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A Useful Ghost

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March is mourning his wife Nat who has recently passed away due to dust pollution. He discovers her spirit has returned by possessing a vacuum cleaner. Disturbed by a ghost that appeared after a worker's death shut down their factory, his family reject their unconventional human-ghost relationship. Trying to convince them of their love, Nat offers to cleanse the factory. To become a useful ghost, she must first get rid of the useless ones.

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Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter Unlike the logic-defying supernatural phenomena that drive its plot forward, Thai feature A Useful Ghost (Phi Chidi Kha) should not work, with its jarring shifts in tone and cray-cray mix of genres -- and yet it does. May 21, 2025 Full Review Catherine Bray Variety This all works because there’s something oddly refined about the vacuum cleaner’s performance, despite the inherently comic premise. May 21, 2025 Full Review Chase Hutchinson TheWrap So much of what “A Useful Ghost” is doing feels like it shouldn’t work, but that only makes it all the more exciting to see how it does. May 21, 2025 Full Review Serena Seghedoni Loud and Clear Reviews A Useful Ghost is a revenge film disguised as a dark comedy. Rated: 4.5/5 Jun 6, 2025 Full Review Dan Bayer Next Best Picture Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke is undoubtedly out on a limb with this film, but “A Useful Ghost“ makes it clear that he has the vision and talent to become a singular force in world cinema. Rated: 8/10 Jun 4, 2025 Full Review Carlos Esquives Cinencuentro A Useful Ghost, while eccentrically humorous, has much to offer as a social drama. [Full review in Spanish] May 28, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke

Director

Davika Hoorne

Nat

Witsarut Himmarat

March

Apasiri Nitibhon

Suman

Wanlop Rungkumjad

Krong

Wisarut Homhuan

Academic Ladyboy
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Movie Info

Synopsis March is mourning his wife Nat who has recently passed away due to dust pollution. He discovers her spirit has returned by possessing a vacuum cleaner. Disturbed by a ghost that appeared after a worker's death shut down their factory, his family reject their unconventional human-ghost relationship. Trying to convince them of their love, Nat offers to cleanse the factory. To become a useful ghost, she must first get rid of the useless ones.
Director
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
Producer
Cattleya Paosrijeroen, Soros Sukhum
Screenwriter
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
Production Co
185 Films, Haut les Mains Productions, Momo Film Co
Genre
Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language
Thai
Runtime
2h 10m