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Homebound

2025 · 122 min

A slow, heavy watch that immerses you in quiet desperation and fragile hope, leaving a lingering ache.

Tagline
No feeling is final.
Overview
Two childhood friends from a small North Indian village chase a police job that promises them the dignity they’ve long been denied. But as they inch closer to their dream, mounting desperation threatens the bond that holds them together.

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  • Netflix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • friendship
  • survival
  • isolation
  • grief
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Neeraj Ghaywan
Written by
Neeraj Ghaywan
Starring
Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor, Shalini Vatsa, Pankaj Dubey, Harshika Parmar, Chandan Anand, Dadhi Pandey
Music
Naren Chandavarkar, Amit Trivedi
Cinematography
Pratik Shah
Runtime
122 min
Country
India, United States of America, France
Languages
English, Hindi

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