Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- gritty
- propulsive
- tense
- action movie night
- big screen spectacle
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the ambitious action spectacle, performances, world-building, score, and craft, while finding the extended runtime, pacing, dense subplots, climax, and overt nationalism uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hamza Ali Mazari enters Karachi's criminal underworld, rises through its hierarchy, and works covertly against the ISI-underworld nexus.
The plot centers on patriotic espionage and the destruction of a Pakistan-based nexus, while critics specifically noted overt jingoism and propaganda concerns.
Reviews describe the gritty Lyari mafia world as immersive and structured in multiple chapters, with numerous connected subplots.
Critics and viewers highlight high-voltage action, adrenaline-pumping set pieces, gore, torture, and a heightened violence meter.
Films like Dhurandhar, and why
Uri: The Surgical Strike
high-voltage spy action, nationalist stakes, undercover infiltration, and morally charged geopolitics
Baby
gritty espionage, covert operations, political conflict, and muscular Indian action filmmaking
Gangs of Wasseypur
stylized gangster violence, underworld power struggles, and an intense lead performance
Pathaan
international espionage, undercover identity, patriotic fervor, and large-scale action spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Aditya Dhar
- Release Date
- 2025-12-05
- Runtime
- 214 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (361)
Cast
- Ranveer Singh
- Akshaye Khanna
- R. Madhavan
- Arjun Rampal
- Sanjay Dutt
- Sara Arjun
- Rakesh Bedi
- Danish Pandor
- Gaurav Gera
- Naveen Kaushik
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 Dhurandhar about?
- An undercover operative infiltrates Karachi’s violent criminal hierarchy to dismantle the covert alliance linking organized crime and state power.
- What is Dhurandhar like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dhurandhar as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Dhurandhar violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Dhurandhar as graphic.
- What did critics think of Dhurandhar?
- Critics broadly praised the ambitious action spectacle, performances, world-building, score, and craft, while finding the extended runtime, pacing, dense subplots, climax, and overt nationalism uneven.
- Which films are like Dhurandhar?
- Films with a similar feel include Uri: The Surgical Strike, Baby, Gangs of Wasseypur, and Pathaan.
- How long is Dhurandhar?
- Dhurandhar runs 214 minutes.
- Where can I watch Dhurandhar?
- In United States, Dhurandhar streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
