Overview
An alcoholic teacher battles a criminal mastermind in a juvenile reform school, where survival means confronting the darkest parts of humanity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- propulsive
- swaggering
- confrontational
- action movie night
- Tamil cinema marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
JD's entrance, confrontations, songs, and action sequences foreground Vijay's larger-than-life appeal.
JD is assigned to a juvenile reform school and confronts the system that allows its inmates to be controlled for criminal purposes.
JD's alcoholism and initial irresponsibility are placed against his growing responsibility toward the juvenile inmates.
Bhavani is presented across younger and older versions, linking his past to his criminal control of the reform-school network.
Films like Master, and why
Kaithi
shared Tamil-language action spectacle, charismatic star performance, criminal underworld conflict, and social reform themes
Bigil
shared commercial Indian action style, vigilante justice, institutional corruption, and high-energy set pieces
Vikram
shared star-driven action thriller structure, morally compromised protagonist, and confrontation with organized crime
Movie Details
- Director
- Lokesh Kanagaraj
- Release Date
- 2021-01-13
- Runtime
- 179 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (134)
Cast
- Vijay
- Vijay Sethupathi
- Arjun Das
- Malavika Mohanan
- Andrea Jeremiah
- Nassar
- Shanthanu Bhagyaraj
- Mahendran
- N. Azhagamperumal
- Ciby Bhuvana Chandran
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Sun Nxt, Amazon Prime Video 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 Master about?
- An alcoholic professor turns a three-month assignment at a juvenile reform school into a full-scale battle against the criminal who exploits its inmates.
- What is Master like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Master as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Master violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Master as moderate.
- Which films are like Master?
- Films with a similar feel include Kaithi, Bigil, and Vikram.
- How long is Master?
- Master runs 179 minutes.
- Where can I watch Master?
- In United States, Master streams on Amazon Prime Video, Sun Nxt, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
