Overview
Two brothers embark on a dangerous quest to rescue a kidnapped baby, confronting moral dilemmas and societal injustices along the way.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- urgent
- serious
- serious movie night
- international cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a tense, socially conscious thriller strengthened by its moral urgency and performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The kidnapped baby belongs to an impoverished mother whose circumstances affect the investigation and the urgency of the brothers' intervention.
Urbane brothers Gautam and Raman are forced to confront rural deprivation while helping the mother recover her baby.
The brothers join the mother in investigating the railway-station kidnapping, with the search driving the film's escalating danger.
The railway station is the site of the baby's abduction and establishes the film's grounded atmosphere of public danger.
Films like Stolen, and why
The Kid with a Bike
shared social realism, moral urgency, and a perilous search involving vulnerable people
The Unknown Girl
shared rural tension, ethical conflict, and investigative drama shaped by social inequality
Article 15
shared Indian social drama, class tension, and escalating thriller suspense
Court
shared morally driven investigation and grounded human drama under institutional pressure
Movie Details
- Director
- Karan Tejpal
- Release Date
- 2023-08-02
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (38)
Cast
- Abhishek Banerjee
- Shubham Vardhan
- Mia Maelzer
- Harish Khanna
- Sahidur Rahaman
- Baby Tanya
- Shrishti
- Lovekush Kundu
- Bhanu
- Kritika Avasthi
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Stolen about?
- After witnessing a baby’s abduction in rural India, two privileged brothers risk their safety to help the devastated mother uncover the truth.
- What is Stolen like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Stolen as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Stolen violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Stolen as mild.
- What did critics think of Stolen?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a tense, socially conscious thriller strengthened by its moral urgency and performances.
- Which films are like Stolen?
- Films with a similar feel include The Kid with a Bike, The Unknown Girl, Article 15, and Court.
- How long is Stolen?
- Stolen runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Stolen?
- In United States, Stolen streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
