MellowPlex Score: 4.7/10
Total reviews: 0
31st October is a one-time watch
Review by: Rediff.com
Critic ReviewRating: 4.0 / 10
While a film like 31st October does play an important role in jabbing at the Collective Conscience of a nation, Patil does no justice to the story with his lame helmsmanship and equally disappointing narrative.
Mediocrity murders terrifying history
Review by: www.filmfare.com
Critic ReviewRating: 4.0 / 10
The only redeeming factor of the film is its political stance. The movie genuinely tries to depict the suffering of a community and the death toll that occurred on that fateful day. Anyone watching this film will have to settle for its intentions alone. Everything else in this melodramatic overdose is genuinely embarrassing.
Vir Das And Soha Ali Khan Shine In This Hard-Hitting And Gripping Film On 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots
Review by: ClapsNSlaps
Critic ReviewRating: 7.0 / 10
We give Shivaji Lotan Patil’s ‘31st October’ THUNDEROUS CLAPS for being a hard-hitting and gripping drama; along with great performances by all, especially Vir Das.
The good, the bad and the ugly of 1984 anti-Sikh riots
Review by: Hindustan Times
Critic ReviewRating: 5.0 / 10
There isn’t just one narrator or a central character. That shifts focus to some extent because sub-stories become a bit preachy about the riots. It’s all there in front of our eyes. Do we still need somebody to hammer it through our heads? If we do, then we are only going to take it as just another film about riots and not as a strictly non-repeatable crime.
31st October Review
Review by: Koimoi
Critic ReviewRating: 3.0 / 10
Vir Das was seen in a Sikh avatar recently in the extremely displeasing comic affair, Santa Banta Pvt Ltd. This time with a serious role at hand, Das tries hard to get his Sikh act right but fails to accomplish that. Not only is his accent a forced one but Das’s body language too is highly uncomfortable.
Soha Ali Khan's Film is Well-Intentioned
Review by: movies.ndtv.com
Critic ReviewRating: 5.0 / 10
31st October has its heart in the right place. What it lacks is genuine firepower. Despite the anger and anguish that drives it, it is unable to whip up urgency and force. A series of title cards at the end of the film fills the audience in with broad details of what happened on that fateful day and its aftermath. It is as if the horrors that it depicts in the previous 100 minutes or so aren't enough to get the point across.
Soha Ali Khan 
Vir Das 
Lakha Lakhwinder Singh 
Deepraj Rana 
Nagesh Bhonsle 
Shivaji Lotan Patil