The Lion King
PG

The Lion King

The king has returned.

2019 • 118 min • Adventure · Drama · Family · Animation

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Synopsis

Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.

Where to watch

Top billed cast

Director: Jon Favreau • Crew: Jeff Nathanson

Trailers & clips

Circle of Life Featurette

More To Be Scene

Bonus Trailer

Trailer - Take Home on DVD 25 November

Academy Conversations: The Lion King

Hamlet or The Lion King? Quiz

The Cast and Creators of The Lion King

"Hakuna Matata" Creators' Cover

Critic reviews

fresh

Not at all like the cartoon but not bad either. Let's face it, nothing the could do would or could match the Lion King cartoon original. NOTHING. So I have been a huge fan of Lion King since day one. I knew this would not be as good. There are parts i adore and parts i detest. I hate they left out Scar's song and only had a small clip... So much was left out. It COULD have been better but I really didnt expect it ...

rotten

**Its not as bad as Cats or Star Wars 9.** Disappointing and inconsistent. 2019 seems to be the year where the big movies were made to look good, but are in reality vapid and this is no exception. This looks good mostly (except when Simba is a "teenager" and a lack of genitals means that the animals do not look really real), but everything else is below average. Also, the "real-ness" of the animals make so...

rotten

_Vulgar Display of Dour_ _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._

freshTop critics

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog :) I don’t know how I should start, but I guess I’ll address something that people might ask: yes, it’s a SPOILER-FREE review. Why? Well, the story might follow the same essential plot points, and the characters might have similar narrative paths, but there are so many details that make this movie stand on its own. From tiny little improvements...

rotten

‘The Lion King’ is a catastrophe; a new low in the ever-diminishing returns of Disney’s endless run of remakes. There’s nothing redeeming about it, with every decision either ill-conceived or mishandled to the point of incompetence. In Favreau’s hands, ‘The Lion King’ is rendered thunderously dull, lacking in any tension or complex characterisation, taking a laboriously long time to go nowhere and never once justi...

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Details

TMDB audience
7.1/10 (10,833)
Age rating
PG
Status
Released
Budget
$260,000,000
Box office
$1,662,020,819
Franchise
The Lion King (Reboot) Collection
Official site
movies.disney.com

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