Earth
1998 1h 41m movie Film India

Earth

1947: Earth

Synopsis

1947: Earth

It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl bears witnesses to tragedy as her ayah is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.

The 1997–1999 India Window

55 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Earth sits at position #26.

  1. Padayappa
    #1

    Padayappa

    ★ 7.6 · 1999

  2. Friends
    #2

    Friends

    ★ 7.6 · 1999

  3. Chandralekha
    #3

    Chandralekha

    ★ 7.6 · 1997

  4. Upendra
    #4

    Upendra

    ★ 7.4 · 1999

  5. Vaastav
    #5

    Vaastav

    ★ 7.3 · 1999

  6. Sethu
    #6

    Sethu

    ★ 7.3 · 1999

  7. Thulladha Manamum Thullum
    #7

    Thulladha Manamum Thullum

    ★ 7.3 · 1999

  8. Iruvar
    #8

    Iruvar

    ★ 7.2 · 1997

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Earth. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 1990s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Earth premiered. 147 total titles in this decade from India.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
32
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #948 of 1,983 India films indexed here (52nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among India Drama productions specifically: #622 of 1,132 (top 55%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
All Production Countries Canada, India
Original Language Hindi
Spoken Languages English, Hindi
Production Companies Cracking the Earth Films
Runtime 1h 41m
Release Date September 16, 1998
IMDb tt0150433

Themes & Motifs

  • based on novel or book
  • war of independence
  • period drama
  • woman director
  • partition
  • 1940s
  • lahore

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