Best Political Movies

22 films · 14 with 3+ critic reviews

Films about power, elections and the state — promoted to a category of its own because Indian cinema produces enough of them to warrant it.

The best political movies, ranked by aggregated critic score.

01HaiderHindi · 2014“An absolutely delightful and lyrical adaptation of Hamlet that takes some liberties, for…” — Sudhish Kamath

6.9

41 criticsRecommended02Madras CafeHindi · 2013“...undoubtedly makes for an engrossing watch, a little more attention to detail and the…” — Rummana Ahmed

6.6

20 criticsRecommended03Rang De BasantiHindi · 2006“A thought-provoking, soul-stirring wake up call to the youth of India. An engrossing…” — IndiaGlitz

6.5

4 criticsRecommended04Dekh Tamasha DekhHindi · 2014“Dekh Tamasha Dekh offers a combination of farcical, funny and depressing. How many movies…” — Anupama Chopra

6.1

13 criticsMixed05The Reluctant FundamentalistEnglish · 2013“Spare time for this one, if you truly want to give sanity a chance, in the fast turning…” — Manjulaa N

6.0

11 criticsMixed06ChakravyuhHindi · 2012“Chakravyuh is, ultimately, a victim of typical Bollywood excesses. A little more…” — Suprateek Chatterjee

5.9

12 criticsMixed07Gour Hari DastaanHindi · 2015“It's a story we've heard of so many times in the past: An ageing freedom fighter running…” — Sweta Kaushal

5.4

21 criticsMixed08SatyagrahaHindi · 2013“More whimpering than a roar, this movie unfortunately induced yawns instead of any…” — Shubha Shetty-Saha

5.2

21 criticsMixed09Once Upon A Time In BiharHindi · 2015“Though the film flounders in the over-dramatic pauses in the plot it manages to hold its…” — Subhash K Jha

5.0

4 criticsMixed10YoungistaanHindi · 2014“The only bright spot here is the late Farooq Sheikh who brings his goodnatured gravitas…” — Anupama Chopra

4.9

23 criticsUnfavorable11P Se PM TakHindi · 2015“What impedes the smooth, uninterrupted viewing is the constant bleeps in the dialogues,…” — Troy Ribeiro

4.4

4 criticsUnfavorable12ShorgulHindi · 2016“If you aren't familiar with what happened in 2013, or were looking for a new perspective…” — Rohit Vats

4.0

25 criticsUnfavorable13Jai Ho DemocracyHindi · 2015“What could have sounded a laugh riot on paper ends up as ridiculous on the big screen. Of…” — Anuj Kumar

3.9

17 criticsUnfavorable14Dirty PoliticsHindi · 2015“Dirty Politics, that often feels like a poor man's Raajneeti, given the scores of extras…” — Sudhish Kamath

2.9

15 criticsUnfavorable

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Recent Political releases

4.0

Shorgul

25 critics

5.0

Once Upon A Time In Bihar

4 critics

5.4

Gour Hari Dastaan

21 critics

4.4

P Se PM Tak

4 critics

3.9

Jai Ho Democracy

17 critics

2.9

Dirty Politics

15 critics

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