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Filmi Score
Good
11 reviews
58
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What the critics say
Critics largely agree it's a stylish, loud fan-service showreel carried by Ajith's swagger, Arjun Das's villain turn and GV Prakash's music, but the story is thin, predictable and the second half sags, so it's recommended mainly to Ajith fans in theatres rather than general viewers.
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Summary
Good Bad Ugly (2025, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 58 from 11 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Netflix in the US.
AK, a powerful gangster, surrenders to the police, in hopes that his wife and son will live a peaceful life. When he is released 17 years later, he learns that his son is falsely accused of serious crimes. To protect him, he is forced to go back to his old ways, facing enemies, both old and new.
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Directed by Adhik Ravichandran · written by Adhik Ravichandran & B. Hari Krishna & S. J. Arjun & Ravi Kandasamy & Harish Manikandan & K. Raja & V. G. Balasubramanian · music G. V. Prakash Kumar
AK, a powerful gangster, surrenders to the police, in hopes that his wife and son will live a peaceful life. When he is released 17 years later, he learns that his son is falsely accused of serious crimes. To protect him, he is forced to go back to his old ways, facing enemies, both old and new.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
The reviewer, an avowed Ajith fan, praises the direction, VFX/de-aging work, Arjun Das's villain turn, and GV Prakash's music as thoroughly… Watch it there →
Reviewer calls it a decent theatrical watch built as a stylish fan-service showreel with strong presentation and performances, but says the… Watch it there →
The critic says the film worked for him as pure fan service — praising Ajith's screen presence, six looks, and GV Prakash's music — but calls the… Watch it there →
Reviewer calls the film brainless mass entertainment driven by fan-service elevation scenes with little logic, but praises Ajith's swagger and the… Watch it there →
A brief, largely descriptive review calling the film loud and entertaining with a commendable Arjun Das performance, but noting a familiar plot,… Read it there →
The critic says the film starts well but decays into an overused pile-up of old-song and hero references, with a 'horrible mess' second half and… Watch it there →
Reviewer found the film an unentertaining, illogical fan-service exercise with extended pointless fights and a weak second half. Despite stylish… Watch it there →
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12
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 11 readings; 3 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Good Bad Ugly: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Good Bad Ugly's box office collection?
Good Bad Ugly has a box office collection of ₹248.25 Cr worldwide (gross), made up of ₹180.75 Cr India gross and ₹67.50 Cr overseas gross. Figures are Sacnilk's, as of 26 Aug 2026, day 50. Grosses are contested in India, and money never feeds the Filmi Score.
How much has Good Bad Ugly collected at the box office?
Good Bad Ugly has collected ₹248.25 Cr worldwide in 50 days, as of 26 Aug 2026, according to Sacnilk.
Where can I watch Good Bad Ugly?
Good Bad Ugly is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Good Bad Ugly?
Good Bad Ugly has a Filmi Score of 58 (Good), the mean of 11 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 12 (Poolachokka) to 86 (Aswanth Kok). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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