The Diplomat
Seen it?2025 | 130 min | Thriller, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It's still drawing plenty of interest, but middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office held it back. 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 Rush or Amadeus, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 10 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The Deputy High Commissioner, J.P. Singh, faces an unusual crisis when a mysterious woman rushes inside the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, claiming forced marriage in Pakistan and seeking a return to India.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; spent 2 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 342K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Shivam Nair
- John AbrahamJP Singh (Deputy High Commissioner of India in Pakistan)
- Sadia KhateebUzma Ahmed
- Kumud MishraAdvocate N.M. Sayyed
- Sharib HashmiTiwari
- Ashwath BhattDirector General ISIS Mallik
- Ram Gopal Bajaj
- Vidhatri BandiSeerat
- Jagjeet SandhuTahir
- Jeet RaiduttAamir
- Bhawani MuzamilBashir