Hotel Mumbai
2019 2h 3m movie Film India

Hotel Mumbai

“November 26, 2008… Terror struck the heart of India.”

Hotel Mumbai is a India–Singapore co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

“November 26, 2008… Terror struck the heart of India.”

Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the city, others attack the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Both hotel staff and guests risk their lives, making unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and keep everyone safe while help arrives.

Reception Benchmarks

7.6
TMDB Rating
1,375
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #119 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 Thriller productions specifically: #27 of 482 (top 6%).

Audience Engagement

1,375
Reviews
99th
Review-volume percentile
98th
Popularity percentile

1,375 audience reviews — more than 99% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 98th percentile among India films.

India × Singapore Co-Production

India (lead)Singapore

Other India×Singapore titles

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

The 2018–2020 India Window

Among 295 India films we catalog from this window, Hotel Mumbai places #28 — 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 Hotel Mumbai premiered alongside 105 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 105 other India films in 2019.

The 1579th 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 Hotel Mumbai, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • religious fundamentalism · 4
  • luxury hotel · 2
  • islamic terrorism · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • mumbai (bombay) · 18
  • terrorist attack · 9
  • 2000s · 7
  • struggle for survival · 6
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • based on true story · 98
  • india · 84
  • india · 84
  • husband wife relationship · 46

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
All Production CountriesAustralia, India, Singapore, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Spoken LanguagesArabic, English, Greek, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Persian, Russian, Urdu
Production CompaniesElectric Pictures, Xeitgeist Entertainment Group, Cyan Films, Thunder Road, Screen Australia
Runtime2h 3m
Release DateMarch 14, 2019
IMDbtt5461944
Official Sitehotelmumbaifilm.com

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