Is West Is West scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is West Is West easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is West Is West violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does West Is West end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

West Is West

Name: West Is West
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2010
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Aqib Khan, Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Robert Pugh, Jimi Mistry

Same family. Different country. A lot more baggage.

Directed by Andy De Emmony

Produced by BBC Film, Assassin Films

2010103 min6.4 / 10

A comedic family drama about cultural clash and generational conflict, following a troubled teenager sent to Pakistan to reconnect with his estranged family.

Salford, North of England, 1976. The now much diminished, but still dysfunctional, Khan family continues to struggle for survival. Sajid, the youngest Khan is deep in pubescent crisis under heavy assault both from his father's tyrannical insistence on Pakistani tradition, and from the fierce bullies in the schoolyard. So, in a last, desperate attempt to 'sort him out', his father decides to pack him off to Mrs Khan No 1 and family in the Punjab, the wife and daughters he had abandoned 35 years earlier.

Clusters

Underdog Team Victories Bittersweet Second Chances Family and Marriage Problems

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Dysfunctional Family

Questions people ask

Is West Is West scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is West Is West easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is West Is West violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does West Is West end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is West Is West sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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