Name: Ugly
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Crime
Released: 2013-05-17
Duration: 2 h 8 min
Cast: Ronit Roy, Rahul Bhat, Vineet Kumar Singh, Tejaswini Kolhapure, Girish Kulkarni

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When a 10-year old girl goes missing, her stepfather races against time to investigate the kidnapping.

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Directed by: Anurag Kashyap
Written by: Anurag Kashyap
Produced by: Vikramaditya Motwane, Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl
Music by: G. V. Prakash Kumar, Brian McOmber

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Facts

May 17, 2013 · 2 h 8 min · Violence, Strong Language, Disturbing Imagery

Released: May 17, 2013
Runtime: 2 h 8 min
Content: Violence, Strong Language, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Crime
Original language: Hindi
Also spoken: Marathi
Made in: India
Budget: $700,000
Box office: $2 million
Available in: 16 countries

Tropes

Ate His Gun, Ransom Drop, I Never Said It Was Poison +9

Ate His Gun
Ransom Drop
I Never Said It Was Poison
Title Card
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Engineered Public Confession
I Have Your Wife
Good Cop/Bad Cop
Downer Ending
Interrupted Suicide
Grey-and-Gray Morality
The Butler Did It

12 of 20 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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Questions about Ugly

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Where can I stream Ugly?

It streams in 13 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is Ugly worth watching?

71

GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71 (IMDb 7.9 and Rotten Tomatoes 64%). Audiences rate it higher (83 out of 100) than critics (64).

Will I feel good after watching Ugly?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is Ugly in English?

HindiMarathi

No, it was made in Hindi, with some Marathi.

What tropes does Ugly use?

Ate His GunRansom DropI Never Said It Was PoisonTitle CardJack Bauer Interrogation TechniqueEngineered Public ConfessionI Have Your WifeGood Cop/Bad CopDowner EndingInterrupted SuicideGrey-and-Gray MoralityThe Butler Did Itand 8 more

TV Tropes lists 20 tropes for it, including Ate His Gun, Ransom Drop, and I Never Said It Was Poison.