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  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 108 Media
  • 2 h 26 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 108 Media
  • 2 h 26 m

Summary At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, as India proclaims independence from Great Britain, two newborn babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. Saleem Sinai, the illegitimate son of a poor woman, and Shiva, the offspring of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destiny meant for each other. Their lives become mysteri...

Directed By: Deepa Mehta

Written By: Salman Rushdie, Deepa Mehta

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 108 Media
  • 2 h 26 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 108 Media
  • 2 h 26 m

Midnight's Children

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews
56
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, as India proclaims independence from Great Britain, two newborn babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. Saleem Sinai, the illegitimate son of a poor woman, and Shiva, the offspring of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destiny meant for each other. Their lives become mysteri...

Directed By: Deepa Mehta

Written By: Salman Rushdie, Deepa Mehta

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews
56
41% Positive
7 Reviews
59% Mixed
10 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews
56
41% Positive
7 Reviews
59% Mixed
10 Reviews
0% Negative
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83
May 9, 2013
Not only compelling and complex, but educational.
By Marc Mohan FULL REVIEW
63
Jul 3, 2013
There’s simply too much going on here — too many subplots, too many symbols, too many expendable characters — and certain interesting threads aren’t able to develop fully.
By Mary Houlihan FULL REVIEW
63
Apr 26, 2013
The result is no masterpiece, but neither is it a disaster. In its steady great-books way, the film is often truthful and moving.
By Farran Smith Nehme FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 25, 2013
The film needs an injection of Bollywood’s unembarrassed, anything-goes, bigger-than-life spirit, which embraces willy-nilly — as does Mr. Rushdie’s novel — the vulgar, the fanciful and the frankly unbelievable.
By Rachel Saltz FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 1, 2013
The movie's pace flags a good deal once Bangladesh has been born in 1971, and the adult characters are much less interesting than their child counterparts, but there's enough here to entertain – and to send audiences back to the book.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 1, 2013
It’s a vibrant journey, but not a terribly illuminating one.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
40
Apr 23, 2013
A miniseries, which the BBC once planned, might have worked. In this form, Midnight’s Children has the paradoxical misfortune of being both too rushed and too wearingly long.
By Eric Hynes FULL REVIEW

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Production Company David Hamilton Productions, Hamilton-Mehta Productions, Number 9 Films
Release Date Apr 26, 2013
Duration 2 h 26 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline A child and country were born at midnight once upon a time
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Awards

Canadian Screen Awards, CA
• 2 Wins & 8 Nominations
Valladolid International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Directors Guild of Canada
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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