With a 9.2 out of 10 rating on IMDb, the biographical drama starring actor Vikrant Massey and directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra has received the highest rating. It also holds the top rank among IMDb’s Top 250 Indian films.
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“12th Fail” has been rated the highest of all the global movies that have garnered at least 20,000 user votes in 2023.
The list of highest-rated films of 2023 has 12th Fail at the top, followed by ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ with a rating of 8.6. Other big films of the year follow suit with ‘Oppenheimer’ (8.4), ‘Godzilla Minus One’ (8.4), and Kannada film Kaiva (8.2) rounding off the top 5.
Moreover, ‘12th Fail’ has also made its place in the top 10 as Highest Rated Drama list of LetterBoxD 2023 year in Review.
Earlier, the movie has also been selected as the closing film for the Macau Asia-Europe Young Cinema Film Festival.
Vidhu is scheduled to attend the Macau premiere of “12th Fail,” which is based on the best-selling book by Anurag Pathak and tells the true story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma.
The film explores the arduous challenges faced by millions of students completing the UPSC entrance exam, using inspiration from true stories.
In addition to discussing exam preparation, the film delves into the difficulties faced by each candidate, examining the myriad personal issues that prospective students deal with at home and in their interpersonal connections while studying for exams.
The students experience severe emotional distress as a result, and they almost always give up or experience severe depression.
Ultimately a story of resilience, perseverance, and never giving up, ‘12th Fail’ stars Vikrant in the lead role, alongside Medha Shankar, Anant V Joshi, Anshumaan Pushkar, and Priyanshu Chatterjee in pivotal roles.
In November 2023, the movie was also submitted to the Oscars as an independent nomination.