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Compulsion

  • TV Movie
  • 2008
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
337
YOUR RATING
Compulsion (2008)
Drama

An ageing chauffeur goes to extreme lengths for one night with his boss's beautiful daughter.An ageing chauffeur goes to extreme lengths for one night with his boss's beautiful daughter.An ageing chauffeur goes to extreme lengths for one night with his boss's beautiful daughter.

  • Director
    • Sarah Harding
  • Writer
    • Joshua St Johnston
  • Stars
    • Parminder Nagra
    • Ray Winstone
    • Ben Aldridge
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    337
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sarah Harding
    • Writer
      • Joshua St Johnston
    • Stars
      • Parminder Nagra
      • Ray Winstone
      • Ben Aldridge
    • 8User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Parminder Nagra
    Parminder Nagra
    • Anjika
    Ray Winstone
    Ray Winstone
    • Flowers
    Ben Aldridge
    Ben Aldridge
    • Alex
    Vincent Ebrahim
    • Satvik
    James Krishna Floyd
    James Krishna Floyd
    • Jaiman
    • (as James Floyd)
    Veena Sood
    Veena Sood
    • Shriya
    Emily Wachter
    • Claire
    Sargon Yelda
    Sargon Yelda
    • Hardik
    Bhasker Patel
    Bhasker Patel
    • Ranjit
    Emma Campbell-Webster
    • Nell
    Don Gallagher
    • Male Guest
    Jane How
    • Female Guest
    Laura Meakin
    Laura Meakin
    • Prostitute
    • (uncredited)
    Johanna Stanton
    Johanna Stanton
    • Prostitute
    • (uncredited)
    Chris Wilson
    Chris Wilson
    • Ambulance Paramedic
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sarah Harding
    • Writer
      • Joshua St Johnston
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews8

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    6buiger

    A very pleasant surprise...

    I found this to be a smart, original and well made TV-movie. It was interesting to the very end and the ending itself was completely non-conformist (which I loved). The film even tackles some of the problems modern women face in traditional societies and their fight (plight) to free themselves of these ancient shackles. Also, it paints a very realistic picture of today's multicultural high-class society in London.

    Some very decent acting throughout and good, unobtrusive sound. Coming from a TV production, a very pleasant surprise. If only more movies where made this way...
    7emmasnape-31717

    Slow & cringy but still entertaining

    I watched Compulsion a few years ago and having got the chance to watch it again last night I must admit my opinion on it has changed from the first time I watched it. What I remembered as being a brilliant thriller was actually very slow & cringy. I remembered it being sexy but this time round I found myself watching Ray Winston from behind a cushion.

    The story did hold my attention and so I would recommend but just to warn anyone with a weak stomach you do see Ray Winston naked which ain't pretty. The story is far fetched but does give hope to over weight middle aged men.
    7roger-pettit1

    An enjoyable, if slightly implausible, thriller

    Compulsion is a glossy, made for TV psychological thriller that provides 90 minutes or so of solid entertainment. Set in present day London, it tells the story of Anjika (played by Parminder Nagra). Anjika is the daughter of very wealthy Indian parents. She has just graduated from Cambridge University and, unbeknown to her parents, is in a relationship with a young Englishman, Alex (Ben Aldridge). Anjika's father wants her to marry the son of an Indian business partner of his, but Anjika is reluctant to do so. She wishes to pursue her own life with Alex and to free herself from her parents' stifling and controlling clutches. Her father's chauffeur, Flowers (Ray Winstone), offers to help Anjika resolve her problem. He is obsessed with Anjika - the "compulsion" of the title - and frames her unwanted suitor on a drugs charge. Things spiral out of control from there.

    Compulsion is undemanding but gripping. It is well-acted and scripted. And it deals with - admittedly somewhat cursorily - the issues of arranged marriage, cultural integration and psychological obsession in an entertaining way. The plot is a little implausible - I cannot say why I think that to be the case without revealing too much of what happens - but that is often the case with thrillers of this sort. This is a programme that is worth watching. 7/10.
    6rakesh-das-raku

    Ray Winstone's flick

    The only reason I watched this movie is Ray Winstone. What a remarkable man ! Once I got to know that this ia going to be an erotic thriller movie, I got ready for some bang-bang action from this hunky man. But, I got really disappointed when I found the Indian backdrop. No offense to M. Nagra though I liked her in Bend it like a Beckham but she's not suited for erotic type movies. I was really hoping highly explicit sex scenes and a nice ending but overall got disappointed. Anyways, Mr. Winstone is the best.
    10ripchch

    Compelling viewing

    Simply excellent , a pity more tv drama is not of this standard.

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    • Release date
      • May 4, 2009 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dürtü
    • Production company
      • Size 9 Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 33m(93 min)
    • Color
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