The Cursed: Insatiable Desires (2025): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2025, The Cursed: Insatiable Desires is a horror and thriller film directed by Hong Won-ki, running about 97 minutes.

What it’s about. An old man attempting to harm the village's mystical guardian tree. An office worker, obsessed with beauty, tampering with her neighbor's packages. A mother making deals with ghosts to secure her daughter's place in medical school. A senior police officer insisting on handling a case alone, despite his junior's objections. A college student seeking fame on social media through horror content. These seemingly unrelated incidents are eerily linked by their intertwined relationships and a shared undercurrent of wrong choices driven by desire. At the heart of it all lies a sinister dark market. Once its true nature is revealed, there’s no turning back.

Who’s in it. The Cursed: Insatiable Desires stars You Chea-myung as Park Dong-sik, Moon Chae-won as Lee Chae-won, Seo Young-hee as Jeong Hee-jin and Won Hyun-jun as The Shaman, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.6/10, The Cursed: Insatiable Desires has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Cursed: Insatiable Desires page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Cursed: Insatiable Desires tend to enjoy Psycho, The Silence of the Lambs, The Shining and Alien.