Overview
A man’s quest for vengeance leads him down a dark path of moral ambiguity and pain.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- dark
- brooding
- paranoid
- intense movie night
- crime thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Badlapur as a dark, ambitious, well-made crime thriller powered by strong performances and suspenseful storytelling, while noting contrivances, a slower second half, and misogynistic treatment of women.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Raghu spends fifteen years pursuing the people responsible for destroying his family, with revenge reshaping his sense of self.
The story complicates the relationship between Raghu and Liak through confession, imprisonment, guilt, and competing claims to justice.
The bank robbery and family killings continue to determine the characters' lives fifteen years later.
Critics repeatedly describe the film as dark and unflinching, while its revenge plot maintains a grim, morally corrosive atmosphere.
Films like Badlapur, and why
The Equalizer
shared revenge thriller framework, moral ambiguity, and psychologically intense character transformation
I Saw the Devil
shared crime drama tension, nonlinear emotional consequences, and morally compromised pursuit of vengeance
Prisoners
shared bleak revenge narrative, shifting sympathies, and corrosive obsession
Movie Details
- Director
- Sriram Raghavan
- Release Date
- 2015-02-20
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (160)
Cast
- Varun Dhawan
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui
- Huma Qureshi
- Yami Gautam Dhar
- Divya Dutta
- Radhika Apte
- Vinay Pathak
- Zakir Hussain
- Pratima Kazmi
- Murali Sharma
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Badlapur about?
- A grieving father’s fifteen-year hunt for his family’s killers becomes a brutal reckoning with vengeance, guilt, and moral decay.
- What is Badlapur like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Badlapur as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Badlapur violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Badlapur as brutal.
- What did critics think of Badlapur?
- Critics broadly praised Badlapur as a dark, ambitious, well-made crime thriller powered by strong performances and suspenseful storytelling, while noting contrivances, a slower second half, and misogynistic treatment of women.
- Which films are like Badlapur?
- Films with a similar feel include The Equalizer, I Saw the Devil, and Prisoners.
- How long is Badlapur?
- Badlapur runs 134 minutes.
- Where can I watch Badlapur?
- In United States, Badlapur is available to rent or buy from Google Play Movies, YouTube.
