The Lunchbox

1h 44m · 2013 · Directed by Ritesh Batra · 4.1 / 5 on Letterboxd

The Lunchbox (2013) runs 1h 44m, directed by Ritesh Batra. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality.

Genres: Drama, Romance

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.