Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- paranoid
- claustrophobic
- late night thriller viewing
- bollywood movie night
What critics said
Critics found the focused urban hostage premise and performances effective, but broadly considered the execution repetitive and the climax underwhelming.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tony is trapped at a Worli phone booth and compelled to remain on the line while police, crowds, and media gather around him.
Tony's affair is revealed as the hostage situation turns his personal life into public evidence.
The unknown sniper communicates by phone, dictates Tony's movements, and controls the crisis from an unseen position.
Police, crowds, and media descend on the phone booth, transforming the incident into a highly visible Mumbai emergency.
Films like Knock Out, and why
Phone Booth
phone-bound hostage thriller built around a trapped civilian, escalating public scrutiny, and a remote caller or gunman
A Wednesday!
Indian urban thriller combining public crisis, moral confrontation, political anger, and a tightly focused high-pressure premise
Aamir
Indian crime thriller driven by concealed motives, a tense investigation, and escalating revelations around an apparent criminal incident
Movie Details
- Director
- Mani Shankar
- Release Date
- 2010-10-15
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (28)
Cast
- Sanjay Dutt
- Irrfan Khan
- Kangana Ranaut
- Gulshan Grover
- Sushant Singh
- Apoorva Lakhia
- Rukhsar Rehman
- Vinay Varma
- Asif Basra
- Bikramjeet Kanwarpal
Common questions
- What is Knock Out about?
- A Mumbai businessman trapped at a phone booth must obey an unseen sniper while his exposed secrets become part of a deadly public reckoning.
- What is Knock Out like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Knock Out as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Knock Out violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Knock Out as moderate.
- What did critics think of Knock Out?
- Critics found the focused urban hostage premise and performances effective, but broadly considered the execution repetitive and the climax underwhelming.
- Which films are like Knock Out?
- Films with a similar feel include Phone Booth, A Wednesday!, and Aamir.
- How long is Knock Out?
- Knock Out runs 110 minutes.
