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Gandhi (1982) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Gandhi (1982) a score of 3.4026 out of 4

based on (19) reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

In the middle of this epic film there is a quiet, small scene that helps explain why GANDHI is such a remarkable experience. Mahatma Gandhi, at the height of his power and his fame, stands ...read the complete Gandhi movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)

Overshadowing even Ben Kingsley's astonishing, transcendent performance in his first major screen role is a larger, more formidable presence: that of Gandhi himself. ...read the complete Gandhi movie review at Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)

UpcomingDiscs.com (Jeremy Frost)

After watching this epic film, I could see why it was the winner of multiple Academy Awards including Best Picture. I have to thank Columbia-Tristar for presenting this film in a DVD release that actually enhances the viewing experience of this amazing ...read the complete Gandhi movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (Jeremy Frost)

Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)

An amazing story, with great performances, splendid cinematography by Dean Semler and impressive stunt work (much of which Costner did himself). It doesn't preach too much about the pains the Indians suffered at the hands of the white man. ...read the complete Gandhi movie review at Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)

filmcritic.com (Joshua Tyler)

In a society rife with Robin Williams waterworks and Ben Affleck angst, it’s nice to have an occasional jolt of truth. Gandhi, while a couple of decades old now, still has that bold-faced honesty which we find so often lacking in many ...read the complete Gandhi movie review at filmcritic.com (Joshua Tyler)

Parent Previews

Who was Mohandas K. Gandhi? In 1982, after twenty years of effort, a biographical portrait was produced to try and capture the essence of the man who impacted the world with his desire for peaceful solutions to problems and adherence to a ...read the complete Gandhi movie review at Parent Previews

Netflix (James Rocchi)

Epic tale about one man's journey down the transforming path of wisdom and peace. ...read the complete Gandhi movie review at Netflix (James Rocchi)

DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)

...a huge, sprawling, old-fashioned epic...yet it manages also to maintain an intimacy with its subject that helps us to understand Gandhi as a person as much as an icon. ...read the complete Gandhi movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)

Reel.com

Most of the time, if an actor describes his film as "one of the last great epics," my first reaction would be to slap him. But when that actor is Ben Kingsley and the film is Gandhi, the statement almost seems modest. A sprawling, powerful epic about one ...read the complete Gandhi movie review at Reel.com

Movie Reviews UK

An epic interpretation of the forces which shaped Gandhi and how these filtered into his relationship with India, Gandhi portrays a man of deep simplicity. In the South Africa of 1893, casual racism and discrimination is forcefully embedded into the ...read the complete Gandhi movie review at Movie Reviews UK

Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)

Gandhi has been bandied about so often as an example of the Academy's tendency to give the Oscar to the safest, most important film that I half expected it to be wholly mawkish and terrible. It's really not nearly as bad as I feared it might be. ...read the complete Gandhi movie review at Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)

Dragan Antulov

Richard Attenborrough, British actor and director specialised for biographies of great historical figures or movies about important historical events, prepared more than a two decades for this film. The film is dedicated to the two great historical ...read the complete Gandhi movie review at Dragan Antulov

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