Overview
A gripping tale of deception and truth unfolds as a double murder case takes center stage.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- paranoid
- gripping
- mystery movie night
- weekend thriller viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be a smart, gripping, crackling whodunit that sustains suspense through its conflicting narratives.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Vikram and Maya, both witnesses and prime suspects, provide different narratives of the double murder.
The investigation continually reassesses the roles of the two suspects as their accounts conflict.
The police investigation centers on two witnesses who are also the principal suspects in one night of violence.
The central mystery depends on the incompatibility between Vikram's and Maya's versions of events.
Films like Ittefaq, and why
Rashomon
shared whodunit structure, conflicting witness accounts, and tightly controlled murder investigation
The Usual Suspects
shared police procedural tension, unreliable testimony, and suspenseful crime mystery
Gone Girl
shared dual-perspective murder mystery, psychological uncertainty, and interrogation-driven suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Abhay Chopra
- Release Date
- 2017-11-03
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (120)
Cast
- Sidharth Malhotra
- Sonakshi Sinha
- Akshaye Khanna
- Pavail Gulati
- Mandira Bedi
- Mir Sarwar
- Himanshu Kohli
- Ajay Jadhav
- Trupti Khamkar
- Hitesh Arora
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- 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 Ittefaq about?
- Two conflicting witnesses become prime suspects when a police officer reconstructs a baffling double murder.
- What is Ittefaq like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ittefaq as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Ittefaq violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Ittefaq as moderate.
- What did critics think of Ittefaq?
- Critics broadly found the film to be a smart, gripping, crackling whodunit that sustains suspense through its conflicting narratives.
- Which films are like Ittefaq?
- Films with a similar feel include Rashomon, The Usual Suspects, and Gone Girl.
- How long is Ittefaq?
- Ittefaq runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Ittefaq?
- In United States, Ittefaq streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
