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The Warrior

The Warrior

Adventure · Drama · 2001

In feudal India, a warrior who renounces his role as the longtime enforcer to a local lord becomes the prey in a murderous hunt through the Himalayan mountains.

Movie details

The Warrior

“When his conscience awakens, his journey begins.”

2001 Adventure · Drama 1h 26m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.6 / 10

2.9K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

83 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

65 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

In feudal India, a warrior who renounces his role as the longtime enforcer to a local lord becomes the prey in a murderous hunt through the Himalayan mountains.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Warrior?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Asif Kapadia

Written by

Asif Kapadia · Tim Miller

Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan

Lafcadia - Warrior

Puru Chibber

Puru Chibber

Katiba, Warrior's Son

A

Aino Annuddin

Biswas

M

Manoj Mishra

Warrior

N

Nanhe Khan

Warrior

C

Chander Singh

Warrior

H

Hemant Maahaor

Warrior

Court is in session

Put The Warrior on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.