The story of Sami Malik, a young Indian who travels to 1970s America to become an engineer in order to impress his childhood crush and live up to the legacy of his father-a legendary tiger hunter back home. When Sami's job falls through, he takes a low-end job and joins with a gang of oddball friends in hopes of convincing his childhood sweetheart that he's far more successful than he truly is ... or perhaps ever could be.

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Based on 4 The Tiger Hunter Cinema reviews, The Tiger Hunter gets an average Cinema review score of 63. The score for all versions is 63 based on a total of 4 reviews.

70/100

www.nytimes.comCinema

With a likable cast and a wholesome message about the true meaning of success, The Tiger Hunter might balk at the harsher details of immigrant life, but it has a generosity of s...

2412d ago

70/100

www.thewrap.comCinema

First-timer Lena Khan’s comedy works better as a coming-to-America tale than in its contrived romance.

2412d ago

63/100

www.washingtonpost.comCinema

Thanks to the director Khan — who co-wrote the script and has an obvious fondness for her characters — The Tiger Hunter transcends comic stereotypes. But its predictable success...

2412d ago