A Useful Ghost
“Love sucks.”
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.
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Cast
50 people
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke Director · Chaibovon Seelookwar Composer Pasit Tandaechanurat Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.6K · United States release January 16, 2026 · Produced in Thailand, France, Singapore, Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,620
Production
185 Films
Production
Haut les Mains
Production
Momo Film Co
Production
Mayana Films
Production
Thailand · France · Singapore · Germany
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Original title
ผีใช้ได้ค่ะ
Original language
Thai
Spoken on screen
English · Thai
Release dates
France · May 17, 2025
Premiere · Cannes Critics' Week
Thailand · August 28, 2025
Theatrical
United States · January 16, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States
September 20, 2025 · Premiere · Fantastic Fest
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
January 2, 2026 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
Australia
August 18, 2025 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
September 13, 2025 · Premiere · Darwin International Film Festival
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · SXSW Sydney
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
November 29, 2025 · Premiere · Brisbane International Film Festival
February 24, 2026 · Premiere · Mardi Gras Film Festival
Austria
October 20, 2025 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
June 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 29, 2026 · Premiere · Offscreen Festival
Brazil
October 2, 2025 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Canada
September 4, 2025 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
October 2, 2025 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
March 13, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival of Ottawa
France
August 27, 2025 · Theatrical
November 4, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Festival
Germany
September 27, 2025 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
March 26, 2026 · Theatrical
October 20, 2026 · Premiere · Pornfilmfestival Berlin
Greece
October 8, 2025 · Premiere · Athens International Film Festival
April 16, 2026 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
November 7, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
Indonesia
September 28, 2025 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
December 3, 2025 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
February 13, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Special Screening
February 17, 2026 · Digital · KlikFilm
Ireland
July 24, 2026 · Digital · Mubi
Japan
July 3, 2026 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 29, 2026 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 1, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
May 7, 2026 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 14, 2025 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Poland
October 13, 2025 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
Romania
June 14, 2026 · Premiere · Transilvania International Film Festival
Singapore
December 6, 2025 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
September 20, 2025 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
October 13, 2025 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
Sweden
January 26, 2026 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Switzerland
January 16, 2026 · Premiere · Festival Black Movie
Taiwan
October 11, 2025 · Premiere · Kaohsiung Film Festival
November 21, 2025 · Theatrical
Thailand
August 26, 2025 · Premiere · Bangkok
October 2, 2025 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
Ukraine
October 28, 2025 · Premiere · Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
United Kingdom
July 24, 2026 · Digital · Mubi
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