Despite losing points in the style arena, Polite Society still succeeds at being a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

| Mar 19, 2025

The film is as hilarious as it is charming.

| Sep 20, 2024

Ultimately, the women here give unfailingly amazing performances.

| Sep 4, 2024

...the commitment to its comedy and fast-paced action sequences lead to an experience that is simply kick-ass.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 26, 2024

Polite Society is an epic action comedy so unrestrained in its delightful inventiveness that it’ll have your head spinning, figuratively and possibly literally.

| Jul 19, 2024

Polite Society is a film of big announcements. Between writer and director Nida Manzoor and budding star Priya Kansara, this will be a film that puts names on the map of artistic relevance and probably secures quite a few jobs in the meantime.

| Jul 7, 2024

Polite Society shows we need more stories from Nida Manzoor and SWANASA creators like her who wonderfully portray our peoples with sincerity and passion, breaking barriers in revolutionary ways.

| Original Score: A+ | Jul 7, 2024

A mix of comic-book action, crass comedy, and a kidnapping plot that is executed with all the details of an “Ocean’s 11” heist.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 7, 2024

Karate-chops through genre tropes to deliver something exhaustingly fun, with a heartfelt story of sisterhood as its foundation.

| May 29, 2024

I’m excited to see what this director does next because I did really like it but I had some serious logic questions…specifically about white jeans

| Original Score: B- | Apr 24, 2024

It was really close to being great but the tone was all over the place

| Original Score: B | Apr 24, 2024

Say “I do” to this loveable, giddily entertaining wedding caper. It is a genre masala of everything everywhere all at once that is like no movie before.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 1, 2024

Familiar yet funny...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 27, 2023

A one-two punch!

| Original Score: B | Nov 13, 2023

A spunky, spiky action comedy that lives on the charisma of its leading ladies and the innovative spirit of director Nida Manzoor. Sisterhood is eternal; weird movies must be protected at all costs.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 10, 2023

With an endearing story and action-packed sequences, Manzoor’s Polite Society is a joyful movie that could potentially turn into an instant classic.

| Sep 8, 2023

If only the film had not galloped into some weird kind of Robin-Cook territory towards the end, it would have been all-round fun instead of being vaguely derivative, ending up not doing itself or its cast and crew any favours

| Aug 27, 2023

If Manzoor stuck to the mature drama without cheap jokes and narrative tropes, the action comedy could have notched another star.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 16, 2023

Fast-paced and hilariously sharp, the story is hugely engaging, as filmmaker Nida Manzoor pulls the audience right into the middle of an outrageous mix of action and comedy, while also making smart commentary on ethnicity, family and ambition.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 9, 2023

This riotous mishmash of influences still feels utterly original thanks to some ingenious writing and a whirlwind central performance.

| Original Score: 82/100 | Jul 27, 2023