Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- oppressive
- grim
- serious movie night
- crime thriller evening
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be a tense, performance-driven crime thriller, though opinions were divided on its execution and pacing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Mishra couple are relentlessly harassed by a loan shark after their son leaves for the United States.
The married couple's middle-class home is the central emotional and ethical battleground.
Shambhunath Mishra faces sustained harassment and must respond to predatory criminal power.
The film's premise and compact runtime foreground Sanjay Mishra and Neena Gupta's domestic performances rather than large-scale action.
Films like Vadh, and why
Drishyam
shared domestic pressure, escalating crime, and morally tense middle-class drama
A Wednesday!
shared Indian crime-thriller framework, ordinary protagonists, and mounting danger from criminal forces
The Equalizer
shared restrained revenge thriller tone, social frustration, and ordinary people pushed toward violence
Movie Details
- Directors
- Jaspal Singh Sandhu, Rajeev Barnwal
- Release Date
- 2022-12-09
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (29)
Cast
- Sanjay Mishra
- Neena Gupta
- Manav Vij
- Saurabh Sachdeva
- Umesh Kaushik
- Tanya Lal
- Pranjal Pateriya
- Diwakar Kumar
- Abhitosh Singh Rajput
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 Vadh about?
- A besieged middle-class husband confronts a loan shark's relentless intimidation, turning domestic desperation into a grim crime thriller.
- What is Vadh like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Vadh as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Vadh violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Vadh as brutal.
- What did critics think of Vadh?
- Critics broadly found the film to be a tense, performance-driven crime thriller, though opinions were divided on its execution and pacing.
- Which films are like Vadh?
- Films with a similar feel include Drishyam, A Wednesday!, and The Equalizer.
- How long is Vadh?
- Vadh runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch Vadh?
- In United States, Vadh streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
