Accused Review
Director: Anubhuti Kashyap
Date Created: 2026-02-27 20:54
2.5
Accused Review: Directed by Anubhuti Kashyap, this psychological mystery thriller places a celebrated gynaecologist at the centre of a career-destroying scandal. Led by Konkona Sen Sharma as Dr Geetika and Pratibha Ranta as Meera alongside Monica Mahendru, Kallirroi Tziafeta, Daniele Secondi, Aditya Nanda, Sukant Goel and others, the film explores what happens when reputation, power, and personal identity collide in a deeply judgmental society.
Accused Review
Netflix’s Accused tells the story of a doctor, Geetika, whose professional ambition drives her success, but her rigidity leads to controversy. The male-dominated professional world has historically looked positively upon men who display rigid characteristics similar to Dr Geetika. The film illustrates very well how quickly judgments can be formed based upon the opinions of others, particularly when those opinions develop rapidly through an online platform. The anxiety experienced by someone judged before being given the opportunity to present their side of the story and the emotional toll it takes on both a single person and a career are also well portrayed in this film.
Delivering an outstanding performance, Konkona Sen Sharma plays Geetika as a flawed woman as well as a woman of great self-assurance; she doesn’t portray Geetika merely as a victim, but rather as a complex person with a healthy dose of arrogance and tenaciously human. As a result, the moral ambiguity of the characters elevates the storytelling and keeps people engaged in it; meanwhile, Pratibha Ranta as Meera provides strong emotional support. Her portrayal of an individual navigating through uncertainty and faithfulness is honest and reserved, providing a strong connection between the two actresses. The chemistry between these two actresses creates the most intense moments in the film, particularly during the transition from public disgrace to a fractured private relationship.
The Accused film excels in commenting on structures of power. It highlights how society perceives women and views their ambition as a threat. Society also imposes moral judgments on sexual acts very quickly after they have occurred. The inclusion of Geetika’s private life, particularly the negative attention surrounding her sexual preference, adds depth to the amount of psychological tension she feels. The film has an insightful and timely exploration of institutional politics and internal biases.
However, while the first half builds tension effectively, the narrative becomes more tenuously anchored as it continues to progress, leading to increasing levels of repetitiveness in the investigation-based aspect of the story that originally promised to produce a tightly woven thriller. The pacing drops off from time to time and creates a plateau of suspense rather than taking on an ever-increasing level as one approaches the resolution.
Furthermore, as the story nears its conclusion, the resolution, the emotional intensity doesn’t quite match the buildup. The climax is much too simple for a film that billed itself as a psychological-mystery type of film. The last part of the movie also lacks any form of a big twist or emotional payoff that would have contributed to a much better overall experience for the viewer.
The biggest downside of the 2026 movie Accused is that the concept felt like a fresh idea, which is bold and relevant, and that they had excellent cast members. There were parts of the film where it really seemed like the film was headed in the direction of being exceptional; however, at the conclusion, the film had too much of a safe ending that made the thrill of the thriller fall flat. So, if the audience went into the theatre expecting to be shocked or thoughtful about the movie, they should leave with a very slight feeling of satisfaction and very little feeling of someone wowing them with a great film!
That being said, Anubhuti Kashyap’s Accused has merit. It opens up conversations about gender, authority, public shaming, and personal responsibility. Along with being a film with a central character, it tries to showcase this character’s humanity without placing her in extremes of innocence or guilt. The film still has merit as a character-driven drama with social commentary for those who enjoy character-driven dramas.
Netflix Accused Review: Summing Up
In the end, Accused is a film I genuinely wanted to love. I expected it to be an amazing psychological thriller because the premise was strong and the cast was exceptional. However, I found myself disappointed because the film did not really reach its full potential as a suspenseful thriller. The movie was relatively okay, could be educational and has some very strong performers, but it did not live up to the definition of a sharp edge-of-the-seat thriller it aims to be.
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