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Freida Pinto

Freida Pinto

Actor, also producer · Born October 18, 1984 (42) · Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Freida Selena Pinto (born 18 October 1984) is an Indian actress who has appeared mainly in American and British films. Born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra, she resolved at a young age to become an actress. As a student at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, she took part in amateur plays. After graduation, she briefly worked as a model and then as a television presenter. Pinto rose to prominence with her film debut in the drama Slumdog Millionaire (2008), winning a SAG Award and earning a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. She earned critical acclaim for her roles in Miral (2010), Trishna (2011), and Desert Dancer (2014). She also saw commercial success with the science fiction film Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), and the epic fantasy action film Immortals (2011). Pinto's other notable roles include You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), Love Sonia (2018), Hillbilly Elegy (2020), and Mr. Malcolm's List (2022). She also starred in the Showtime miniseries Guerrilla (2017), and had a recurring role in the Hulu series The Path (2018). Although the Indian press has credited Pinto with breaking the stereotypical image of an Indian woman in foreign films, she has been a lesser-known figure in Indian cinema and has rarely been featured in prominent productions in India. Along with her film career, she promotes humanitarian causes and is vocal about women's empowerment. Description above from the Wikipedia article Freida Pinto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
October 18, 1984 (42)
From
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
28 on Motif · 35 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 29% in 30 days

What are Freida Pinto's films like?

Across their 24 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
24%
Bonds
22%
Survival
16%
Power
12%
Society
12%
Morality
10%
Ideas
3%
Purpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 6 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 11

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 14 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 14 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 14
Shapeshifter
3 of 14
Hero
3 of 14
Mentor
2 of 14
Shadow
1 of 14
Herald
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Hopeful
12
Melancholic
12
Dread
5
Contemplative
6
Other
20

How their films linger

Hopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Freida Pinto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 28 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Freida Pinto's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

35 credits, 28 with a Motif page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender(2026)

    as Avatar Sonam (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Asteroid (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • My Mother's Wedding(2023)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Surface(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Grace Daaveed

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Malcolm's List(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Selina Dalton

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Number One(2021)

    as Meghna Rai

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Needle in a Timestack(2021)

    as Alex Leslie

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Intrusion(2021)

    as Meera Parsons

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Hillbilly Elegy(2020)

    as Usha

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Love Wedding Repeat(2020)

    as Amanda

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Only(2019)

    as Eva

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Malcolm's List (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Selina

  • Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle(2018)

    as Messua

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Love Sonia(2018)

    as Rashmi

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Yamasong: March of the Hollows(2017)

    as Geta (voice)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Guerrilla(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jas Mitra

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Past Forward (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Woman #2

  • The Path(2016)

    Show 13 episodes · as Vera

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Blunt Force Trauma(2015)

    as Colt

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Knight of Cups(2015)

    as Helen

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Unity(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Desert Dancer(2014)

    as Elaheh

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Frame (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Caroline Aranha

  • Girl Rising(2013)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Mindy Project(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Freida Pinto

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Day of the Falcon(2011)

    as Leyla

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Immortals(2011)

    as Phaedra

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Trishna(2011)

    as Trishna

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes(2011)

    as Caroline Aranha

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger(2010)

    as Dia

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Miral(2010)

    as Miral

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Slumdog Millionaire(2008)

    as Older Latika

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Boy at the Back of the Class (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Unaccustomed Earth (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Parul Chaudhury

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles, 33 of them dated from 1992 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

$482M worldwide

Highest rated

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026)

Film career

19922026

Peak 2021 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 11 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 35: 34 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thProducing1 of 35: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 32% of 22 roles
0813

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Freida Pinto's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Yamasong: March of the Hollows (2017)

82nd percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Freida Pinto's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 Motif titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles27–74 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles17–51 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles26–72 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles8–68 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles14–71 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Freida Pinto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Freida Pinto's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Antonio Banderas shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers