Lion (2016)
91%RT Audience Score: 91%
Awards & Nominations: Won 2 Oscars
40 wins & 35 nominations total
Lion’s undeniably uplifting story and talented cast make it a moving journey that transcends the typical cliches of its genre.
Lion is a movie that will make you laugh, cry, and want to hug your loved ones. It’s a heartwarming story about a young man’s journey to find his family and his place in the world. Dev Patel gives a powerful performance that will leave you in awe, and the scenes in India are breathtaking. Sure, it may have some flaws, but overall, Lion is a must-see movie that will leave you feeling inspired and grateful for the people in your life. Just make sure you have some tissues handy!
Production Company(ies)
Ear Goggles
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures – 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
G
Year of Release
1994
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby (Dolby Stereo Spectral Recording, original release)
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1 (original ratio)
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Runtime:2h 1m
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Language(s):English, Swahili, Xhosa, Zulu
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Country of origin:United States, United Kingdom, Australia
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 2016 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 21, 2017
Genre(s)
Drama/Biography
Keyword(s)
Worldwide gross: $1,063,611,805
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $2,151,820,033
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 13
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 234,658,673
US/Canada gross: $422,783,777
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $855,344,588
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 21
US/Canada opening weekend: $1,586,753
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $3,210,200
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,154
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $45,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $91,040,642
Production budget ranking: 454
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $49,025,386
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $2,011,754,005
ROI to date (est.): 1,436%
ROI ranking: 73
Rooney Mara – Lucy
David Wenham – John Brierley
Nicole Kidman – Sue Brierley
Abhishek Bharate – Guddu
Divian Ladwa – Mantosh Brierley
Director(s)
Garth Davis
Writer(s)
Luke Davies
Producer(s)
Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Angie Fielder
Film Festivals
Cannes, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
Won 2 Oscars
40 wins & 35 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (269) | Top Critics (65) | Fresh (226) | Rotten (43)
The beginning is harrowing and the end is heartbreaking.
June 6, 2018 | Rating: 7.8/10
Christy Lemire
What the Flick?!
TOP CRITIC
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a movie that’s this much about the experience of adoption and the relation between adoptive parents and adopted children…it’s a rich subject that we don’t see much in film.
June 6, 2018 | Rating: 6.5/10
Alonso Duralde
What the Flick?!
TOP CRITIC
Despite its wavering focus from its fascinating lead to his white supporting actors, this is an inspiring story about one young man’s search for identity
April 1, 2017 | Rating: 1-5 stars
Candice Frederick
Reel Talk Online
TOP CRITIC
If you don’t blub at the end, you may wish to secede from the human species.
January 23, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
Donald Clarke
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
A deeply empathetic performance from Dev Patel and an unflinching view of child poverty on the streets of Calcutta provide a winning edge to Lion.
January 23, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Google Earth has blind spots and so does Lion. Still, it covers an awful lot of ground and the views are stunning.
January 22, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
Charlotte O’Sullivan
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
A picture that comes by its emotions honestly.
April 10, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
When it’s not obviously vying for Oscar gold or propagandizing for the Google machine, Lion happens to be tender in its consideration of home and family as concepts.
April 5, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
The India scenes, the India cast, everyone involved is spot on, especially young Sunny Pawar.
November 19, 2021
Alex Behan
Stuff.co.nz
Feels like a two-and-a-half-hour version of … the kind of spot that should end with the words ‘Happy Holidays from All of Us at Google.’
August 10, 2021 | Rating: C+
Kip Mooney
Central Track
Each development is unadorned and plain. This, you could get from a plot summary.
January 4, 2021
Scott Nye
Battleship Pretension
“Lion” will most likely go down in history as the patron-saint movie of all people who’ve been lovingly adopted. It captures the horror, danger, loneliness, and vast existential meaningless encountered by lost children.
November 10, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5
Mark Jackson
Epoch Times…
Plot
A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosophy: No worries for the rest of your days. But when his past comes to haunt him, the young prince must decide his fate: Will he remain an outcast or face his demons and become what he needs to be?
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Dev Patel delivers a deeply empathetic performance in Lion.
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