The Vaccine War
Seen it?2023 | 160 min | Drama, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and mixed reviews, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Contagion or Juror #2, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 40 min.
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Faced with the catastrophic challenge of fighting a global crisis like no other, Indian scientists take on the mantle of producing vaccine despite not having enough resources and infrastructure to save the nation's sixteen million citizens.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 77K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vivek Agnihotri
- Nana PatekarDr. Balram Bhargava
- Pallavi JoshiDr. Priya Abraham
- Sapthami Gowda
- Raima SenRohini Singh Dhulia
- Girija OakDr. Nivedita Gupta
- Mohan Kapur
- Nivedita BhattacharyaDr. Pragya D. Yadav
- Anupam Kher
- Aanchal Dwivedi
- Arvind Paswan