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The Lunchbox (Dabba)

  • Rated PG
  • 1hr 44m
  • 76

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  • Trailer for The Lunchbox
  • Clip: Ila's First Note

Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Ritesh Batra

Producer:

Anurag Kashyap, Guneet Monga, Arun Rangachari

Writer:

Vasan Bala

Release Date:

Feb 28, 2014

Runtime:

1hr 44m

Synopsis

A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a young housewife to an older man in the dusk of his life as they build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox.

Cast

  • Irrfan Khan
  • Nimrat Kaur
  • Nawazuddin Siddiqui
  • Lillete Dubey
  • Nakul Vaid
  • Bharti Achrekar
  • Yashvi Puneet Nagar
  • Denzil Smith
  • Shruti Bapna
  • Nasir Khan

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Metacritic

76
metacritic
Based on 28 Critics
8.1

USER SCORE (59)

Universal acclaim based on 59 Reviews
80
Apr 16, 2014

The Lunchbox is perfectly handled and beautifully acted; a quiet storm of banked emotions.

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Metacritic review by Xan Brooks
Xan Brooks
The Guardian
83
Mar 27, 2014

A crowd-pleasing import that would leave only the most steadfast curmudgeon unmoved.

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Metacritic review by Marc Mohan
Marc Mohan
Portland Oregonian
80
Feb 27, 2014

Wonderfully fresh and affecting fable from India.

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Metacritic review by Joe Morgenstern
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
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