Movie

Hungry Ghost Festival

2026

A playful, spooky romp that mixes jump scares with jokes as friends race a ticking supernatural clock.

Overview: After inadvertently violating a sacred ancestral taboo during the Hungry Ghost Festival, an adopted young man and his friends must break a relentless supernatural curse before the spiritual gates close permanently.
How it feels: Eerie, absurd, light and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, fate, identity, survival
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: Hungry Ghost Festival

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

More like this

Like Hungry Ghost Festival, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
fate
identity
survival
family
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none