Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- melodramatic
- suspenseful
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What critics said
Critics generally found the film an engaging but uneven crime thriller, with Akshay Kumar's performance and its courtroom premise offset by contrivances.
What sets it apart
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Rustom surrenders after the shooting and the story develops through the ensuing jury trial and prosecution.
Rustom is a naval officer whose professional code collides with his wife's alleged affair and his violent response.
The naval officer, armory pistol, jury trial, and social milieu place the murder within a distinctly historical Indian setting.
The opening facts present Rustom as a self-confessed killer while the trial complicates how his actions and motives are understood.
Films like Rustom, and why
Aitraaz
crime thriller centered on marital betrayal, murder, and courtroom suspense
Murder 2
bollywood crime drama combining adultery, moral ambiguity, and legal proceedings
The Invisible Guest
period-inflected courtroom thriller driven by suspicion, testimony, and concealed motives
Movie Details
- Director
- Tinu Suresh Desai
- Release Date
- 2016-08-12
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (148)
Cast
- Akshay Kumar
- Ileana D'Cruz
- Esha Gupta
- Arjan Bajwa
- Usha Nadkarni
- Sachin Khedekar
- Kumud Mishra
- Anang Desai
- Parmeet Sethi
- Indraneel Bhattacharya
Common questions
- What is Rustom about?
- A decorated naval officer turns himself in for killing his wife's alleged lover, forcing a sensational jury trial to confront betrayal, honor, and culpability.
- What is Rustom like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Rustom as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Rustom violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Rustom as moderate.
- What did critics think of Rustom?
- Critics generally found the film an engaging but uneven crime thriller, with Akshay Kumar's performance and its courtroom premise offset by contrivances.
- Which films are like Rustom?
- Films with a similar feel include Aitraaz, Murder 2, and The Invisible Guest.
- How long is Rustom?
- Rustom runs 148 minutes.
