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Laal Kabootar Review (2019) — 78% Celluloid Score

Directed by Kamal Khan · 2019 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Laal Kabootar worth watching in the UK?

Laal Kabootar (2019) earns a 78% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Laal Kabootar?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

78%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

85% Critic Score
83% Audience
74 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.5
7.6 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 42m
Cast
Ahmed Ali Akbar , Mansha Pasha , Ali Kazmi , Marium Aziz
Where to watch in the UK
Prime Video

🏆 1 award win — Won Best Film, Lux Style Awards 2020

Where to watch in the United Kingdom

  • Prime Video

Why this score?

  • Majority of critics rated it fresh (85%).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (83%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (74/100).
  • Celluloid Score 78% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded crime, thriller, romance pick
  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch

Not ideal for

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    Is Laal Kabootar worth watching?

    Yes — Laal Kabootar earns a 78% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Karachi noir with soul — Ahmed Ali Akbar and Mansha Pasha anchor a Lux Style Awards Best Film winner that wears its influences proudly while finding a distinctly Pakistani rhythm.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

    What is Laal Kabootar about?

    A taxi driver chasing a life-changing score crosses paths with a woman hunting her husband's killer in Karachi's underworld — Kamal Khan's neon-noir won Lux Style Awards Best Film and proved Pakistani cinema could sustain stylish crime storytelling.

    Critic Reviews

    critic Laal Kabootar

    Laal Kabootar (2019) Review: Lux Style Best Film Karachi Noir

    Karachi noir with soul — Ahmed Ali Akbar and Mansha Pasha anchor a Lux Style Awards Best Film winner that wears its infl…

    Essential [Pakistan](/country/pakistan/) cinema on [Best of Asia 2016–2026](/best/asia-2016-2026/) — Karachi noir with soul — Ahmed Ali Akbar and Mansha Pasha anchor a Lux Style Awa

    Kaiser Khan Founder & Editor

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