Gandhi (film) of 8/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Director Richard Attenborough is typically sympathetic and sure-handed, but it's Ben Kingsley's magnetic performance that acts as the linchpin for this sprawling, lengthy biopic." Metacritic gave the film a score of 79 out of 100 based on 16 critical reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". CinemaScore reported that audiences gave the film a rare "A+" grade. In 2010, the "Independent Film & Television Alliance" selected the film as one of the 30 Most Significant Independent Films of the last 30 years Gandhi (film) Gandhi is a 1982 epic historical drama film based on the
Gandhi (film) discuss the film negatively. Singh, a long term critic of Gandhi, also went on to co-author "Gandhi Under Cross Examination" with Timothy Watson. In the DVD edition of the 1998 film "Jinnah", the director's commentary of the film makes mention of the 1982 film. In the commentary, both Sir Christopher Lee, who portrayed the older Muhammed Ali Jinnah, and director Jamil Dehlavi criticised the film "Gandhi" for its portrayal of Jinnah, arguing it to be demonising and historically inaccurate. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively collected 54 reviews and judged 85% of them to be positive, with an average rating