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Lion

2016, drama

118 minutes

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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8.3

based on 9 users

7.9

based on 29 critics

Age

11+

Country

Australia, United Kingdom, United States

Language

Bengali, English, Hindi

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9.1

David Whitley of DoubleFeaturePreachers

2017-01-30

Dev Patel turns in a fantastic performance in the story of a man that just wants to find home.

9.0

2017-01-26

You can hardly argue about the absolute quality of the film-making on show here. Read more

8.3

2017-02-14

A heart string piano of a film that is note perfect throughout its deceptively short runtime. Read more

8.0

Konstantinos Pappis of FilmView

2017-01-26

Structured like a fairy tale, but it feels very much real. It’s undeniably going to move you to tears, and perhaps even inspire you.

7.6

Muneeb Arshid of The Film Lawyer

2017-01-25

Dev Patel shines in the emotional, yet determined “Lion”.

5.0

2017-02-13

Unexciting, the film was never too deep and as a consequence, I became indifferent along the way. Read more

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