Highway
Seen it?2014 | 133 min | Drama, Romance, Crime
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and romantics.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 13 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Right before her wedding, a young woman finds herself abducted and held for ransom. As the initial days pass, she begins to develop a strange bond with her kidnapper.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
88% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
7 wins and 7 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$5 million worldwide on a $3 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 178K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Imtiaz Ali
- Alia BhattVeera Tripathi
- Randeep HoodaMahabir Bhati Gujjar
- Durgesh KumarAadoo
- Pradeep NagarTonk
- Saharsh Kumar ShuklaGoru
- Shakeel KhanSharaf
- Mohit ChoudharyACP Special Cell
- Hemant MahaurKasana