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Guru (2007) — Stream on Netflix · CriticCrunch

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Guru

Movie2007·166 min

Guru

Directed by Mani Ratnam

A drama romance film directed by Mani Ratnam.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 44%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.9/10

143 ratings

About Guru

A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay in 1958, and rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in India.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Epic (9 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Contemplative
Story Tags: ambition hubris, identity self discovery, corruption power, late 20th century, politics, historical event, urban, international, romantic partners, underdog, anti hero, rise and fall, nonlinear flashback, white collar crime, sweeping romance

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Details

Director: Mani Ratnam
Language: Hindi

Cast

Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty

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How Guru Ranks

All movies

Top 44%

2000s movies

Top 38%

Drama movies

Top 46%

2000s Drama movies

Top 42%

Top 44% All movies.

the vibe

Guru Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulmoderateapproachablelight-touchepicheartfeltstylizedcontemplative

What it's about

rise & fallnonlinear flashbackambition hubrisidentity self discoverycorruption powerunderdoganti-heroromantic partnerspoliticshistorical eventwhite-collar crimesweeping romanceurbaninternationallate 20th century

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

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

epic 9/9epic 9/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

stylizedstyled