City of Joy

1992

Action / Crime / Drama

14
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 56% · 16 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 74% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 6050 6.1K

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Plot summary

Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.

Director

Roland Joffé Photo
Roland Joffé

Top cast

Shabana Azmi Photo
Shabana Azmi as Kamla H. Pal
Pauline Collins Photo
Pauline Collins as Joan Bethel
Tamal Ray Chowdhury Photo
Tamal Ray Chowdhury as Surya
Patrick Swayze Photo
Patrick Swayze as Max Lowe
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1.21 GB
1204*720
English 2.0
PG-13
Subtitles
24 fps
2 hr 14 min
Seeds 3
2.24 GB
1792*1072
English 2.0
PG-13
Subtitles
24 fps
2 hr 14 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 9 / 10

I really enjoyed this movie. It does run

I really enjoyed this movie. It does run a bit long, but I thought it was well done. There are some moments where it is a little cheesy, but given how sad it is at points, I kind of felt they were well earned cheesy points. It worked well as a family movie.
Reviewed by R T 10 / 10

It shows the different way of thinking from

It shows the different way of thinking from the West than the Indians.
Reviewed by jon c 7 / 10

Welcome to the City of Joy, India The

Welcome to the City of Joy, India The late Patrick Swazye is accomplished surgeon Dr. Max Lowe His latest failure to save a small child in Texas forces him to leave home Hasari Pal meanwhile moves to Calcutta to start fresh with his family but it's hard to find a suitable home when crooks con them into already occupied houses Max is then robbed and left on the streets while exploring India The neighborhood is full of homeless and leper denizens The two men meet and begin a friendship while also working with another female doctor named Joan Settling in isn't easy though with Max being out of his element in a foreign land that forsakes most if its people especially when it comes to healthcare and providing aid He doesn't want to get too attached but becomes one with the villagers helping each of them while also contending with a crime overlord Running, spectate or permit are only 3 choices someone gets in life Swayze is excellent in an overlong story that still tells a tale of self-discovery It also works more fascinatingly as a quasi-documentary/travelogue than as a human drama Yes viewers might get sick of being stuck in the streets for long periods of time but it shows a change of scenery for a foreigner is life-changing
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