West Is West
Seen it?2010 | 103 min | Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, 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 wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Salford, North of England, 1976. The now much diminished, but still dysfunctional, Khan family continues to struggle for survival. Sajid, the youngest Khan is deep in pubescent crisis under heavy assault both from his father's tyrannical insistence on Pakistani tradition, and from the fierce bullies in the schoolyard. So, in a last, desperate attempt to 'sort him out', his father decides to pack him off to Mrs Khan No 1 and family in the Punjab, the wife and daughters he had abandoned 35 years earlier.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
65% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide on a $4 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 31K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andy De Emmony
- Aqib KhanSajid Khan
- Om PuriGeorge Khan
- Linda BassettElla Khan
- Robert PughMr. Jordan
- Jimi MistryTariq Khan
- Vanessa HehirEsther
- Lesley NicolAuntie Annie
- Zita Sattar
- Ila Arun
- Vijay Raaz