Editorial list
Indian cinema we've reviewed, ranked by our verdicts
6 films, ranked by our verdicts. Updated 7 November 2026.
Indian cinema is not one industry, one language or one mood. This list collects the Indian films the archive has reviewed so far, from a 2015 Hindi drama to the 2026 Telugu and Tamil releases in the current archive.
The ranking is the review score, highest first. It is a reading list, not a claim about the whole of Indian cinema, and it grows as the archive grows.
6 films
The score is the review's own rating. The link goes to the full review.
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Dhruva Review: Arvind Swamy Steals a Film Built For Ram Charan
Watch it for Arvind Swamy. The Telugu action thriller with Ram Charan and Rakul Preet Singh runs on a taut script and one scene-stealing villain.
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Jailer 2 Review: Rajini and Nelson Deliver the Mass Sequel Fans Paid For
Superb first half, saggy second, Rajini ever commanding. Critics split 2.5 to 3.5, fans louder. Our Jailer 2 review with box office and verdict.
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Gandhi Talks Review: The Silence Works, the Second Half Drags
Watch it. A wordless comedy about an unemployed man and a ruined builder, carried by A.R. Rahman's score. The first half is sharp, the second half sags.
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Peddi Review: Ram Charan Carries a Script That Cannot Keep Up
Watch it for Ram Charan. Buchi Babu Sana's 189-minute rural sports drama runs on his performance and A.R. Rahman's score, and stumbles on its own script.
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Masaan Review: A Patient Varanasi Drama That Earns Its Sadness
Watch it. Ghaywan's Varanasi debut earns its sadness, with Kaushal and Chadda carrying it. Rotten Tomatoes says 95 percent from 19 critic reviews. Our verdict.
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Pati Patni Aur Woh Do Review: A Farce That Forgets Its Own Jokes
Skip it. Mudassar Aziz's comedy has a fine cast in a good city and a script that keeps losing the thread. Rotten Tomatoes has it at 17 percent from 12 reviews.
How this list was chosen
The list includes published reviews of Indian films across the archive. We rank by the score the review earned, highest first, and break ties by the most recent review. A title joins the list only when its review is published on the site.
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