Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- nostalgic
- lazy sunday
- date night
What critics said
Limited festival criticism broadly viewed the film as an uplifting, feel-good blend of Seventies music, Bollywood emotion, comedy, and romance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Pavan struggles to reconcile British-Indian family traditionalism with his attraction to contemporary romance, fashion, and music culture.
Pavan becomes fixated on the imagined glamour of 1970s music, fashion, and exhibition culture.
Pavan falls for Nimisha, a white actress/model, while navigating cultural and familial pressures.
The film combines Seventies music with Bollywood-influenced emotional storytelling.
Films like Boogie Man, and why
Bend It Like Beckham
shared british asian identity conflict, romantic comedy, and family-cultural tension
Blinded by the Light
shared cross-cultural romance, generational expectations, and feel-good comedy
Yesterday
shared musical nostalgia, romantic longing, and youthful resistance to family expectations
Movie Details
- Director
- Andrew Morahan
- Release Date
- 2018-03-30
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Kush Khanna
- Amy Jackson
- Aston Merrygold
- Jerry-Jane Pears
- Roshan Seth
- Ramon Tikaram
- Shobu Kapoor
- Nicholas Prasad
- Karan Gill
- Nick Moran
Common questions
- What is Boogie Man about?
- A British-Indian teenager chases a glamorous 1970s fantasy while balancing forbidden-feeling romance, family tradition, and the pressure to grow up.
- What is Boogie Man like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Boogie Man as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Boogie Man violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Boogie Man.
- What did critics think of Boogie Man?
- Limited festival criticism broadly viewed the film as an uplifting, feel-good blend of Seventies music, Bollywood emotion, comedy, and romance.
- Which films are like Boogie Man?
- Films with a similar feel include Bend It Like Beckham, Blinded by the Light, and Yesterday.
- How long is Boogie Man?
- Boogie Man runs 99 minutes.
