Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
90%RT Audience Score: 90%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Visually dazzling and emotionally resonant, Slumdog Millionaire is a film that’s both entertaining and powerful.
Slumdog Millionaire is the ultimate rags-to-riches story that will have you cheering for the underdog. Danny Boyle’s direction is so wild and energetic that you’ll feel like you’re right there in the bustling streets of Mumbai. Sure, it’s not a gritty social panorama, but who cares when you’re swept up in a feel-good yarn that celebrates life, love, and destiny? Plus, it’s got a killer soundtrack that will have you dancing in your seat. All of the above? Final answer: yes, please!
Production Company(ies)
Bi Bi Film, Rai Fiction, Film Commission Torino-Piemonte
Distributor
Fox
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Year of Release
2008
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 56m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United Kingdom
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 23, 2009 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 31, 2009
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Tanay Chheda, directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, comedy, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Shubhra Gupta, Geoffrey Macnab, Ryan Gilbey, Deborah Ross, Jonathan Romney, Christy Lemire, Mike Massie, Richard Propes, Leigh Paatsch, Felicia Feaster, MPAA rating R, Mumbai, poverty, game show, street kid, thief, flashbacks, emotional, visually dazzling, uplifting, feel-good, powerful, entertaining, producer Christian Colson, Fox, English, language, disturbing images, violence
Worldwide gross: $378,410,113
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: $141,319,928
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
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US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Freida Pinto – Latika (older)
Madhur Mittal – Salim Malik (older)
Anil Kapoor – Prem
Irrfan Khan – Inspector
Tanay Chheda – Jamal (middle)
Self – Danny Boyle (Director)
Self – Christian Colson (Producer)
Self – Simon Beaufoy (Writer)
Director(s)
Danny Boyle
Writer(s)
Simon Beaufoy
Producer(s)
Christian Colson
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Cinematography Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Directing Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Editing Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Sound Mixing Winners, Oscar Best Picture Winners, Oscar Best Writing Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Original Score Winners, Oscar Original Song Winners, Oscar Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Winners, Oscar Winners
All Critics (289) | Top Critics (66) | Fresh (264) | Rotten (25)
It’s not about poverty pornography. It’s not about a White guy showing us touchy Brown-skins squatting by the rail-tracks. In the end, it’s just about a film, which sweeps you up and takes you for an exhilarating ride on the wild side.
January 27, 2018
Shubhra Gupta
The Indian Express
TOP CRITIC
Slumdog Millionaire is an exhilarating ride — a feel-good yarn about a Mumbai street kid directed by Danny Boyle with a wild energy that makes even Trainspotting (Boyle’s calling card) look leaden-footed.
February 22, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
Geoffrey Macnab
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
There are so many frantic pursuits through heaving streets that it is easy to lose track of who is chasing whom, or why. Energy and urgency are substituted for realism.
February 22, 2015
Ryan Gilbey
New Statesman
TOP CRITIC
Slumdog is a good film and an appealing film with some lovely performances but it’s not a great film: it’s too sentimental and predictable for that.
February 22, 2015
Deborah Ross
The Spectator
TOP CRITIC
Boyle set out to make this particular film rather than a gritty social panorama along the lines of Brazilian favela drama City of God. But keeping us cheerful takes the edge off the tougher insights into India.
January 27, 2014
Jonathan Romney
Independent on Sunday
TOP CRITIC
Boyle takes his wildly high-energy visual aesthetic and applies it to a story that, at its core, is rather sweet and traditionally crowdpleasing.
February 20, 2013
Christy Lemire
Associated Press
TOP CRITIC
Even with its minor faults, the movie is, on the whole, an astoundingly uplifting, monumentally feel-good picture.
November 28, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
It’s such a beautifully rendered film that I’ll not be disappointed when it receives its expected Oscar nomination.
September 23, 2020 | Rating: 4.0/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
A soft-hearted fairytale told with a hard-headed social conscience, every scene coursing with energy, emotion, colour and, above all else, pure life.
April 17, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5
Leigh Paatsch
Herald Sun (Australia)
Slumdog is imprinted with a uniquely action-packed, peppy Boyle-ian sensibility, from its guttersnipe humor to an unrestrained joy in the imagination and hopefulness of children.
January 27, 2020
Felicia Feaster
Charleston City Paper
A. – Movie magic at its most glorious; B. Danny Boyle’s Masterpiece; C. A celebration of life and love with a little help from Destiny; D. All of the Above. My Final Answer: D. All of the Above.
November 16, 2019
Debbie Lynn Elias
Behind The Lens
[T]he perfect mix of comedy and drama, love story and thriller to make it enjoyable, thought-provoking and endlessly watchable.
October 30, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
Nikki Baughan
Roll Credits…
Plot
As 18-year-old Jamal Malik answers questions on the Indian version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” flashbacks show how he got there, surviving on the streets of Mumbai with his brother Salim and eventually landing a spot on the game show in the visually dazzling and emotionally resonant film, Slumdog Millionaire.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Dev Patel, who plays the lead role of Jamal Malik, had to undergo extensive training to perfect his Indian accent for the film.
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