Movie

Raees

2017 · 143 min

A swaggering, sun-baked rise-and-fall saga that coasts on star charisma and a cat-and-mouse duel, turning grim by the end.

Tagline: Baniye ka dimag aur Miyanbhai ki daring.
Overview: Set in the early ’80s and ’90s in Gujarat, India, ‘Raees’ is a fictitious story of a crime lord named Raees, who builds an entire empire from scratch, and a police officer who is determined to bring him down.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Crime, ambition, power, corruption
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
ambition
power
corruption
betrayal
Places: small town
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild