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Polite Society

Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting her friends' help, she attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.

Director

Nida Manzoor

Year

Genre

Box Office

$1,595,585

Production

Working Title Films,Parkville Pictures

Awards

4 wins & 22 nominations

Homepage

https://www.universalpictures.co.uk/micro/polite-society

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Ria

Lena

Mrs Nawaz

Mrs Abbas

Rekha John-Cheriyan

Clara

Alba

Ella Bruccoleri

Edith

Ms Spence

Kovacs

Fatima

Raheela

Mrs Iqbal

Mrs Ahmed

Rafe

Salim Shah

Jezah

Sensei 1

Security Guard

Head Waiter

James McNicholas

Registrar

Eunice Huthart

Dancer

Sania Shireen Haq

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Sensei 2

Magnus

Adam Rhys Williams

Wedding Guest

Wedding Guest

Wedding Guest

Wedding Guest

Lavish Party Guest

Wedding Guest

Waiter

Joss J. MacDonald

Wedding Guest

Waitress

Arina Merzliakova

Wedding Guest

Flirty Girl at the Party

Hannah Nazareth

Wedding Guest

Wedding Guest

Wedding Guest

Mean Girl 3

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Go. Go. Go. - Polite Society

Shitting shit. Shit, shit, shit! - Polite Society

Shitting shit. Shit, shit, shit!

The gods whisper to the warrior You will not withstand the fury - Polite Society

The gods whisper to the warrior You will not withstand the...

The gods whisper to the warrior, - Polite Society

The gods whisper to the warrior,

The warrior whispers back… - Polite Society

The warrior whispers back…

So, - Polite Society

You can't let Spence smell your fear.
She's a bloodhound for the stuff. - Polite Society

You can't let Spence smell your fear. She's a bloo...

Ms Khan would you say a career as a stuntwoman is a serious one - Polite Society

Ms Khan would you say a career as a stuntwoman is a serious...

Well, that's with Alba's aunt
at the Royal Shakespeare Company. - Polite Society

Well, that's with Alba's aunt at the Royal Shakesp...

Then why isn't Kovacs studying
the inner workings of money laundering - Polite Society

Then why isn't Kovacs studying the inner workings of mo...

It says here that you'd like to do your
internship with stuntwoman Eunice Huthart. - Polite Society

It says here that you'd like to do your internship with...

Uh… - Polite Society

Like I said,
you are literally my favorite stuntwoman. - Polite Society

Like I said, you are literally my favorite stuntwoman.

Like, ever since I saw you backflip
off that helicopter, - Polite Society

Like, ever since I saw you backflip off that helicopter,

Yeah, mate, you do. - Polite Society

Yeah, mate, you do.

Yeah, you don't need some piddly career
week bollocks to fulfill your destiny. - Polite Society

Yeah, you don't need some piddly career week bollocks t...

Oh, - Polite Society

I'm not a stinking doctor. - Polite Society

I'm not a stinking doctor.

He just bought me a car! - Polite Society

He just bought me a car!

You're too feeble
to be a stuntwoman. - Polite Society

You're too feeble to be a stuntwoman.

Will… - Polite Society

Ladies, have some decorum, for God's sake. - Polite Society

Ladies, have some decorum, for God's sake.

♪ Mama said there'll be days like this ♪ - Polite Society

♪ Mama said there'll be days like this ♪

♪ Mama said there'll be days like this ♪ - Polite Society

♪ Mama said there'll be days like this ♪

-Please! Please, Lena!
-No. I said no! I don't wanna! - Polite Society

-Please! Please, Lena! -No. I said no! I don't wanna!

-And I show him only the best girls.
-Mmm. - Polite Society

-And I show him only the best girls. -Mmm.

He's like, "Ma, I don't like this one." - Polite Society

He's like, "Ma, I don't like this one."

Mm-hmm.
He's such a wonderful boy, mashallah. - Polite Society

Mm-hmm. He's such a wonderful boy, mashallah.

He's been working so hard
setting up his new lab. - Polite Society

He's been working so hard setting up his new lab.

And I'm like,
Allah, please let him find a nice girl. - Polite Society

And I'm like, Allah, please let him find a nice girl.

They're fine.
Just-- Just great. - Polite Society

They're fine. Just-- Just great.

♪ Dance, free yourself ♪ - Polite Society

♪ Dance, free yourself ♪

♪ Free us ♪ - Polite Society

♪ Free us ♪

-I heard she dropped out of art school.
-Oh… - Polite Society

-I heard she dropped out of art school. -Oh…

She is very pretty at least. Mashallah. - Polite Society

She is very pretty at least. Mashallah.

You know, Saclain is looking for
a receptionist for his dentist practice. - Polite Society

You know, Saclain is looking for a receptionist for his dent...

-If you wanted to work there--
-Rafe. Are you mad? - Polite Society

-If you wanted to work there-- -Rafe. Are you mad?

Uh, she's an artist.
Not a pencil-pounding desk shagger. - Polite Society

Uh, she's an artist. Not a pencil-pounding desk shagger...

She realized that art school
was not serious, - Polite Society

She realized that art school was not serious,

And I… - Polite Society

Do you think your father sends you
to that school for you to be a stuntwoman? - Polite Society

Do you think your father sends you to that school for you to...

And I don't wanna hear another peep - Polite Society

And I don't wanna hear another peep

Raheela Auntie has invited us
to her Eid soiree, - Polite Society

Raheela Auntie has invited us to her Eid soiree,

Raheela and I-- - Polite Society

Raheela and I--

But there isn't a chance in France
me or Lena are gonna be caught dead - Polite Society

But there isn't a chance in France me or Lena are gonna...

Hello. God! Look at you guys. - Polite Society

Hello. God! Look at you guys.

Come. Let me take you to the parlor
where Salim and all the young people are. - Polite Society

Come. Let me take you to the parlor where Salim and all the ...

He looks me up and down and he goes, - Polite Society

He looks me up and down and he goes,

Can I get anyone a drink?
Does anyone want any more… - Polite Society

Can I get anyone a drink? Does anyone want any more…

But he's still got shitloads of money,
so I totally would. - Polite Society

But he's still got shitloads of money, so I totally wou...

I always imagined
this, like, old, beardy, fat guy. - Polite Society

I always imagined this, like, old, beardy, fat guy.

Saving babies and shit. Making sure
their chromosomes aren't wonky. - Polite Society

Saving babies and shit. Making sure their chromosomes aren&#...

Look at them. Parading themselves around
for some wife-hungry, womanizing skeeze. - Polite Society

Look at them. Parading themselves around for some wife-hungr...

Apparently, art school dropout
is his flavor of choice-- - Polite Society

Apparently, art school dropout is his flavor of choice--

Oh, my God, Ria. Chill out.
It is just a bit of fun. - Polite Society

Oh, my God, Ria. Chill out. It is just a bit of fun.

You're-- You're pretty, you're thin,
you're charming. - Polite Society

You're-- You're pretty, you're thin, you'...

Fine. Shag him, then cut him loose.
Clean and simple. - Polite Society

Fine. Shag him, then cut him loose. Clean and simple.

♪ Now this is for my gangsters ♪ - Polite Society

♪ Now this is for my gangsters ♪

Is she, um-- Is she really busting
your balls to settle down then? - Polite Society

Is she, um-- Is she really busting your balls to settle down...

Well, I mean, like, the normal amount
for a Pakistani mother with an only son. - Polite Society

Well, I mean, like, the normal amount for a Pakistani mother...

-Do you know it's terrible? It's--
-It's not-- Oh, my God. - Polite Society

-Do you know it's terrible? It's-- -It's not-...

Um… - Polite Society

But, um, - Polite Society

Um… - Polite Society

So, to answer your question,
what do I do, uh, - Polite Society

So, to answer your question, what do I do, uh,

You know, um… - Polite Society

You know, um…

I think it's really great
to just allow yourself to be, - Polite Society

I think it's really great to just allow yourself to be,

Oh, come on.
Really, Lena? - Polite Society

Oh, come on. Really, Lena?

Act one, Lena splashes
onto the art school scene, - Polite Society

Act one, Lena splashes onto the art school scene,

Act two, even with all
the talent in the world, - Polite Society

Act two, even with all the talent in the world,

Seeking temporary solace
in the firm bosom of a fit guy. - Polite Society

Seeking temporary solace in the firm bosom of a fit guy.

Dear Eunice, sorry to email again. - Polite Society

Dear Eunice, sorry to email again.

I know you must be super busy
working on a Marvel or a Star War, - Polite Society

I know you must be super busy working on a Marvel or a Star ...

I'm still doing my fight videos
and training every week. - Polite Society

I'm still doing my fight videos and training every week...

She's been seeing this guy
who I think is a bit of a smarmy wanker. - Polite Society

She's been seeing this guy who I think is a bit of a sm...

I mean, what is it with men? Am I right? - Polite Society

I mean, what is it with men? Am I right?

I'm no expert,
but they just seem to destroy things. - Polite Society

I'm no expert, but they just seem to destroy things.

-The economy, the ozone, the rain forests.
-Keep going. - Polite Society

-The economy, the ozone, the rain forests. -Keep going.

It's like the whole universe
revolves around them, - Polite Society

It's like the whole universe revolves around them,

If you're ever free for a coffee
or, like, an informal chat, I'd love that. - Polite Society

If you're ever free for a coffee or, like, an informal ...

Hi, Ria. How was school? - Polite Society

Hi, Ria. How was school?

He's 32, big shot, geneticist,
setting up some fancy new lab. - Polite Society

He's 32, big shot, geneticist, setting up some fancy ne...

He's also the mastermind
behind derailing Lena's future. - Polite Society

He's also the mastermind behind derailing Lena's f...

Sisters - Polite Society

So that leaves it to us
to break off this sham wedding. - Polite Society

So that leaves it to us to break off this sham wedding.

Yeah, like, verbiage.
Strongly worded verbiage. - Polite Society

Yeah, like, verbiage. Strongly worded verbiage.

This is uncool, Ba. Highly uncool. - Polite Society

This is uncool, Ba. Highly uncool.

Ria, it's hard for you girls
to find a suitable match these days - Polite Society

Ria, it's hard for you girls to find a suitable match t...

And you shouldn't see it like, "Oh, no.
Lena's got an arranged marriage." No. - Polite Society

And you shouldn't see it like, "Oh, no. Lena'...

You should see it like Lena has outsourced
the search for a suitable match to us, - Polite Society

You should see it like Lena has outsourced the search for a ...

Polite Society poster

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Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting her friends' help, she attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.

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Director: Nida Manzoor

Writer: Nida Manzoor

Production: Working Title Films,Parkville Pictures

Genre: action, comedy

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 75/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: $1,595,585

Released: 28 Apr 2023

Awards: 4 wins & 22 nominations

Homepage: https://www.universalpictures.co.uk/micro/polite-society

Also watch: Ascension, Rye Lane, Golda, Concrete Utopia, Theater Camp, Old Dads, The Birdcage, Kill Boksoon, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody, End of Days, Vesper, Lemonade Mouth, Jeanne du Barry, The Burial, The Banker, Bottoms, The Color Purple