Island of the Hungry Ghosts fingerprintStriking style, emotionally cool.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Some satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Island of the Hungry Ghosts is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and profoundly sad.
Some satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some satire.
Everyday modern life, society, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and politics. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Island of the Hungry Ghosts is included with a subscription to DocAlliance Films in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, and Metacritic 77). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery and strong language.
1 h 38 min
Island of the Hungry Ghosts runs 1 h 38 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Island of the Hungry Ghosts higher (85) than audiences (59). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some cn, French, Persian, Chinese. Produced in Australia, Christmas Island, Germany, United Kingdom.
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