Parents' Guide to Sikandar

Movie NR 2025 148 minutes
Sikandar movie poster: A serious-looking man, a smiling woman in traditional Indian attire, and other characters with weapons and a fiery backdrop

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Sakhi Thirani By Sakhi Thirani , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 14+

Violent Indian action film idealizes hero, sidelines women.

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What's the Story?

SIKANDAR follows its titular hero (Salman Khan) as he fearlessly fights against the politically corrupt, including Minister Rakesh Pradhan (Sathyaraj). But when a personal tragedy strikes, can Sikandar continue his noble cause in helping the politically oppressed?

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This Indian action drama, directed by A.R. Murugadoss, is boring and preachy right from the start. Sikandar is painfully predictable, with bland action and a dull romance that make it hard to sit through. In celebrating Khan and his stardom, the film seems to forget to include a compelling plot or justify its two-and-a-half-hour run time. A sheer disappointment given Khan's star power, the movie does little more than glorify its male lead while reducing its female characters to mere love interests and damsels in distress.

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Sikandar movie poster: A serious-looking man, a smiling woman in traditional Indian attire, and other characters with weapons and a fiery backdrop

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