The Buckingham Murders

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The Buckingham Murders

Released Sep 13

1h 50m

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Mystery & Thriller

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A grieving cop loses her child to murder and moves to another town where she investigates the disappearance of a missing child.

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Rahul Desai

The Hollywood Reporter

The subtext is easy to appreciate in hindsight. In real time, however, it feels generic. There is no dearth of tropes and gimmicks. Even the mistakes are familiar. It's hard to be original, but it's harder to be derivative, and still stay relevant.

Sep 27, 2024

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

No-nonsense Kareena Kapoor Khan revels in her Kate Winslet era, but Hansal Mehta’s film succumbs to obviousness.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 17, 2024

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Devesh Sharma

Filmfare

The film looks like the origin story of a franchise, and given the fine beginnings, we should be prepared for more stories set in this particular pocket universe.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 20, 2024

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Nandini Ramnath

Scroll.in

For all its provocations, The Buckingham Murders put outs a numbingly conventional take on motherhood. Although Kareena Kapoor Khan takes a big swing at a role that is a departure for her, Jasmeet turns out to be the weakest link...

Sep 17, 2024

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Lachmi Deb Roy

Firstpost

Immersive, engaging and edgy, Hansal Mehta's directorial and Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer The Buckingham Murders is a must watch not only for bereaved parents, but for all. The sharp silence of the film makes it all the more gripping.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 17, 2024

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Renuka Vyavahare

The Times of India

This may not be an edge-of-your-seat, hard-hitting crime thriller as you expect it to be, but its understanding and expression of grief, isolation and repressed anger is noteworthy. Also, you won't be able to guess the killer till the end.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 17, 2024

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James

Flop movie I spent $140 for all my family drove, 40 mile

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/16/24

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Chaitanya Parikh U

Must watch if you are into subtle yet very effective investigative thrillers. Not your average masala loud Bollywood movies. 80% movie is in English if any foreign folks want to check it out.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/15/24

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Nilanjan K

Stupid movie and concept, some good performances though.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/21/24

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Sharang L

Starts strongly but loses its way very soon. Can't believe Hansal Mehta directed this half-baked whodunnit.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/18/24

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MTB M

Awful acting.Low quality actors . Terrible cheap story line .

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/13/24

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Shailendra K

The Buckingham Murders has all the ingredients to be a great murder mystery - a character study of a troubled mentally troubled and broken down detective trying to rise from the ashes of a personal tragedy and solve a murder of a child in a community with multiple hidden secrets. Unfortunately even though the main actors give good performances and the story is good but the screenplay is slow and doesn't engage the audience as well as it could have. The highlight of the movie is the acting of Kareena Kapoor who nails her character and gives a performance with real gravitas. The surprise of the movie is the performance given by Celebrity Chef Ranveer Brar which is pretty good. All the other actors are pretty much in the background, a bit mediocre and dont really deliver anything exceptional. Their performances have a feel of an episode of the many slow burn British Crime Dramas on telly and that is exactly what the movie feels like.....a two parter episode of Midsomer Murders, Happy Valley, Unforgotten etc. It is only Kareena's performance that keeps the audience hooked to the screen. The mystery slowly keeps taking some weird turns as the various secrets get uncovered but the pace at which the movie drags on isn't enough to keep the viewer excited. The end result is a decent murder mystery with a mostly slow and boring run time to get to an interesting and difficult to guess ending. The only reason to watch the movie is Kareena's performance if you are a fan otherwise watch it in tandem with one of your favorite British detective dramas, it wont be at the same level of quality but will still fit in well. Nice made for TV drama but disappointing as a movie by such a reputable director like Hansal Mehta starring a mainstream star like Kareena Kapoor. 6/10

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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Synopsis

A grieving cop loses her child to murder and moves to another town where she investigates the disappearance of a missing child.

Director: Hansal Mehta
Producer: Ekta Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor
Screenwriter: Aseem Arrora
Distributor: Prime Media
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 13, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 50m

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