The Mistress of Spices
2005 1h 32m movie Film India

The Mistress of Spices

“One spice for passion. And one woman who knows its name.”

Synopsis

“One spice for passion. And one woman who knows its name.”

Tilo is an Indian shopkeeper in America with an ability to see the future and a magical connection to powerful spices, which she uses to help her customers satisfy their various needs and desires. One day she falls in love with an American man. But the spices forbid it.

The 2004–2006 India Window

152 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Mistress of Spices sits at position #85.

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    #1

    Umrao Jaan

    ★ 8.2 · 2006

  2. Black
    #2

    Black

    ★ 7.7 · 2005

  3. Thanmathra
    #3

    Thanmathra

    ★ 7.7 · 2005

  4. Pudhupettai
    #4

    Pudhupettai

    ★ 7.7 · 2006

  5. The Fall
    #5

    The Fall

    ★ 7.6 · 2006

  6. Kaazhcha
    #6

    Kaazhcha

    ★ 7.6 · 2004

  7. Anniyan
    #7

    Anniyan

    ★ 7.5 · 2005

  8. Classmates
    #8

    Classmates

    ★ 7.5 · 2006

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Mistress of Spices. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2000s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Mistress of Spices premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.1
TMDB Rating
138
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,238 of 1,983 India films indexed here (38th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Drama productions specifically: #787 of 1,132 (top 70%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
All Production Countries United States of America, India, United Kingdom
Original Language En
Production Companies Isle of Man Film, Kintop Pictures, Capitol Films, Ingenious Media
Runtime 1h 32m
Release Date September 11, 2005
IMDb tt0407998

Themes & Motifs

  • new love
  • based on novel or book
  • magic
  • san francisco
  • california
  • spice
  • woman director
  • mysticism

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