Blackmail vs The Lunchbox
Blackmail has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for The Lunchbox). The Lunchbox is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 1m. The Lunchbox is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Blackmail
The Lunchbox| Blackmail | The Lunchbox | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2013 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mu. Maran | Ritesh Batra |
| Main cast | Redin Kingsley, Ramesh Thilak, Muthukumar, Srikanth, Teju Ashwini | Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Irrfan Khan, Lillete Dubey, Nasirr Khan |
Synopsis
Blackmail
Trapped in escalating blackmail, Mani faces mounting danger as crime, passion, and greed intertwine, exposing hidden truths and changing allegiances throughout his ordeal.
The Lunchbox
A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality.
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