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Filmi Score
Mixed
7 reviews
42
1 very good1 good1 mixed4 weak
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Critics agree Kingston's sea creature premise and second half VFX and action sequences are genuinely novel, but a bloated, convoluted first half, confusing flashbacks and weak screenplay leave it merely average.
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Summary
Kingston (2025, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 42 from 7 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on ZEE5 in India.
The sea off the coast of Thoovathor becomes cursed following a paranormal event in 1982. Kingston, a daring sea smuggler, ventures into the haunted waters with his friends to break the curse and bring hope back to their doomed village.
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The sea off the coast of Thoovathor becomes cursed following a paranormal event in 1982. Kingston, a daring sea smuggler, ventures into the haunted waters with his friends to break the curse and bring hope back to their doomed village.
Kingston (2025, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 42 from 7 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on ZEE5 in India.
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.
Onlykollywood calls Kingston an incomplete but visually striking big-screen experience, singling out its cinematography, VFX and two standout… Read it there →
Ananda Vikatan credits Kingston's cinematography, editing and second-half horror sequences as genuine strengths, but faults a weak, confusing… Read it there →
Cinema Express finds Kingston hopelessly convoluted, burying an intriguing sea-monster premise under endless backstories and expository… Read it there →
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26
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 7 readings; 4 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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Kingston: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Kingston's box office collection?
Kingston has a box office collection of ₹5.50 Cr worldwide (gross), made up of ₹5.50 Cr India gross and ₹0.00 Cr overseas gross. Figures are Sacnilk's, as of 26 Aug 2026, day 20. Grosses are contested in India, and money never feeds the Filmi Score.
How much has Kingston collected at the box office?
Kingston has collected ₹5.50 Cr worldwide in 20 days, as of 26 Aug 2026, according to Sacnilk.
Where can I watch Kingston?
Kingston is streaming on OTT: ZEE5 (India) and Vi Movies and TV (India). It can also be rented or bought on Google Play Movies (the US) and YouTube (the US). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Kingston?
Kingston has a Filmi Score of 42 (Mixed), the mean of 7 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 26 (Cinema Express) to 78 (OnlyKollywood). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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