Thappad
After one public slap shatters the image of a happy marriage, a homemaker confronts the social machinery that expects her to forgive and remain silent.
Overview
A single incident shatters the illusion of a perfect marriage, leading to a profound journey of self-discovery.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- serious
- empathetic
- intimate
- thoughtful evening
- social issue film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's social message, screenplay, direction, and performances as a forceful examination of domestic violence, while finding its pacing uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Vikram's slap at the celebration party transforms an apparently stable marriage into the film's central moral and emotional crisis.
Amrita's response challenges the expectation that a wife should minimize a husband's violence because it happened only once.
Amrita leaves the shared home, returns to her parents, and pursues legal action while reassessing the identity built around her husband.
Amrita's decision to take the matter to court turns an intimate marital incident into a broader examination of accountability and social norms.
Films like Thappad, and why
Provoked
socially conscious domestic drama centered on marital power and a woman reclaiming her autonomy
A Separation
emotionally direct relationship drama examining domestic abuse, silence, and self-worth
Pink
Indian social drama pairing intimate family conflict with a critique of entrenched gender norms
The Great Indian Kitchen
grounded feminist drama about marriage, patriarchal expectations, and personal dignity
Movie Details
- Director
- Anubhav Sinha
- Release Date
- 2020-02-27
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (74)
Cast
- Taapsee Pannu
- Pavail Gulati
- Kumud Mishra
- Ratna Pathak Shah
- Tanvi Azmi
- Geetika Vidya
- Maya Sarao
- Naila Grrewal
- Ankur Rathee
- Dia Mirza
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Thappad about?
- After one public slap shatters the image of a happy marriage, a homemaker confronts the social machinery that expects her to forgive and remain silent.
- What is Thappad like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Thappad as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Thappad violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Thappad as mild.
- What did critics think of Thappad?
- Critics broadly praised the film's social message, screenplay, direction, and performances as a forceful examination of domestic violence, while finding its pacing uneven.
- Which films are like Thappad?
- Films with a similar feel include Provoked, A Separation, Pink, and The Great Indian Kitchen.
- How long is Thappad?
- Thappad runs 144 minutes.
- Where can I watch Thappad?
- In United States, Thappad streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
