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

Oct 20, 2026

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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Matt Glasby

Radio Times

22 hrs ago

3/5

Although patchy in places, this is so energetic, with such inventive special effects, it's guaranteed to satisfy anyone seeking "extreme" cinema of a different stripe.

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Aaron Neuwirth

We Live Entertainment

1 day ago

7/10

Rather than fill this effort with action sequences, director/writer Joko Anwar pushes his characters towards madness as they deal with horrendous deaths around them, elaborately representing the bad auras of these imprisoned individuals.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

2 days ago

3/5

Writer-director Joko Anwar maintains a nutty sense of humour all the way through the story, adding a snappy edge to the grisly ghostly horror, which features outrageously hideous makeup effects.

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sussy I

@RT68266427 1 day ago

A movie that has gore and is funny sounds like a W for me.

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Leonard E

@RT22414378 Oct 28, 2026

You definitely feel the run time of 1 hour and 45 minutes. Its okay, the humor is kinda funny sometimes, sometimes its not. The death scenes are pretty creative. If youre looking for a horror movie and cant find anything, id suggest this for you

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Faza87 T

@RT21876153 Oct 27, 2026

I never watch Joko Anwar movies before, but after I watch this movie, this is the only best Indonesian movie I've ever watch from Joko Anwar. The blood and gore, horror, sadistic, brutal, dark comedy, politic satire, etc. Is the reason why I love this movie.

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Karine A

@KarineAngel Oct 17, 2026

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

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Marc Z

@TKDLife Oct 17, 2026

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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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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