Ghost in the Cell

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Ghost in the Cell

Oct 2026

1h 46m

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Director Joko Anwar plunges viewers into a high-security prison ruled by feuding gangs and a tyrannical warden. The arrival of a new inmate kicks off a series of mysterious gruesome murders that leave its victims on morbid display. The hapless inmates trapped in the prison must overcome their rivalries to unmask an invisible, otherworldly enemy. No one is safe as the cells cage in the horrors and a ghost roams the prison with murderous intent.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

1 day ago

4/5

Ghost in the Cell’s thin plot is really an excuse for Anwar to reel off his hitlist: he takes aim at cronyism, institutional brutality, private militias, secret mistresses, lapsed political idealism and the general degrading influence of money.

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Katie Rife

Inverse

Oct 5, 2026

The audacity is jaw-dropping, and the giddy WTF-ery begins early and does not let up throughout. A cast of likable convicts further up the entertainment value, making this the most fun Indonesian horror-comedy set in a haunted prison you’ll see this year.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Oct 1, 2026

3/4

Ghost in the Cell, like most of Anwar’s films, flouts convention and is all the more exciting for it.

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Leo Brady

AMovieGuy.com

2 days ago

3/4

A dark, terrifying prison is the perfect setting for an Anwar film, and Ghost in the Cell delivers one disturbing stint behind bars.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

4 days ago

2.5/4

There’s a kind of viewer who will embrace how Anwar can leap from one extreme to the next without needing a strong narrative throughline, who will appreciate how he’s willing to stuff Ghost in the Cell with so much. This time, anyway, that wasn’t me.

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Erik Childress

Movie Madness Podcast

Oct 14, 2026

3/4

Joko Anwar transforms what could have been a routine entrapped-with-a-monster tale into its own tale of redemption while letting subgenres from martial arts to prison breaks to even musicals enrich the gory fun.

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Karine A

@KarineAngel 4 days ago

OMG It Was Fantastic Movie One Of My Fav Horror Movies This Year

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Marc Z

@TKDLife 4 days ago

Ghost in the Cell is a very unique and crazy horror movie with a comedic twist. It is the story of a reporter who is framed for the grisly murder of his Editor-in-Chief and ends up in a maximum security prison, where dangers from the brutal prisoners are only matched by the sadistic prison guards. The story turns from a violent prison picture into a violent and gory horror film when the demon that caused the reporter’s downfall is now eviscerating members of the prison population. The circumstances cause enemies to band together to strategize how to overcome this supernatural enemy. The movie is very engaging and very well done. The Direction is good. The film could have taking the turn from humorous to silly; however, Anwar did a good job of keep the guardrails on to create elements of shock and horror just when you felt like the film was getting too lightheaded. The characters are intentionally cartoonish in many ways, but these elements serve the execution of the story.

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MarGaret W

@FilmVersusMovie Oct 13, 2026

I wish there was a way to slow this down when the Actors are Speed-talking in their Nitro-induced Dialect...or better yet, just a good English Dub job would help this Film immensely. As is, it's a bit of a Brain-drain: "Less CHAT => More SPLAT", indeed.

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Slim J

@hotslimjim Oct 8, 2026

Kind of boring. Lots of talking and talking

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Jonathan A

@JonnyTo72 Oct 5, 2026

A gnarly and gritty movie that balances the horror and the absurdity of the situation the inmates find themselves in. One of the best.

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Eugene A

@Asqarman Oct 4, 2026

Just the worst movie of the Joko. I love Joko, but Joko don’t shoot that

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Synopsis

Director Joko Anwar plunges viewers into a high-security prison ruled by feuding gangs and a tyrannical warden. The arrival of a new inmate kicks off a series of mysterious gruesome murders that leave its victims on morbid display. The hapless inmates trapped in the prison must overcome their rivalries to unmask an invisible, otherworldly enemy. No one is safe as the cells cage in the horrors and a ghost roams the prison with murderous intent.

Director: Joko Anwar
Producer: Joko Anwar, Tia Hasibuan
Screenwriter: Joko Anwar
Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment
Production Co: Come and See Pictures
Genre: Horror
Original Language: Indonesian
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 2, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 27, 2026
Box Office (Gross USA): $29.6K
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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