Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- urgent
- mournful
- historical film night
- serious viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Nana Patekar's emotionally forceful performance and the film's grave subject matter, while finding its execution uneven and sometimes exploitative.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film follows the 26/11 assault across multiple Mumbai locations and groups caught in the unfolding violence.
Police delay, emergency mobilization, tactical pursuit, and the NSG operation form the film's central procedural framework.
The deaths of civilians and senior officers are presented as a wound affecting Mumbai and India as a whole.
Gunfire, bloodshed, fleeing civilians, and attacks at public landmarks create a sustained sensory account of the siege.
Films like The Attacks Of 26/11, and why
Hotel Mumbai
Shared focus on terrorism, institutional response, urban catastrophe, and procedural intensity.
United 93
Shared depiction of a terrorist siege, civilian vulnerability, and crisis response in a major city.
Munich
Shared true-events crime drama centered on coordinated attacks, police action, and national trauma.
Movie Details
- Director
- Ram Gopal Varma
- Release Date
- 2013-03-01
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (31)
Cast
- Nana Patekar
- Atul Kulkarni
- Sanjeev Jaiswal
- Asif Basra
- Sadh Orhan
- Jitendra Joshi
- Ganesh Yadav
- Farzad Jehani
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Eros Now Select Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Attacks Of 26/11 about?
- A harrowing Hindi reconstruction of Mumbai's 26/11 attacks, balancing terrorist violence with police sacrifice and the aftermath of national trauma.
- What is The Attacks Of 26/11 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Attacks Of 26/11 as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Attacks Of 26/11 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Attacks Of 26/11 as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Attacks Of 26/11?
- Critics broadly praised Nana Patekar's emotionally forceful performance and the film's grave subject matter, while finding its execution uneven and sometimes exploitative.
- Which films are like The Attacks Of 26/11?
- Films with a similar feel include Hotel Mumbai, United 93, and Munich.
- How long is The Attacks Of 26/11?
- The Attacks Of 26/11 runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Attacks Of 26/11?
- In United States, The Attacks Of 26/11 streams on Eros Now Select Apple TV channel.
