# Sharpe's Challenge (2006)

> A battle-hardened British officer ventures into post-Waterloo India to rescue a kidnapped woman amid treacherous court politics and imperial danger.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/53043

## Facts

- Runtime: 138 min
- Genres: War, Action, Adventure, History, TV Movie
- Director: Tom Clegg
- Cast: Sean Bean, Padma Lakshmi, Daragh O'Malley, Toby Stephens, Lucy Brown, Michael Cochrane, Hugh Fraser, Nicholas Blane
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480002/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: swashbuckling, tense, heightened, historical adventure night, action marathon

## Movies like Sharpe's Challenge

- [Sharpe's Waterloo (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/52728)
- [Sharpe's Sword (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/52720)
- [Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/17017)
- [Sharpe's Enemy (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/52715)
- [Sharpe's Company (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/52177)
- [Sharpe's Rifles (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/49013)
- [Sharpe: The Legend (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/146227)
- [Mangal Pandey - The Rising (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/12361)
- [Sharpe's Battle (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/52719)
- [Sharpe's Gold (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/52718)

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