The read
A Balasaur Score of 74 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, Metacritic 78/100. Scores higher than 81% of the 1,969 1990s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their Uganda home, twentysomething Mina finds herself co-operating a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. Her passionate romance with charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African-American communities.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic78/100
105 audience votes
Key crew
- Sooni TaraporevalaWriter
- Mira NairDirector
- L. SubramaniamOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Denzel WashingtonDemetrius Williams
- Sarita ChoudhuryMina
- Roshan SethJay
- Sharmila TagoreKinnu
- Charles S. DuttonTyrone Williams
- Joe SenecaWilliben Williams
- Ranjit ChowdhryAnil
- Mohan GokhalePontiac
- Mohan AgasheKanti Napkin
- Tico WellsDexter Williams
- Yvette HawkinsAunt Rose
- Aanjjan SrivastavJammubhai
Stills
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Themes
immigrantsouthern usamississippi riverugandainterracial relationshipinterracial romanceracismracial prejudicewoman directoridi aminforced migrationmississippi
The Best Movies of 1991
Mississippi Masala is #38 of 60
