Director Mira Nair indulges in some melodramatic explorations, however, dangerously verging on a romanticized Oriental tearjerker mood.
Salaam Bombay!
✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ Read critic reviews
United Kingdom, India, France · 1988
Rated PG-13 · 1h 53m
Director Mira Nair
Starring Shafiq Syed, Hansa Vithal, Chanda Sharma, Anita Kanwar
Genre Crime, Drama
Add to Watchlist
Please login to add films to your watchlist.
Before Slumdog Millionaire came Salaam Bombay!, Mira Nair’s Oscar-nominated drama tells the moving story of life on the streets of Bombay as seen through the eyes of Chaipu, a twelve-year-old boy living rough in the city.
We hate to say it, but we can't find anywhere to view this film.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
The story sometimes seems hesitant to confront the most harrowing implications of the harsh realities it portrays. But it benefits greatly from Syed's close-to-the-bone performance as the boy.
The real star of this film is the crowded, neon-lit byways of the city itself.
The film is unsparingly gritty, but with a woman's tenderness it also grants the characters an occasional moment of grace.
Users who liked this film also liked
Midsomer Murders
A veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young sergeant investigate murders that shatter the Midsomer community's peace.
- United Kingdom • 1997
- Creator Anthony Horowitz, Caroline Graham
- Cast Neil Dudgeon, Nick Hendrix, Fiona Dolman
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, BritBox Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, fuboTV, Pluto TV, Spectrum On Demand, Plex, Freevee, Ovation TV, DistroTV, Acorn TV Apple TV, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Udaan
(उड़ान)
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- India • 2010
- Director Vikramaditya Motwane
- Cast Ronit Roy, Rajat Barmecha, Aayan Boradia, Ram Kapoor, Manjot Singh, Anand Tiwari
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Yellow Earth
(黄土地)
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China • 1984
- Director Chen Kaige
- Cast Wang Xueqi, Xue Bai, Tuo Tan, Quiang Liu
- Genre Drama, Music, History
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Prisoners
Every moment matters.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United States • 2013
- Director Denis Villeneuve
- Cast Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Jackman, Paul Dano, Maria Bello, Melissa Leo, Terrence Howard
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on FilmBox+, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Barbie
She’s everything. He’s just Ken.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- United States, United Kingdom • 2023
- Director Greta Gerwig
- Cast Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Will Ferrell, Emma Mackey, Issa Rae, America Ferrera
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
The Salesman
(فروشنده)
Emad and Rana move into a new flat, but an incident with the previous tenant dramatically changes their life.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Iran, France • 2016
- Director Asghar Farhadi
- Cast Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Babak Karimi, Mina Sadati, Mehdi Koushki, Farid Sajjadi Hosseini
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Freevee
I Am Not a Witch
An 8-year-old girl is convicted of witchcraft and brought to a penal colony where witches do hard labor.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, France, Germany • 2017
- Director Rungano Nyoni
- Cast Maggie Mulubwa, Henry B.J. Phiri, Gloria Huwiler, Nellie Munamonga, Dyna Mufuni
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Parasite
(기생충)
A poor family lies and schemes their way into the employ of a wealthy household — successfully, but with great consequences.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea • 2019
- Director Bong Joon-ho
- Cast Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Chang Hyae-jin
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Otherhood
- ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States • 2019
- Director Cindy Chupack
- Cast Angela Bassett, Patricia Arquette, Felicity Huffman, Jake Hoffman, Jake Lacy, Sinqua Walls
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Game Over
(கேம் ஓவர்)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- India, Turkey • 2019
- Director Ashwin Saravanan
- Cast Taapsee Pannu, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, Anish Kuruvilla, Sanchana Natarajan, Ramya Subramanian
- Genre Thriller, Horror
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Pati Patni Aur Woh
A married man has to choose between his wife and another woman.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- India • 2019
- Director Mudassar Aziz
- Cast Kartik Aaryan, Bhumi Pednekar, Ananya Pandey, Aparshakti Khurana, Rajesh Sharma
- Genre Bollywood, Comedy, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Nightmare Alley
A carny teams up with a psychiatrist and poses as a psychic that can communicate with the dead.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United States, Mexico, Canada • 2021
- Director Guillermo del Toro
- Cast Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on FXNow, fuboTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
The Banshees of Inisherin
Colm abruptly ends his lifelong friendship with Pádraic, resulting in alarming consequences for both.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States • 2022
- Director Martin McDonagh
- Cast Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Gary Lydon, Pat Shortt
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand