A Useful Ghost

Opened Friday, January 16, 2026

SHOWTIMES AT IFC CENTER

In this pitch-perfect, wildly inventive debut, Nat, a recently-dead woman is worried about her husband being allergic to dust. So she returns as a ghost possessing a vacuum cleaner in order to clean their house and protect her family from other vengeful spirits. To become a useful ghost, she needs to get rid of the useless ones.

“The most elegant human-vacuum romance you’ll ever watch.” – IndieWire

Critics’ Week Grand Prize, Cannes Film Festival

  • Country Thailand
  • Language Thai with English subtitles
  • Running Time 130 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor Cineverse
  • Director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
  • Cast Davika Hoorne, Witsarut Himmarat, Apasiri Nitibhon
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil, Closed Captioning

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