

The White Tiger
Eat or get eaten up.
An ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller.
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7.0/10
1,045 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
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- Language
- English
- chauffeur
- based on novel or book
- delhi, india
- rags to riches
- class differences
- driver
- caste system
- master servant relationship
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Behind the camera
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Produced in
Singapore, United States of America, India
Where to watch
All optionsAvailability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Digital / OTTUANetflix22 Jan 2021
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)R13 Jan 2021
- Digital / OTTRNetflix22 Jan 2021
United KingdomGB
- Digital / OTT15Netflix22 Jan 2021
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical (limited)14 Jan 2021
- Digital / OTTNetflix22 Jan 2021
BrazilBR
- Digital / OTT18Netflix22 Jan 2021
FranceFR
- Digital / OTT16Netflix22 Jan 2021
GermanyDE
- Digital / OTT16Netflix22 Jan 2021
GreeceGR
- Digital / OTT16+Netflix22 Jan 2021
HungaryHU
- Digital / OTT16Netflix22 Jan 2021
JapanJP
- Digital / OTTR18+Netflix22 Jan 2021
PolandPL
- Digital / OTT16Netflix22 Jan 2021
RussiaRU
- Digital / OTTNetflix22 Jan 2021
Frequently asked questions
The White Tiger was released on 13 January 2021.
Audience reviews
3- M5/10
Manuel São Bento
1/21/2021
If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Even though The White Tiger isn’t exactly the first review I published in 2021, it was the first film I watched at the start of this new year. I really didn’t know what to expect. I’ve never seen anything from any actor involved in the movie or from the writer-director, Ramin Bahrani. I still follow the “trailer-free”…
- L8/10
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
3/9/2021
Humanity’s worst kept secret is that the world of wealth and privilege go hand in hand, and that idea is explored in “The White Tiger,” the big screen adaptation of Aravind Adiga‘s 2008 prize-winning novel. The author wrote the book as a critique of the state of things in his home country, but the situation in India and the story’s themes of corruption within the political system and the separation of the elite and w…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
8/2/2026
A little in the style of "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949), successful entrepreneur "Balram" (Adarsh Gourav) is writing a letter to the Chinese prime minster who is about to visit Delhi. Rather disparagingly referring to the such things as the prioritisation of plumbing over industrialisation, he paints a picture of the shared aspirations and values of the "brown" and "yellow" people whilst triumphantly stating that …
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