Overview
A gripping tale of valor and vengeance unfolds as the Indian military embarks on a covert operation against terrorism.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- patriotic
- gritty
- action movie night
- military film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Vicky Kaushal's commanding performance, polished action craft, and gripping military-procedural structure, while finding the storytelling predictable and the treatment of war's human cost limited.
What sets it apart
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The film follows the planning and execution of the covert cross-border strike across multiple military and government roles.
The operation is motivated by the killing of Indian soldiers at their base and framed as a response to that loss.
Critics repeatedly noted the film's patriotic appeal and its effort to avoid becoming wholly jingoistic, despite its simplified conflict framing.
The film combines gritty combat recreation with slow-motion helicopter imagery, lens flare, elaborate VFX, and polished nighttime action photography.
Films like Uri: The Surgical Strike, and why
American Sniper
military action, true-events dramatization, national trauma, and operational revenge narrative
Black Hawk Down
covert military mission, combat spectacle, procedural planning, and patriotic war drama
Lone Survivor
true-story military operation, tense tactical action, and morally simplified national conflict
Shershaah
Indian military action, terrorism response, patriotic themes, and ensemble command structure
Movie Details
- Director
- Aditya Dhar
- Release Date
- 2019-01-11
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (496)
Cast
- Vicky Kaushal
- Paresh Rawal
- Yami Gautam Dhar
- Mohit Raina
- Kirti Kulhari
- Dhairya Karwa
- Manasi Parekh
- Riva Arora
- Swaroop Sampat
- Akashdeep Arora
Common questions
- What is Uri: The Surgical Strike about?
- An intense Indian military drama turns a retaliatory covert strike into a polished, patriotic action spectacle.
- What is Uri: The Surgical Strike like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Uri: The Surgical Strike as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Uri: The Surgical Strike violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Uri: The Surgical Strike as brutal.
- What did critics think of Uri: The Surgical Strike?
- Critics broadly praised Vicky Kaushal's commanding performance, polished action craft, and gripping military-procedural structure, while finding the storytelling predictable and the treatment of war's human cost limited.
- Which films are like Uri: The Surgical Strike?
- Films with a similar feel include American Sniper, Black Hawk Down, Lone Survivor, and Shershaah.
- How long is Uri: The Surgical Strike?
- Uri: The Surgical Strike runs 138 minutes.
