Article 15
2019 2h 10m movie Film India

Article 15

“Made a difference, now we will make a difference”

Article 15 sits in the top 6% of India films on this catalog — ranked #125 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

“Made a difference, now we will make a difference”

A young IPS officer’s new posting in rural India has him confronting caste disparities and uncomfortable truths in the face of a gruesome crime. When three girls go missing in the fictional village of Lalgaon, two of them are found dead and there is no trace of the third one. Where is she and who is responsible for this heinous act?

Reception Benchmarks

7.6
TMDB Rating
127
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #125 of 1,983 India films indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.2 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Drama productions specifically: #95 of 1,132 (top 8%).

Audience Engagement

127
Reviews
93rd
Review-volume percentile
84th
Popularity percentile

127 audience reviews — more than 93% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 84th percentile among India films.

Drama + Crime in India

137 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Article 15 itself).

The 2018–2020 India Window

Among 295 India films we catalog from this window, Article 15 places #30 — near the top of its class.

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    #1

    Scam 1992 – The Harshad Mehta Story

    ★ 8.3 · 2020
  2. Sonchiriya
    #2

    Sonchiriya

    ★ 8.3 · 2019
  3. Pariyerum Perumal
    #3

    Pariyerum Perumal

    ★ 8.2 · 2018
  4. Kumbalangi Nights
    #4

    Kumbalangi Nights

    ★ 8.1 · 2019
  5. Kota Factory
    #5

    Kota Factory

    ★ 8.1 · 2019
  6. Panchayat
    #6

    Panchayat

    ★ 8.1 · 2020
  7. Special OPS
    #7

    Special OPS

    ★ 8.1 · 2020
  8. Oh My Kadavule
    #8

    Oh My Kadavule

    ★ 8.1 · 2020

The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Article 15 premiered alongside 105 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 105 other India films in 2019.

The 1597th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Article 15, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • social injustice · 5
  • the untouchables · 1
  • dalit · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • police investigation · 10
  • social issues · 9
  • caste system · 6

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageHindi
Production CompaniesBenaras Media Works, Zee Studios
Runtime2h 10m
Release DateMay 28, 2019
IMDbtt10324144