
Polite Society
Martial artist-in-training Ria Khan is determined to save her older sister Lena from an impending marriage. Enlisting the help of her friends, she masterminds the most ambitious wedding heist yet, driven by independence and sisterhood.
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Nida Manzoor
Darren Baba
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Manuel São Bento
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/polite-society-review-sundance-2023 "Polite Society looks straight out of a comic book. Endlessly energetic, witty humor, and packed with pretty great stunts. Nida Manzoor's quick edits, slow-motion, and stylistic title cards make this a distinctively fun feature debut. Not perfect, but the over-the-topness of it all brought it home for me." Rating: B
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I was really quite pleasantly surprised by this lively comedy that has as much to do with an episode of "Dr Who" as it does with the traditional family-based rom-com. "Lena" (Ritu Arya) falls hook line and sinker for the handsome (and wealthy) "Salim" (Akshay Khanna) but her savvy sister "Ria" (Prima Kansara) smells a rat. It's all going too smoothy, too quickly - and her otherwise quite rebellious sister has taken to wearing cardigans! The potential mother-in-law "Raheela" (the always over-dressed Nimra Bucha) exudes a certain menacing quality that soon has the sibling doing a bit of detective work of her own, aided by her two friends from school (whose inclusion in the drama is annoyingly superfluous!). Anyway, what now ensues is generally quite an entertaining, fairly action-packed, series of martial arts escapades that feature some dancing; high fashion; breaking and entering and - some old fashion Dolly-style cloning! The soundtrack is vibrant and the entire thing is just all over the place enough to stay interesting for most of the hundred minutes of screen time. It's unlikely to be a film you will remember, nor does it need to be seen in a cinema - but it's still an amiable enough, pretty far-fetched, effort from all concerned that passes the time effortlessly.
Media engagement

Polite Society director Nida Manzoor on her Matrix-inspired action comedy | BFI Q&A

Polite Society (Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya) | Newly Weds Game | Bonus Feature

Polite Society (Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya) | Never Have I Ever | Bonus Feature

Polite Society's Ritu Arya and Priya Kansara On The Stories Behind Their Names | My Name Is...

Polite Society Draws Inspiration From Action, Bollywood, and Sisterhood | Origin Story

How Polite Society's Jewel-Toned Dresses and Modern Day Streetwear Fit Together | Dressed | Ep 6

Nida Manzoor on Expressing Emotions Through Action Sequences | 60 Second Film School
Polite Society FAQs
The directors of Polite Society are Nida Manzoor and Darren Baba.
The cast of Polite Society includes Ritu Arya as Lena, Akshay Khanna as Salim Shah, Jenny Funnell as Ms. Spence, Jeff Mirza as Raff, Ella Bruccoleri as Alba, Priya Kansara as Ria Khan, Shobu Kapoor as Fatima, Nimra Bucha as Raheela, Rekha John-Cheriyan as Mrs. Abbas, Renu Brindle as Mrs. Nawaz, James McNicholas as Head Waiter, Seraphina Beh as Clara, and more.
The duration of Polite Society is 1h 44 mins.
Yes. Polite Society has 2 trailers on Fanbiz, including Official International Trailer. Watch them on this page.
You can watch Polite Society on Apple TV Store (Rent), Google Play Movies (Rent), YouTube (Rent), Amazon Video (Rent), Apple TV Store (Buy), Google Play Movies (Buy), and YouTube (Buy). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
Polite Society was released on 27 Apr 2023.
Polite Society is listed under Comedy, Action, and Drama on Fanbiz.
Polite Society has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/polite-society-review-sundance-2023 "Polite Society looks straight out of a comic book. Endlessly energeti..."


























