24
A gifted inventor’s time-travel watch turns a bitter brotherly feud into a multigenerational battle for family, identity, and control.
Overview
A gripping tale of revenge and time manipulation unfolds as a father fights to protect his family.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- inventive
- joyful
- heightened
- weekend blockbuster night
- group movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised 24 as an intelligent, ambitious, visually polished, and entertaining Tamil science-fiction thriller, while noting its excessive length and weaker romance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sethuraman's invention is a time-travel gadget embedded in a wristwatch, making temporal manipulation central to the revenge struggle.
Suriya plays Sethuraman, Athreya, and Manikandan, making identity, resemblance, and generational conflict central to the storytelling.
The film combines time travel with family revenge, romance, comedy, action, and emotional melodrama in a Tamil commercial format.
The feud between scientist brothers extends through the scientist's son, turning technological power into a family legacy.
Films like 24, and why
Back to the Future
time travel mechanics, family conflict, and energetic commercial science fiction
Looper
inventive time manipulation, emotional stakes, and accessible genre spectacle
Enthiran
Indian science fiction, action spectacle, and a heightened revenge narrative
Magadheera
ambitious Indian genre filmmaking combining melodrama, technology, and visual spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Vikram Kumar
- Release Date
- 2016-05-05
- Runtime
- 164 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (141)
Cast
- Suriya
- Samantha Ruth Prabhu
- Nithya Menen
- Saranya Ponvannan
- Ajay
- Mohan Raman
- Girish Karnad
- Sathyan
- Charle
- Appukutty
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- GuideDoc
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is 24 about?
- A gifted inventor’s time-travel watch turns a bitter brotherly feud into a multigenerational battle for family, identity, and control.
- What is 24 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 24 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is 24 violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in 24 as moderate.
- What did critics think of 24?
- Critics broadly praised 24 as an intelligent, ambitious, visually polished, and entertaining Tamil science-fiction thriller, while noting its excessive length and weaker romance.
- Which films are like 24?
- Films with a similar feel include Back to the Future, Looper, Enthiran, and Magadheera.
- How long is 24?
- 24 runs 164 minutes.
- Where can I watch 24?
- In United States, 24 streams on GuideDoc.
