Mustache

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Mustache

2023

1h 21m

Comedy

Drama

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It’s the mid-90’s in Northern California and 13-year-old Pakistani-American Ilyas is facing a major crisis — his parents yanked him out of his comfortable Islamic private school and now he has to face life at public school. Ilyas’ fears about joining public school are made worse by insecurities due to his inescapable, prepubescent MUSTACHE. Ilyas hatches a hilarious plan to return to his old school — but he must also learn to accept himself.

Alisha Mughal

The Asian Cut

Khan directs his own script with impeccable comedic timing that he shrewdly balances against substantial ideas of what it means to grow up as a South Asian kid in America.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 2, 2025

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Andrew Parker

The Gate

A winning and emotionally balanced coming of age comedy, Imran J. Khan’s first feature Mustache is among the finest teen movies of the modern era, right alongside the works of Kelly Fremon Craig.

Rated: 9/10

Nov 12, 2023

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Peter Sobczynski

The Spool

[A] coming-of-age story that, while familiar enough in broad strokes, contains sufficient intriguing details and winning performances to be a definite crowd-pleaser.

Mar 24, 2023

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Mae Abdulbaki

Screen Rant

Khan infuses Mustache with tenderness splashed with a bit of awkwardness, which effectively encapsulates Ilyas’ coming-of-age journey.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 22, 2023

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Andy Crump

The Playlist

Unfailingly funny without losing the specificity needed to ground its cultural mores.

Rated: C+

Mar 19, 2023

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Erick Massoto

Collider

Mustache is a greatly enjoyable ride that, albeit too short, is able to make valid points about getting raised in the mid-90s, a time when most parents weren’t really concerned about their kids’ mental health — or their own, for that matter.

Rated: B+

Mar 17, 2023

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Synopsis

It’s the mid-90’s in Northern California and 13-year-old Pakistani-American Ilyas is facing a major crisis — his parents yanked him out of his comfortable Islamic private school and now he has to face life at public school. Ilyas’ fears about joining public school are made worse by insecurities due to his inescapable, prepubescent MUSTACHE. Ilyas hatches a hilarious plan to return to his old school — but he must also learn to accept himself.

Director: Imran J. Khan
Producer: Christina Won, Jessica Sittig, Christopher Storer, Tyson Bidner
Screenwriter: Imran J. Khan
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 21m