Movie

Ghost in the Cell

2026 • R

In a notorious prison, an invisible force begins killing inmates brutally, compelling enemy gangs and corrupt guards to work together as they try to survive the mounting bloodshed.

Content advisory

LGBTQ+ Characters/Relationships

Unrated

Language

heavy — Strong language is used frequently, including the words 'fuck' (14 times), 'shit' (8 times), 'cocksucker', and other strong terms. There are a total of 58 instances of profanity, ranging from mild to strong, with multiple uses of very strong language.

Mature Themes

moderate — The film contains themes of sexual threat including rape threats. There are also themes involving drug dealing and incarceration implied by the setting and violence. The presence of injury, death, and sadistic violence imply mature thematic elements such as trauma and moral complexity.

Scary/Intense Content

heavy — Strong horror sequences feature a ghostly presence possessing characters and committing sadistic acts of violence. These scenes are intense and disturbing.

Sexual Content & Nudity

moderate — There are moderate sex references including mentions of oral sex and adultery. Nudity is mild, showing men's buttocks in a prison shower and brief glimpses of male pubic hair on soap. Sexual violence is threatened verbally when a menacing prisoner repeatedly threatens to violently rape another inmate.

Substance Use

mild — References are made to drug dealing and crystal meth. Substance use is mentioned but not shown as a central theme or glorified.

Violence & Gore

heavy — Frequent, bloody violence with graphic depictions includes frenzied stabbings, impalings, throat slashings, organs being ripped from bodies, dismemberments, and an eye gouging. Injury details are strong and gory, showing exposed intestines, flayed and mutilated dead bodies, severed heads, and bloodied organs.