Overview
A chaotic intertwining of lives leads to unexpected consequences in this darkly comedic crime tale.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- irreverent
- whimsical
- group movie night
- bollywood night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film inventive, energetic, and entertaining, especially praising its interlocking structure, musical flair, and ensemble cast while noting occasional slackness and uneven emotional depth.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Four apparently separate stories converge through the sex tape, suitcase of money, kidnapping, and gangster connections.
The film combines gangsters, misfits, lovers, and losers with comic set pieces and an eccentric criminal at the center.
The rogue suitcase functions as a central catalyst that propels the characters into overlapping criminal complications.
The premise explicitly presents the characters as unwitting pawns in an unpredictable game shaped by fate and chance.
Films like Ludo, and why
Pulp Fiction
overlapping ensemble crime stories, dark humor, and carefully intersecting narratives
Snatch
interlocking crime plots, eccentric criminals, playful violence, and comic unpredictability
Amores Perros
whimsical fate-driven ensemble storytelling with tonal shifts between comedy and drama
Delhi Belly
multi-strand urban storytelling combining romance, crime, coincidence, and heightened style
Movie Details
- Director
- Anurag Basu
- Release Date
- 2020-11-12
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (135)
Cast
- Pankaj Tripathi
- Abhishek Bachchan
- Inayat Verma
- Rajkummar Rao
- Fatima Sana Shaikh
- Aditya Roy Kapur
- Sanya Malhotra
- Rohit Saraf
- Pearle Maaney
- Asha Negi
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Ludo about?
- Four tangled lives become comic pawns in a chaotic criminal game governed by chance, desire, and an eccentric gangster.
- What is Ludo like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ludo as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Ludo violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Ludo as moderate.
- What did critics think of Ludo?
- Critics broadly found the film inventive, energetic, and entertaining, especially praising its interlocking structure, musical flair, and ensemble cast while noting occasional slackness and uneven emotional depth.
- Which films are like Ludo?
- Films with a similar feel include Pulp Fiction, Snatch, Amores Perros, and Delhi Belly.
- How long is Ludo?
- Ludo runs 150 minutes.
- Where can I watch Ludo?
- In United States, Ludo streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
