The Hungry Ghosts

Critics Consensus

No consensus yet.

14%

TOMATOMETER

Total Count: 7

62%

Audience Score

User Ratings: 48
User image

Tap to review this movie

  • User image

    Super Reviewer

    Rate this movie

    Oof, that was Rotten.

    Meh, it passed the time.

    It’s good – I’d recommend it.

    Awesome!

    So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

    What did you think of the movie? (optional)

  • You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.

  • User image

    Super Reviewer

    Step 2 of 2

    How did you get your ticket?

    • Fandango

    • AMC (Coming Soon)

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Cinemark (Coming Soon)

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Regal (Coming Soon)

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Bought somewhere else

    By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.

    You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.

  • User image

    Super Reviewer

    Rate this movie

    Oof, that was Rotten.

    Meh, it passed the time.

    It’s good – I’d recommend it.

    Awesome!

    So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

    What did you think of the movie? (optional)

  • How did you get your ticket?

    • Fandango

    • AMC (Coming Soon)

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Cinemark (Coming Soon)

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Regal (Coming Soon)

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Bought somewhere else

    By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.

Where to watch

The Hungry Ghosts Photos

View All Photos (7)

Movie Info

The Tibetans describe a type of hell in which souls with tiny mouths are afflicted with enormous, insatiable bellies. These inhabitants are considered 'the hungry ghosts.' Michael Imperioli's directorial debut THE HUNGRY GHOSTS portrays an eclectic group of New Yorkers in search of spiritual and emotional fulfillment. Frank (Steven R. Schirripa, The Sopranos, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) a late-night radio host, is trapped in a tenuous relationship with his son, Matthew (Emory Cohen in his screen debut.), as a result of Frank's drug addition and gambling problems. When Matthew storms out of a therapy session with his father, he becomes lost in the labyrinth of New York City. With Matthew missing, Frank is forced to confront his ex-wife, Sharon (Sharon Angela, The Sopranos, Tony & Tina's Wedding), over his fractured relationship with his son. While searching for his son, Frank meets Nadia (Aunjanue Ellis, Ray, True Blood.) Nadia recently left her destructive, alcoholic lover Gus (Nick Sandow, Connie & Carla, Third Watch) and is trying to get her life back on track. She turns to spirituality to help her find peace as Gus aggressively tries to win her back. THE HUNGRY GHOSTS deals with the intersection of several perishing lives stuck in a cycle they wish to escape, capturing the zeitgeist of our post-millennium New York City, in which the desperation of the West collides with the religious teachings of the East. -- (C) Virgil
  • Rating:
    R (for sexuality, drug use, language and some disturbing content)
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Directed By:
    Michael Imperioli
  • Written By:
    Michael Imperioli
  • In Theaters:
     limited
  • On Disc/Streaming:
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    Virgil Pictures

Cast

Steve Schirripa
as Frank
Aunjanue Ellis
as Nadia
Nick Sandow
as Gus
Sharon Angela
as Sharon
Emory Cohen
as Matthew
Tina Benko
as Abby
Paul Calderon
as Carl
John Ventimiglia
as James
Jerry Grayson
as Jerry
View All

Critic Reviews for The Hungry Ghosts

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (6)

  • I get it, but I don't buy it.

    March 11, 2011 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…

    James Plath

    Movie Metropolis
    Top Critic

  • The authenticity of Imperioli's understanding of spiritual revolution makes the screenplay, which unevenly vacillates between displays of schmaltzy sentiment and inept skid row melodrama, almost bearable.

    October 7, 2010 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

    Simon Abrams

    Slant Magazine
    Top Critic

  • An earnest effort that too often betrays its good intentions with an overly heavy hand.

    October 1, 2010 | Full Review…

    Frank Scheck

    Hollywood Reporter
    Top Critic

  • An ensemble drama that applies the Crash formula to New York and steeps it in Eastern religion, therapeutics and addiction while exhibiting a giggly suburban take on Manhattan kink.

    October 1, 2010 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

    Mike Hale

    New York Times
    Top Critic

  • The Hungry Ghosts is vanity cinema at its most tedious.

    October 1, 2010 | Rating: 1/4

    Lou Lumenick

    New York Post
    Top Critic

  • Thirty-six hours. Multiple characters. Interlocking narratives. Michael Imperioli's Manhattan-set film-directing debut hits plenty of familiar notes, almost all of them off-key.

    September 29, 2010 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

    Keith Uhlich

    Time Out
    Top Critic
View All Critic Reviews (7)

Audience Reviews for The Hungry Ghosts

There are no featured audience reviews for The Hungry Ghosts at this time.

See All Audience Reviews

The Hungry Ghosts Quotes

There are no approved quotes yet for this movie.

Movie & TV guides