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English Vinglish (2012) | Ranked Top 16% · CriticCrunch

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English Vinglish

Movie2012·134 min

English Vinglish

Directed by Gauri Shinde

Comedy Drama Family

A comedy drama film directed by Gauri Shinde.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 16%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

297 ratings

About English Vinglish

In the United States for the first time, an Indian housewife with a limited command of English turns Manhattan into her personal language school.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Cozy, Contemplative
Story Tags: identity self discovery, family dysfunction, freedom rebellion, new york, international, parent child, group found family, underdog, everyman, fish out of water, training arc

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Details

Director: Gauri Shinde
Language: Hindi

Cast

Sridevi, Mehdi Nebbou, Sujata Kumar

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How English Vinglish Ranks

All movies

Top 16%

2010s movies

Top 13%

Comedy movies

Top 13%

2010s Comedy movies

Top 10%

Top 16% All movies.

the vibe

English Vinglish Vibe

What it feels like

measuredhopefulmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfeltcozycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

cozycozy

fish out of water

training arc

identity self discovery

family dysfunction

freedom rebellion

underdog

everyman

parent child

group found family

New York

international

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9