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Lion

2016Movie1 h 58 minPG-13

74

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Summary

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

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Family movie night
Friends night

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Hits close to home.
Makes you care deeply.
Feels like real life.
Takes you back.
Pulls you in.

Not for laughs.

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At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+10)
Critics 69Audiences 79GoodWatch 74
Metascore69
IMDb8.0
Letterboxd · 415 K ratings4.0/5
User score7.9
Box office
12×its budget
Budget
$12 M
Worldwide
$140 M
Worldwide it earned $128 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 58 min
A typical length for dramas, +9 min on the typical 109
typical 109118
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 34 countries, rent or buy in 55 more
+24
Released
2016
November 24, 2016
10 years ago
Genre
Drama
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
BanglaHindi
Made in
Australia
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for disturbing imagery and violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchThought-Provoking
24 of 36
Directing · 3
Garth Davis Director
Chris Webb First Assistant Director
Guy Strachan Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
Luke Davies Screenplay
Saroo Brierley Book
Production · 19
Harvey Weinstein Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein Executive Producer
David C. Glasser Executive Producer
Andrew Fraser Executive Producer
Shahen Mekertichian Executive Producer
Daniel Levin Executive Producer
Camera · 9
Greig Fraser Director of Photography
Brett Matthews First Assistant Camera
Stephen Oh Aerial Camera
Andrew 'A.J.' Johnson Steadicam Operator
Ryley Brown Camera Operator
Peter Beeh Aerial Camera (suggest in addition to Helicopter Camera)
Editing · 4
Alexandre de Franceschi Editor
Glenn Newnham Dialogue Editor
Maria Papoutsis First Assistant Editor
Simon Alberry Digital Intermediate
Sound · 11
Volker Bertelmann Original Music Composer
Dustin O'Halloran Original Music Composer
Robert Mackenzie Sound Designer
Sia Songs
James Ashton Sound Effects Editor
Adam Connelly Foley
Art · 4
Chris Kennedy Production Design
Seema Kashyap Set Decoration
Erica Brien Art Department Coordinator
Nicki Gardiner Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 9
Cappi Ireland Costume Design
Paul Pattison Hairstylist
Larry Van Duynhoven Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Riyaz Ali Merchant Costume Supervisor
Kirsten Veysey Key Makeup Artist
Barbara Pinn Key Costumer
Visual Effects · 6
Sid Jayakar Visual Effects Supervisor
Guillaume Roux Animation
Ineke Majoor Visual Effects Producer
Timothy Jeffs Animation
Julian Dimsey VFX Supervisor
Rebecca Vujanovic Visual Effects Coordinator
Lighting · 1
Ramesh Sadrani Gaffer
Other crew · 2
Andrew Ramage Sound Recordist
Avi Goodman CG Supervisor

Tropes

Bad Samaritanin 116 titlesNoor. She at first seems like she'll be able to help Saroo; she takes him to her apartment so he can sleep in a bed, gets him washed up, and gives him his first decent meal in a long time.Sibling Rivalryin 528 titlesDownplayed, but present between Saroo and Mantosh.All 53 tropes

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