Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- wistful
- grounded
- reflective evening
- student movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an engaging and perceptive portrait of adolescent life under India's competitive exam culture, though its reception was moderately positive rather than rapturous.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Vivek is sent to a prep school to pursue the highly competitive IIT entrance examination, making institutional pressure central to his adolescence.
Vivek's separation from home and preparation for the IIT exam place family ambition and approval at the center of his emotional conflict.
The comedy-drama perspective follows a seventeen-year-old navigating prep-school routines and the contradictions of exam-driven social mobility.
Vivek is sent away from home to live and study at a school dedicated to entrance-exam preparation.
Films like All India Rank, and why
3 Idiots
coming-of-age drama about academic pressure, family expectations, and adolescent identity in contemporary Indian society
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
warm yet bittersweet youth drama centered on friendship, education, and resistance to institutional expectations
The Squid and the Whale
observational adolescent comedy-drama portraying social pressure, self-discovery, and the uneasy transition into adulthood
Movie Details
- Director
- Varun Grover
- Release Date
- 2024-02-23
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (9)
Cast
- Bodhisattva Sharma
- Samta Sudiksha
- Geeta Agrawal Sharma
- Shashi Bhushan
- Sheeba Chaddha
- Neeraj
- Ayush Pandey
- Saadat Khan
- Abhay Joshi
- Shreedhar Dubey
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is All India Rank about?
- A sharp, tender coming-of-age comedy-drama about a teenager confronting the emotional cost of India's IIT entrance-exam race.
- What is All India Rank like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of All India Rank as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is All India Rank violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in All India Rank.
- What did critics think of All India Rank?
- Critics broadly found the film an engaging and perceptive portrait of adolescent life under India's competitive exam culture, though its reception was moderately positive rather than rapturous.
- Which films are like All India Rank?
- Films with a similar feel include 3 Idiots, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and The Squid and the Whale.
- How long is All India Rank?
- All India Rank runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch All India Rank?
- In United States, All India Rank streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
