The Hungry Ghosts is a 2009 American dramatic film written and directed by Michael Imperioli.

[1][2] Matthew (Emory Cohen) is a teenage boy in New York who attends therapy with his father Frank (Steve Schirripa) because of their troubled communication.

He meets a woman, Lisette (Bess Rous), who has been in the same meditation class which he and Nadia attended.

Once Frank learns what has happened, he heads to the mountains on a train, where he meets Nadia, who is fleeing the city.

Gus, having taken an overdose of pills, arrives, causing distress to Nadia and Lisette by his presence.

In an interview with MovieMaker Magazine, Imperioli said he used techniques from John Cassavetes, his favorite filmmaker, in creating The Hungry Ghosts.

[1] Although Imperioli did not appear in the film, he recruited four castmates that he had previously worked together on, from the HBO television series, The Sopranos.