The Tiger Hunter

Name: The Tiger Hunter
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: September 22, 2017
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Anand Desai-Barochia, Danny Pudi, Iqbal Theba, Jon Heder, Karen David

2017

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| Release Date: September 22, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Anand Desai-Barochia, Danny Pudi, Iqbal Theba, Jon Heder, Karen David, Kevin Pollak, Michael McMillian, Parvesh Cheena, Rizwan Manji, Sam Page

Summary: Set in the 1970s, The Tiger Hunter is the story of Sami Malik, a young Indian who travels to America to become an engineer in order to impress his childhood crush and live up to the legacy of his father-a legendary tiger hunter back home. When Sami's job falls through, he takes a low-end job and joins with a gang of oddball friends in hopesSet in the 1970s, The Tiger Hunter is the story of Sami Malik, a young Indian who travels to America to become an engineer in order to impress his childhood crush and live up to the legacy of his father-a legendary tiger hunter back home. When Sami's job falls through, he takes a low-end job and joins with a gang of oddball friends in hopes of convincing his childhood sweetheart that he's far more successful than he truly is...or perhaps ever could be.… Expand

Director: Lena Khan

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 94 min

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Sep 22, 2017

There has been no shortage of films tracking the immigrant pursuit of the American dream, but few have been as laugh-out-loud delightful as The Tiger Hunter, a sparkling first feature by Lena Khan. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Sep 21, 2017

With a likable cast and a wholesome message about the true meaning of success, The Tiger Hunter might balk at the harsher details of immigrant life, but it has a generosity of spirit that lifts everyone up. Read full review

Inkoo Kang

Sep 22, 2017

There’s enough good-naturedness and cultural specificity here, alongside a slight deviation from the usual immigrant narratives, to render it a dollop of sweetness and novelty that goes down easy. Read full review

Andrew Crump

Sep 22, 2017

The Tiger Hunter isn’t exactly the most woke comic effort you’ll see in 2017, but there’s a particular pleasure taken in watching Khan pick apart our beloved national fable through a South Asian lens, even though that lens indulges a traditional and long-expired style of racial profiling. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Sep 23, 2017

When it doesn’t work, it’s because it tries too hard to provoke laughter with clichéd jokes and subpar physical comedy. Read full review

Pat Padua

Sep 21, 2017

Thanks to the director Khan — who co-wrote the script and has an obvious fondness for her characters — The Tiger Hunter transcends comic stereotypes. But its predictable success-story arc isn’t entirely convincing. Read full review

Abbey Bender

Sep 21, 2017

Immigrant stories certainly don’t demand tragedy to be legitimate, but The Tiger Hunter, with its pastiche of fish-out-of-water comedy and pointy collared shirts, ultimately feels weightless. Read full review

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