IMDb plot summary: An ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller.
Directed by Ramin Bahrani. Starring Adarsh Gourav, Rajkummar Rao, Priyanka Chopra, and Vedant Sinha.
I had such a great time watching this film -- it's funny and dark and sad and intense at all the right moments. Additionally, it's one that prompted a ton of thinking for me. The upper-class family here brings to mind stories like Native Son, Knives Out, and, to a less extreme extent, Get Out, where people are willing to be charitable and kind to those less privileged than themselves... until it becomes inconvenient. I was also struck by the final shot of this movie more than any I can think of in the past. It lingers just a little too long and ends up communicating rather a chilling message. That's a lot of varied, scattered thoughts, but in summation, I loved this.
How it entered my Flickchart:
The White Tiger > Jumanji
The White Tiger > The Black Cat
The White Tiger < He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not
The White Tiger > Muppets Most Wanted
The White Tiger > Cloud Atlas
The White Tiger > The Big Sick
The White Tiger > Grease
The White Tiger < Castle in the Sky
The White Tiger > Chariots of Fire
The White Tiger > The Legend of 1900
The White Tiger < Secretary
Final spot: #434 out of 3348, or 87%.
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