An Action Hero
Seen it?2022 | 128 min | Action, Thriller, Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop, 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, anyone who wants a laugh and action fans.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 8 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
At the age of just 30, Maanav at the peak of his acting career gets caught up in a murder accusation, which turns his own life into an eccentric action thriller as he flees the country, with a vengeful politician hot on his heels.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- 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; spent 2 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 109K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Anirudh Iyer
- Ayushmann KhurranaMaanav
- Jaideep AhlawatBhoora Solanki
- Gautam JoglekarMasood Abraham Katkar
- Harsh ChhayaRoshan
- Neeraj MadhavSai
- Jitender HoodaDaroga Roop Kumar
- Sumit SinghVicky Solanki
- Sumit GahlawatInder (Vicky's friend)
- Vaquar SheikhKaadir
- Garima JhaNews Anchor (24/7)