Saccharine

Film • 2026 • Horror

After succumbing to an obscure weight-loss craze involving the eating of human ashes, lovelorn medical student Hana finds herself haunted by the ghost of the person she's eating.

Where to watch

Streaming information by

Cast & Crew

Natalie Erika JamesDirector & Writer
Lynne Vincent McCarthyScript Editor
Midori FrancisHana
Danielle MacdonaldJosie
Madeleine MaddenAlanya
Joseph BaldwinRyan
Robert TaylorTravis
Emily MilledgeGeorgie
Lisa CrittendenHelen
Lucy GolebyLucy Childs
Showko ShowfukuteiKimie
Anna Adams
See all cast & crew on IMDb

Details

Status	Released
Release	May 22, 2026
Origins	Australia
Genres	Horror
Tags	body horror evil spirit horror psychological psychological horror supernatural supernatural horror

External links

Links	Horror Archive IMDb Letterboxd MUBI Metacritic Rotten Tomatoes TMDB Wikidata Wikipedia
Reviews	‘Saccharine’ Review: Bold and Bloody Body-Horror Flick Offers Much to Chew On Chase Hutchinson • thewrap.com ‘Saccharine’ Review: Natalie Erika James’ Gross-Out Body Horror Is Stuffed with Great Effects and Way Too Many Ideas Kate Erbland • indiewire.com ‘Saccharine’ Review: A Grisly Body-Image Body Horror for the Age of Weight Loss Meds Guy Lodge • variety.com ‘Saccharine’ Review: Midori Francis Navigates the Hallucinatory Minefield Between Body Image and Body Horror in Messy Weight-Loss Freakout David Rooney • hollywoodreporter.com

Links

Reviews

‘Saccharine’ Review: Bold and Bloody Body-Horror Flick Offers Much to Chew On Chase Hutchinson • thewrap.com
‘Saccharine’ Review: Natalie Erika James’ Gross-Out Body Horror Is Stuffed with Great Effects and Way Too Many Ideas Kate Erbland • indiewire.com
‘Saccharine’ Review: A Grisly Body-Image Body Horror for the Age of Weight Loss Meds Guy Lodge • variety.com
‘Saccharine’ Review: Midori Francis Navigates the Hallucinatory Minefield Between Body Image and Body Horror in Messy Weight-Loss Freakout David Rooney • hollywoodreporter.com