Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- propulsive
- irreverent
- tense
- weekend action movie
- blow off steam
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film entertaining and visually polished, with Shahid Kapoor's performance and action-forward first half carrying a familiar story that weakens in its lengthy second half.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sumair Azad confronts police and crime lords through his own aggressive, rule-breaking methods.
The drug-trade conflict places a valuable criminal commodity at the center of the protagonist's confrontation with crime lords and law enforcement.
Critics highlight the film's elaborate canvas, pleasing visuals, and bursts of action across its large-scale thriller framework.
Sumair's defining objective is to save his son Atharv, the relationship identified as the one that matters most.
Films like Bloody Daddy, and why
Jawan
Hindi crime-action spectacle centered on an antihero navigating criminal power structures and police pressure
Vikram Vedha
Stylized Indian action thriller combining criminal underworld conflict, kinetic set pieces, and a charismatic morally gray lead
Pathaan
High-energy crime thriller with a tenacious protagonist, escalating danger, and commercial action filmmaking
Movie Details
- Director
- Ali Abbas Zafar
- Release Date
- 2023-06-09
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (39)
Cast
- Shahid Kapoor
- Ronit Roy
- Rajeev Khandelwal
- Diana Penty
- Sartaaj Kakkar
- Sanjay Kapoor
- Zeishan Quadri
- Mukesh Bhatt
- Ankur Bhatia
- Vivan Bhatena
Common questions
- What is Bloody Daddy about?
- A hard-charging Indian antihero battles police and underworld bosses in a violent rescue mission driven by protective fatherhood.
- What is Bloody Daddy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bloody Daddy as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Bloody Daddy violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Bloody Daddy as brutal.
- What did critics think of Bloody Daddy?
- Critics broadly found the film entertaining and visually polished, with Shahid Kapoor's performance and action-forward first half carrying a familiar story that weakens in its lengthy second half.
- Which films are like Bloody Daddy?
- Films with a similar feel include Jawan, Vikram Vedha, and Pathaan.
- How long is Bloody Daddy?
- Bloody Daddy runs 122 minutes.
