Best Bengali movies of the 2010s, ranked

The 11 best reviewed Bengali films of the 2010s in our records, ranked by the BMR score: every critic rating converted to one scale and averaged. 56 films are listed in this group and 11 have at least 2 critic reviews, the minimum to be ranked. First place: The Eunuch and the Flute Player (4.3/5). Across the 11 rated ones, the average critic score is 3.7/5, above the 3.3/5 average for all Bengali films.

Updated 15 Oct, 6:55 pm IST. Scores only, no opinions of ours.

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The Eunuch and the Flute Player

Fri, 15 Feb 2019

Directed by Kaushik Ganguly. With Ritwick Chakraborty, Riddhi Sen, Sujan Mukherjee.
Parimal is a woman trapped in a man’s body who runs away from home and joins a ghetto of eunuchs as Puti and sings at traffic signals to earn money.…
Drama · 1h 54m

Reviews

4.3
3 critics
2

Jaatishwar

Fri, 28 Feb 2014

Directed by Srijit Mukherji. With Prosenjit Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta, Swastika Mukherjee.
Rohit, a Gujarati, studies the life of Anthony Firengee, and in the process meets with a mysterious man Kushawl Hajra.
Music · 2h 30m

Reviews

4.3
2 critics
3

Chotushkone

Fri, 26 Sep 2014

Directed by Srijit Mukherji. With Parambrata Chatterjee, Aparna Sen, Goutam Ghose.
Four famous directors and old friends are reunited together by an unknown producer to make a film. They have to make four short story in this film with one common…
Drama · Thriller · 2h 28m

Reviews

4.1
3 critics
4

Rajkahini

Fri, 16 Oct 2015

Directed by Srijit Mukherji. With Rituparna Sengupta, Lily Chakravarty, Parno Mittra.
In August 1947, the British passed a bill regarding the partition of Bengal. Delving into the grim history of the Partition, Mukherjee's movie Rajkahini is woven around a border between…
Drama · History · 2h 40m

Reviews

4.0
3 critics
5

Byomkesh Phire Elo

Fri, 19 Dec 2014

Directed by Anjan Dutt. With Abir Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee, Ushasie Chakraborty.
Byomkesh is called upon for help by police to solve the murder mystery of a wealthy old man Benimadhab and his servant Meghraj. He and Ajit finds the case submerged…
Mystery · Thriller · 1h 47m

Reviews

3.7
4 critics
6

Belaseshe

Fri, 1 May 2015

Directed by Shiboprosad Mukherjee. With Soumitra Chatterjee, Swatilekha Sengupta, Rituparna Sengupta.
A story of relationships that explores the intricacies of the married life, of life-long companionship, of promises and expectations and love.
Drama · Family · 2h 21m

Reviews

3.6
4 critics
7

On A Sunday

Fri, 27 Dec 2019

Directed by Atanu Ghosh. With Jaya Ahsan, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tathagata Banerjee.
Fifteen years after they parted ways, Sayani, Law officer in a corporate firm meets Asimabha, a brilliant man leading a devious life, and they go through a unique journey with…
Drama · 1h 58m

Reviews

3.6
2 critics
8

Gumnaami

Wed, 2 Oct 2019

Directed by Srijit Mukherji. With Prosenjit Chatterjee, Anirban Bhattacharya, Biplab Dasgupta.
Gumnaami is a film based on the Mukherjee Commission Hearings which happened from 1999 to 2005 where the three theories about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's death were discussed and debated.…
Action · Drama · 2h 22m

Reviews

3.4
5 critics
9

Kolkatay Kohinoor

Fri, 15 Mar 2019

Directed by Santanu Ghosh. With Soumitra Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Indrani Dutta.
History unfolds many truths. The more we dig in, the more we come to know about the realities of the past. But sometimes, some truths remain hidden and unventured. It…
Thriller

Reviews

3.3
3 critics
10

Jyeshthoputro

Fri, 26 Apr 2019

Directed by Kaushik Ganguly. With Prosenjit Chatterjee, Ritwick Chakraborty, Sudipta Chakraborty.
A popular movie star, the eldest son of his parents, returns to his ancestral village for his father's funeral, only to unearth long-hidden complexities within his family.
Drama · 2h 5m

Reviews

3.3
2 critics
11

Zulfiqar

Fri, 7 Oct 2016

Directed by Srijit Mukherji. With Prosenjit Chatterjee, Dev, Parambrata Chatterjee.
A modern day adaptation of two of William Shakespeare's tragedies - Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.
Crime · Drama · 2h 20m

Reviews

3.0
4 critics

Quick answers

What is the best Bengali movie of the 2010s?

The Eunuch and the Flute Player has the highest BMR critic score in this group, 4.3/5 from 3 critics.

What are the top 3 Bengali movies of the 2010s?

The Eunuch and the Flute Player, Jaatishwar, Chotushkone.

How are Bengali movies of the 2010s rated overall?

Across the 11 rated ones, the average critic score is 3.7/5, above the 3.3/5 average for all Bengali films.

How is this ranking decided?

Each critic rating is converted to one common scale and averaged. Every critic counts the same. A film needs at least 2 scored critic reviews. Ties go to the film with more reviews. BMR estimates (read from reviews that print no rating) are marked and count less.

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Scores are the BMR score: every critic rating converted to one scale and averaged. Box office is Sacnilk's India net, Bengali version. A dash means the figure does not exist yet, never zero.