn’t be delved into much, as its unpredictable nature is a force unto its own. However, it can be said that there are multiple threads, with stories taking place inside other stories, which inevitably connect into something larger.
