West Is West

2010

1 hr. 43 min.

Comedy

Drama

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63%

27 Reviews

Tomatometer

55%

2,500+ Ratings

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A man decides to send his son, Khan, to Punjab to live with the wife and daughters he left behind.

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Chris T

West Coast desi "Coming to America" hits almost all the right notes.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/27/24

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naour m

I gave it a high rating because I understand and see myself in Sajid. Both distant from a culture but also long for it. Such a great movie. Would reccomend

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/13/23

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Asim B

Ignore non-paki low rating reviews. I think writer's target audience was only Pakis and English. The story of this movie truly dipicts emotions of overseas paki father. Terrific performance by Sajid, peer ji and specifically Mr Om Puri, who put life in characterof Jehangir Khan... performance, picturisation , music.. everything was fantastic

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/27/22

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Audience Member

It would have been more convincing if it had been filmed in Pakistan. Found too many inaccuracies to find it believable. Sajid was the only convincing Pakistani.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

I want an hour and 42 minutes of my life back

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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zapata l

While the first movie is original, honest and has an important message, this second movie unfortunately feels like an unwarranted apology for the "offence" the first movie might have caused. Incredibly predictable, unfunny with the "let's make up and be happy everyone" tone of a Disney kid movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Andy De Emmony

Director

Om Puri

George Khan

Linda Bassett

Ella Khan

Robert Pugh

Mr. Jordan

Thomas Russell

Hughsy

Jimi Mistry

Tariq Khan

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

West Is West is drippy, but a still watchable sequel, in which the returning Jahangir-George [Khan] is re-united, temporarily, with a lost vantage.

Rated: 2.5/5

Apr 2, 2019

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

This film has no real purpose in and of itself, or none that I can think of, and simply exploits what residual affection you might have for the original.

Aug 30, 2018

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

It takes some getting used to, but be patient: Within the madness, there's definitely a method, and rewards for the reaping.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 25, 2011

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

Committing to too many storylines, West Is West is forced into a rushed final act that has a glut of neat conclusions that often spring up out of nowhere.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 26, 2023

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Mohammad Mirbashiri

emel

The serious issues faced by the British-Asian community are sad and moving, but nonetheless witty screenwriting catches the hilarity of subtle nuances of both English and Pakistani culture.

Jul 21, 2021

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Sophie Kingston-Smith

CineVue

Khan-Din and DeEmmony don't seem to have gelled harmoniously on this project, as its message and its motives feel confused.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 1, 2019

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Synopsis

A man decides to send his son, Khan, to Punjab to live with the wife and daughters he left behind.

Director: Andy De Emmony
Executive Producer: Shaana Diya, Kim Rømer, Jane Wright
Screenwriter: Ayub Khan-Din
Production Co: Assassin Films, BBC Films
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English