Polite Society (2023)
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- PG-13
- 1h 44min
- Action, Comedy
- 28 Apr 2023 (USA)
- Movie
Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting her friends' help, she attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.
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Awards:
- 4 wins & 22 nominations.
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| Priya Kansara | ... |
Ria
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| Ritu Arya | ... |
Lena
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| Renu Brindle | ... |
Mrs Nawaz
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Rekha John-Cheriyan | ... |
Mrs Abbas
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| Seraphina Beh | ... |
Clara
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| Ella Bruccoleri | ... |
Alba
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Sally Ann | ... |
Edith
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| Jenny Funnell | ... |
Ms Spence
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Shona Babayemi | ... |
Kovacs
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| Shobu Kapoor | ... |
Fatima
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| Nimra Bucha | ... |
Raheela
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Sophie Aisling | ... |
Mrs Iqbal
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| Su McLaughlin | ... |
Mrs Ahmed
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| Jeff Mirza | ... |
Rafe
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| Akshay Khanna | ... |
Salim Shah
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| Tia Dutt | ... |
Jezah
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Ryan Laccohee | ... |
Sensei 1
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| Ulli Ackermann | ... |
Security Guard
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| James McNicholas | ... |
Head Waiter
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| Tom Bonington | ... |
Registrar
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| Eunice Huthart | ... |
Eunice Huthart (voice)
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Sania Shireen Haq | ... |
Dancer
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Hemali Patel | ... |
Dancer
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Anjlee Bathia | ... |
Dancer
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Aliya Meghjee | ... |
Dancer
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| Rob Lock | ... |
Sensei 2
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| Adam Rhys Williams | ... |
Magnus
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Pritom Ahmed | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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| Kishore Bhatt | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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| Nilesh Hindocha | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Rajesh Kalhan | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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| Parvinder Kaur | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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| Sue King-Spear | ... |
Lavish Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Nina Kumar | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Joss J. MacDonald | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Kas Meghani | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Arina Merzliakova | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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| Bharat Mistri | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Hannah Nazareth | ... |
Flirty Girl at the Party (uncredited)
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Richa Prakash | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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| Vinita Satchit | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Madhu Singh | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Racheal Tse | ... |
Mean Girl 3 (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Nida Manzoor | ||
Written by
| Nida Manzoor | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Rachel Alabaster | ... | co-producer |
| Tim Bevan | ... | producer |
| Eric Fellner | ... | producer |
| Cecilia Frugiuele | ... | executive producer |
| Olivier Kaempfer | ... | producer |
| Angela Moneke | ... | associate producer |
| Thea Paulett | ... | associate producer |
| John Pocock | ... | producer |
Music by
| Tom Howe | ||
| Shez Manzoor | ||
Cinematography by
| Ashley Connor | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Robbie Morrison | ||
Editorial Department
| Karl Barnes-Dallas | ... | head of di operations |
| Joe D'Ovidio | ... | first assistant editor |
| Michela de Nichilo | ... | post-production assistant |
| Hannah Dunnell | ... | post production supervisor |
| Gabriele Fedaraviciute | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Ségo Guyot | ... | first assistant editor |
| Sumit Malhotra | ... | colour assistant |
| Duncan Russell | ... | colorist |
| David Turner | ... | digital intermediate facility head of department |
| Kevin Tuti | ... | assistant editor |
| Marie Valentino | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Jamie Morgan | ... | colour assistant (uncredited) |
| Mackenzie Taylor | ... | Colour assist (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Aisha Bywaters | ||
Production Design by
| Simon Walker | ||
Art Direction by
| James Cross | ||
| Ellie Jones | ... | standby art director |
| Sophie Lockwood | ||
Set Decoration by
| Mandy Sorrin | ||
Costume Design by
| PC Williams | ||
Makeup Department
| Linda Azma | ... | junior hair and makeup artist: main team |
| Tina Brown | ... | hair and makeup artist: dailies |
| Claire Carter | ... | hair and makeup designer |
| Jess Clarke | ... | Hair & Makeup Artist |
| Sarah Edwards-Knight | ... | Crowd Hair and Makeup |
| Alison Hanken | ... | hair & make up crowd daily |
| Eszter Hercsik | ... | crowd hair & makeup artist |
| Lyndsey Jewell | ... | hair and makeup supervisor |
| Melanie Lindsey | ... | crowd makeup supervisor |
| Laura McGowan-Faulkner | ... | hair and makeup artist (as Laura McGowan) |
| Siobhán McGrath | ... | Crowd Makeup and Hair Artist |
| Ili Newson | ... | Hair and Makeup Artist Daily |
| Tonee Roberio | ... | makeup artist |
| Kelly Sadler | ... | crowd hair & makeup |
| Hannah Shaikh | ... | hair and makeup trainee |
| Ella Louise Tanner | ... | Daily Hair & Makeup Trainee |
| Lucy Vick | ... | crowd makeup junior (as Lucy Hannah Vick) |
| Celia Wright | ... | crowd hair & makeup |
| Paige McKiernan | ... | Makeup and hair trainee crowd (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Paul Milligan | ... | unit manager |
| Angela Moneke | ... | Senior Production Executive: Working Title Films |
| Tiffany Tiesiera | ... | executive in charge of production: Focus Features |
| Daniel Watkins | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Clare Awdry | ... | first assistant director |
| Darren Baba | ... | key second assistant director |
| Olly Douglas | ... | Crowd PA |
| Christian Jeffcoat | ... | Crowd second assistant director |
| JJ McAllister | ... | crowd third assistant director |
| Ross McGowan | ... | Crowd third assistant director: dailies |
| Daniel Panyko | ... | Crowd PA |
| Leah Rose | ... | additional third assistant director |
Art Department
| Voy Bach | ... | standby props |
| Dan Carter | ... | carpenter supervisor |
| Rebecca Cozier | ... | art department trainee |
| Ana Gold | ... | production buyer |
| Ricardo Hernandez | ... | construction manager |
| Sam Hindhaugh | ... | props |
| Hibah Hoque | ... | assistant graphic designer |
| Martin Kerridge | ... | Construction Manager |
| Gabrielle Laugier-Davies | ... | set dresser |
| Alex Lingford | ... | standby props |
| Melanie May | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Anthony Newton Mensah | ... | props |
| Philippa Mumford | ... | assistant art director |
| Steve Patterson | ... | construction manager |
| Rebel Rebel | ... | Floral Artist |
| Tom Roberts | ... | property master |
| Zöe Seabrook | ... | standby props (as Zoe Seabrook) / trainee props (as Zoe Seabrook) |
| Sally Sharp | ... | petty cash buyer |
| Kate Trevessey | ... | graphics |
| Jasmine Wong | ... | art department assistant |
| Laurice Yusuf | ... | art department assistant |
| Chris Edwards | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Maggy Apodaca | ... | dialogue editor (as Magali Ayala Apodaca) |
| Stuart Bagshaw | ... | foley editor |
| Jeremy Brown | ... | Production Sound Mixer: Dailies |
| Tony Diaz | ... | adr mixer |
| George Elliott | ... | sound mix technician |
| Simon Hill | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Declan Ilett | ... | mix technician |
| Adam Johnson | ... | dialogue editor |
| Victoria Lockwood | ... | boom operator |
| Tushar Manek | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jay Price | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Rob Price | ... | foley mixer |
| Angus Puczyniec | ... | sound trainee: dailies |
| Tristan Rose | ... | adr mixer |
| Amée Simpson | ... | boom operator |
| Tija Skvarciute | ... | Sound Trainee |
| Milos Stojanovic | ... | adr mixer |
| Dario Swade | ... | sound effects editor |
| Jason Swanscott | ... | foley artist |
| David Turner | ... | sound post facility head of department |
| Alastair Widgery | ... | production sound mixer |
Special Effects by
| Martin Jones | ... | special effects |
| Scott MacIntyre | ... | special effects supervisor |
| John Schoonraad | ... | special effects: sfx lamb foetus |
Visual Effects by
| Des Anwar | ... | Associate Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Keith Barton | ... | head of systems: Automatik VFX |
| Felix Brokbals | ... | visual effects artist |
| Darren Coffey | ... | digital compositor |
| Lou Datchens | ... | visual effects line producer: automatik vfx |
| Paddy Eason | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Anna Fuller-Clarke | ... | VFX Editor |
| Gabriela Goncalves | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Joshua Gotto | ... | digital compositor |
| Elysia Greening | ... | digital compositor: Automatik VFX |
| Michael Harrison | ... | compositing supervisor |
| Bhumika Mayer | ... | visual effects producer |
| Francesco Presutti | ... | digital compositor |
| Craig Travis | ... | lead animation |
| Tom Young | ... | Flame Artist |
Stunts
| Guiomar Alonso | ... | stunt double Nimbra Bucha |
| Francesca Cozier | ... | stunt double |
| Claudia Heinz | ... | stunt performer |
| Ayesha Hussain | ... | stunt performer |
| Crispin Layfield | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Rob Lock | ... | Fight Arranger |
| Christina Petrou | ... | stunt performer |
| Ansko Pitkänen | ... | stunt performer |
| Adam Rhys Williams | ... | fight arranger's assistant |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Phil Arntz | ... | aerial director of photography |
| Jason Beharie | ... | camera trainee |
| Alessandra Bellini | ... | lighting technician |
| Emma Boswell | ... | drone supervisor |
| Tom Campbell | ... | electrician |
| Damian Cooper | ... | best boy |
| Malcolm Cooper | ... | b cam grip |
| Georgie Day | ... | lighting technician |
| Nicolas Di Matteo | ... | Grip Trainee |
| Alex Dias | ... | video playback operator |
| Clare Fuller | ... | aerial camera assistant |
| Noah Furrer | ... | desk operator |
| Gordon J. Goodwin | ... | gaffer |
| William Horwell | ... | electrician |
| Adam Jasinski | ... | Video Assistant |
| Will Lyte | ... | camera operator |
| Fred Mallin | ... | rental house technician: not on production |
| Suellen Meidell | ... | a cam grip / a camera grip / best girl grip |
| Nick Mitchell | ... | rigging electrician |
| Axel Morin | ... | dailies electrician |
| Matthew Newton | ... | hod electrical rigger |
| James Osborn-Brown | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Mark Rafferty | ... | rigging best boy |
| Tom Rogers | ... | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Cenay Said | ... | camera operator: dailies |
| Jessica Saunders | ... | central loader |
| Parisa Taghizadeh | ... | still photographer |
| Steve Wells | ... | key grip |
| Rhys Winter-James | ... | rigging electrician |
| James Woodbridge | ... | Movi XL Technician: dailies |
| Al Marshall | ... | digital imaging technician: dailies (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Tara Ahmed | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Rhianna Bell | ... | crowd daily |
| Beth Bilcliffe | ... | crowd |
| Kamarl Di Lieto | ... | costume assistant |
| Nazareno Di Nicola | ... | costume buyer |
| Emelia Gaisie | ... | daily costume crowd |
| Misty Dee Griffiths | ... | assistant costume designer (as Misty Griffiths) |
| Myriam Laraki | ... | costume supervisor |
| William McGovern | ... | Daily crowd standby |
| Claudio Mistretta | ... | Crowd Costume Standby |
| Nana O | ... | crowd costume daily |
| Onayimi Ofoye | ... | costume assistant |
| Heather Marie Patching | ... | costume standby |
| Shyanne Sanders | ... | costume trainee |
| Justin Selway | ... | costume supervisor |
| Laura Sully | ... | principal cast standby |
| Ray Wooldridge | ... | principal cast standby |
Location Management
| Billy Corp | ... | Location Marshall |
| Keith Hatcher | ... | location manager |
| Oliver Hatcher | ... | assistant location manager |
| Darren Pratt | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Mat Bartram | ... | Score Engineer |
| Richard Bissill | ... | Musician: French horn |
| Rachel Bolt | ... | musician: viola |
| David Butterworth | ... | orchestrator |
| Jenna Fentimen | ... | Score Agent |
| James Fountain | ... | featured musician: trumpet |
| Isobel Griffiths | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Carly Hildebrand | ... | music supervisor |
| Tom Howe | ... | conductor / guitar: piano |
| Jake Jackson | ... | score mixer |
| Poppy Kavanagh | ... | Temp Music Editor |
| Anjali Khandelwal | ... | playback singer |
| Dylan Love | ... | score technical assistant |
| Steve Mair | ... | musician: double bass |
| Ed Marquis | ... | score agent |
| Dave Jewerén Moore | ... | music editor |
| Leo Nicholson | ... | copyist |
| Andy Patterson | ... | music editor |
| Steve Pearce | ... | featured musician: bass guitar |
| Evan Rogers | ... | orchestrator |
| Amy Stewart | ... | orchestra contractor: Isobel Griffiths |
| Jill Streater | ... | Head of music preparation |
| Ian Thomas | ... | featured musician: drums |
| Bruce White | ... | Viola |
| Martin Williams | ... | musician |
| Phoebe Workman | ... | assistant to music editor |
| Natalie Hayden | ... | music supervisor (uncredited) |
| Allen Walley | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Francesca Brooks | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Norman Parr | ... | Facilities Captain |
Additional Crew
| John Alfred | ... | Finance Executive |
| Najma Alinour | ... | production runner |
| Jon Baker | ... | Armourer |
| Jerome Bednall | ... | assistant accountant |
| Nileeka Bose | ... | choreographer |
| Andrew DeFrancis | ... | SVP business affairs: Focus Features |
| Lily Donnelly | ... | assistant: Tim Bevan |
| Yarit Dor | ... | intimacy coordinator |
| Kim Doran | ... | covid supervisor |
| Tom Etheridge | ... | production assistant |
| Zoe Flower | ... | unit publicist |
| Adam Geoghegan | ... | Covid Assissant |
| Jessica Halladey | ... | payroll accountant |
| Savanna Hart | ... | production coordinator |
| Gemma Kent | ... | financial controller |
| Sam Kent | ... | 1st assistant accountant |
| Debbie Kim | ... | production executive |
| Stefan Krista | ... | health & safety advisor |
| Ethan McDowell | ... | covid coordinator |
| Jemaima Mendoza | ... | assistant: Ms Manzoor |
| Claire O'Neill | ... | assistant: Eric Fellner |
| Lily Papworth | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Ann Pattison-Bingham | ... | asset coordinator |
| John Rakoff | ... | production covid supervisor |
| Malika Ruzmetova | ... | assistant: Mr Pocock and Mr Kaempfer |
| Chris Sales | ... | C-19 Assistant Coordinator |
| Catherine Scahill | ... | assistant: Eric Fellner |
| Hannah Sherwood | ... | production secretary |
| Tamannara Siddik | ... | runner |
| Kari-Ann Trachmann | ... | crowd pa |
| Abby Vickers | ... | assistant: Tim Bevan |
| Adrian Wilkinson | ... | covid supervisor |
| Lin Wong | ... | covid coordinator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Focus Features (2023) (United States) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2023) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (2023) (Non-US) (theatrical)
- Amazon Prime Video (2023) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Apple TV+ (2023) (World-wide) (video) (VOD)
- Peacock (2023) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Starz (2024) (United States) (tv)
- Studio Distribution Services (SDS) (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray) (through)
- Studio Distribution Services (SDS) (2023) (United States) (DVD) (through)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray) (through Studio Distribution Services)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2023) (United States) (DVD) (through Studio Distribution Services)
Special Effects
- Automatik VFX (visual effects)
Other Companies
- ARRI Rental (camera and grip equipment provided by)
- Back Lot Music (soundtrack)
- Halo Post Production (post-production facilities)
- Marc Graue Recording Studios (post-production sound services)
- Moving Picture Logistics (swing drivers supplied by)
- Team Engine (production software provided by)
- Universal Extras (extras casting)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A merry mash up of sisterly affection, parental disappointment and bold action, Polite Society follows martial artist-in-training Ria Khan who believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood. Written by Focus Features |
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| Taglines | Big trouble. Little sister. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The trailer spoils the ending of the movie. See more » |
| Goofs | After Ria writes the word "diplomacy" on the chalkboard, the word itself changes in appearance and location in the next scene before reverting back to the original form. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in I Watched 45 Movies in 1 Week | 'Talk to Me' and the Best Movies of Sundance 2023 Explained (2023). See more » |
| Soundtracks | You Me Bullets Love See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Title appears on screen in English, Urdu, and Hindi. See more » |
| Quotes |
Ria:
The gods whispered to the warrior, 'You will not withstand the fury.' The warrior whispers back, 'I am the fury!' See more » |