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Hotel Mumbai

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Hotel Mumbai

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Released Mar 29, 2019

2h 5m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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November 26, 2008 ... terror struck the heart of India. From the producer of Sicario and Wind River.

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Critics Consensus

Its depiction of real-life horror will strike some as exploitative, but Hotel Mumbai remains a well-made dramatization of tragic events.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

The movie's coda cements the overarching message of extolling heroism and the survivors' refusal to let terror define them. But that moral still rings a little hollow.

Mar 24, 2020

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

Hotel Mumbai is a disturbing and haunting reminder of what so many endured.

Dec 3, 2019

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Anupama Chopra

Film Companion

Anthony Maras is successful at staging the horrors of that night and the scale and extent of the tragedy is too vast to leave you unmoved.

Dec 3, 2019

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

This is no sanitized account. It’s gritty and admittedly tough to watch. But it could also be one of the more authentic portrayals of its kind. It certainly left me rattled.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 21, 2022

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

The first great film of 2019. A visceral, pulse-pounding, frenetic docudrama held together with extraordinary technique by Maras. Imagine, a Hollywood film based on real events that depicts men and women of diversity as honest-to-God real-life heroes.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 18, 2022

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Tom O'Brien

Next Best Picture

Still, "Hotel Mumbai" marks an impressive feature debut for Maras, despite the fact that his script at times lapses into 1970s disaster movie characterizations. (You'll know them when you see them).

Rated: 6/10

Jun 14, 2022

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tim s

This movie does exactly what it sets out to do: making the audience absolutely hate terrorists. It's also a gut-wrenchingly tension-filled depiction of true events. I was on the edge of my seat with knots in my stomach the entire time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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Paul Y

Went into this movie completely blind, I didn't even know that this tragedy in 2008 even occurred. Super tense all throughout the movie. Dev Patel was amazing as per usual.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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anna k

I loved this. Is it violent? Yes, but so is the topic. I'm sure some will claim it is ''too violent'', but I say they're wrong; it's simply accurate. Dev Patel is wonderful. The movie is very engaging, and pulls you in. Only thing I don't like is the way the terrorists are portrayed as somewhat innocent, in the sense that they are portrayed in this hicks-who-don't-know-any-better way, and that is utterly ridiculous. Nobody is so stupid that they can't figure out that it's wrong to walk into a hotel and machine-gun down everyone for absolutely no reason.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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Hendry L

It is a movie based on the true events of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. One thing I appreciate is that this movie does not shy away from how horrific the attack was. The violence is brutal and honestly difficult to watch. The film is incredibly suspenseful, tense and gripping to watch. There is terrific acting from Dev Patel who plays a staff and Anupam Kher who plays real-life head chef Hemant Oberoi. Where the movie falters is when it focuses on the couple. Their characters make so many infuriating choices and was genuinely frustrating to watch. I wish the whole film had just focused on the Hotel staff trying to protect the guests. Despite that, this is an incredibly well-made movie and a harrowing depiction of the tragic event that is worth watching

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/01/25

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Gortee U

This movie portrays horror, terror and confiution best and litteray make you watch till the end, maibe there's a bit too much of heroism but it's great movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/02/24

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Vilu S

Years after seeing the film, the film still pops in my head. Five stars is an understatement.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/31/24

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Synopsis

November 26, 2008 ... terror struck the heart of India. From the producer of Sicario and Wind River.

Director: Anthony Maras
Producer: Basil Iwanyk, Gary Hamilton, Mike Gabrawy, Julie Ryan, Andrew Ogilvie, Jomon Thomas
Screenwriter: John Collee, Anthony Maras
Distributor: Bleecker Street Media
Production Co: RPM Media, Screen Australia, India Take One Productions, Thunder Road Pictures, The South Australian Film Corporation, Electric Pictures, ScreenWest, Cyan Films
Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Violence Throughout|Bloody Images)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 29, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 11, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.6M
Runtime: 2h 5m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: IMAX (Scope (2.35:1))

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