Overview
A young man's ambition spirals into a dark quest for wealth and power after a family tragedy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- brooding
- paranoid
- bleak
- serious movie night
- arthouse crime night
What critics said
Critics and audiences broadly regard Joji as a compelling, sharply executed Macbeth-inspired crime drama anchored by Fahadh Faasil’s performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film explicitly uses Macbeth as a keyword and follows Joji’s ascent through familial murder, ambition, and downfall.
Joji’s dream of becoming a wealthy NRI drives calculated violence against his family.
The rich plantation family is organized around the father’s authority, with Joji seeking freedom from its hierarchy.
The plantation home and grounds frame the family’s wealth as an oppressive enclosure rather than an escape.
Films like Joji, and why
The Godfather
dark family crime drama shaped by corrosive ambition and a Macbeth-inspired power struggle
The Talented Mr. Ripley
bleak psychological crime story about greed, moral collapse, and an increasingly isolated protagonist
Blood Simple
stylized rural crime drama centered on family power, fatal ambition, and tragic consequences
Movie Details
- Director
- Dileesh Pothan
- Release Date
- 2021-04-07
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (66)
Cast
- Fahadh Faasil
- Baburaj
- P N Sunny
- Joji Mundakayam
- Unnimaya Prasad
- Shammi Thilakan
- Alister Alex
- Basil Joseph
- Dileesh Pothan
- Ranjith Rajan
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 Joji about?
- A frustrated engineering dropout turns his wealthy plantation family’s power struggle into a Macbeth-like campaign of greed, murder, and self-destruction.
- What is Joji like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Joji as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Joji violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Joji as moderate.
- What did critics think of Joji?
- Critics and audiences broadly regard Joji as a compelling, sharply executed Macbeth-inspired crime drama anchored by Fahadh Faasil’s performance.
- Which films are like Joji?
- Films with a similar feel include The Godfather, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Blood Simple.
- How long is Joji?
- Joji runs 113 minutes.
- Where can I watch Joji?
- In United States, Joji streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
