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

Fresh and fun and not just plain and frivolous, Polite Society does make for a delightful outing not just for the adolescents but the adolescent soul lurking within every adult.

| Jun 8, 2023

Polite Society playfully expands the parameters of the kitchen-sink family melodrama, wresting the kitchen sink from the wall and throwing it full force at the audience.

| Jun 8, 2023

Manzoor compromises on the film’s emotional graph, favouring high flying kicks and teenage belligerence over a coming-of-age story that exploited the potential of an action comedy set within polite society.

| Jun 1, 2023

A fusion of British wit, Kung Fu action movies, and Bollywood... And a very sweet celebration of sisterhood.

| May 17, 2023

This 104-minute movie is a promising big screen debut from Manzoor, who is 33. It will be interesting to see what she does next.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 8, 2023

It’s a crowd pleaser, certainly, and Manzoor and Kansara are talents to watch.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 5, 2023

The pinballing plot is constantly surprising, and both Kansara and Arya sparkle in this kickass celebration of sisterly bonds.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 30, 2023

Finally, all the angst of diasporic existence... can be confronted with a straightforward punch to the face. It’s a device that Polite Society can’t entirely pull off, though it’s still a good time.

| Apr 29, 2023

Manzoor...always finds an honest vibe to win you over, whether it’s sisterly camaraderie, youthful awkwardness or you’re-going-down spunk, which allows the abundant personality in her wonderful cast to hit all the necessary top notes.

| Apr 28, 2023

Nida Manzoor’s riotously funny and action-packed film “Polite Society” is a bold feature debut that defies categorization.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Apr 28, 2023

It’s a delightfully kick-ass ode to sisterhood, whether familial or found.

| Apr 28, 2023

With superbly choreographed fight sequences, agile camerawork and an unapologetic feminist spirit, this is your next favorite action-comedy.

| Apr 28, 2023

This is a movie where you’ll say, “What the hell did I just watch?” while simultaneously being glad you saw it.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 28, 2023

Polite Society is so busy being so many things that it never stops to be anything real.

| Original Score: D | Apr 28, 2023

“Polite Society” is a delicious breath of fresh air, smart, funny, exciting, and utterly delectable, expertly blended by Nida Manzoor of the equally adorable “We Are Lady Parts.”

| Original Score: B+ | Apr 28, 2023

And on and on it goes, with the kind of animated and overstimulated consistency that’s simultaneously admirable, entertaining and a tiny bit grating.

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

One can easily imagine Manzoor’s eyes rolling at the moment in Avengers: Endgame when 10 female superheroes assembled for a prom photo before charging into battle. (And one can also imagine Marvel dialing her up tomorrow with an offer to direct her own.)

| Original Score: A | Apr 27, 2023

It’s all good feminist fun with some spectacularly choreographed stunt work and a well chosen gallery of supporting characters.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 27, 2023

“Polite Society” is definitely a top-three contender for best movie of 2023, and worth watching more than once.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 27, 2023