Slumdog Millionaire
2008 · Movie · R · 121 min · ★ 7.7 · 88% critics
A poor teenager becomes a national sensation on a TV quiz show, then faces suspicion over how he knows the answers. His story unfolds through memories of hardship, chance, love, and survival in a fast-changing city.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-11-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (11,335 votes)
- Box office
- $377,910,544
- Budget
- $15,000,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy hopeful, fate-driven life stories like Forrest Gump; Not for you if harsh poverty, violence, or big coincidences quickly pull you out.
Pros: emotional resilience; gripping quiz mystery; vibrant energy | Cons: poverty portrayal concerns; romance feels thin; some find it implausible
Themes
- based on novel or book
- slum
- cheating
- suspicion
- mumbai (bombay), india
- game show
- quiz
- orphan
- duringcreditsstinger
- taj mahal, india
- defiant
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2009
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2009
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2009
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2009
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2009
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- Academy Award — Best Sound · 2009
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2009
- Amanda Award — Best Foreign Feature Film · 2009
- BAFTA Award — Best Film · 2009
- European Film Award — Best Cinematographer · 2009
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2009
- Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Drama · 2009
- Golden Globe Award — Best Original Score · 2009
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Film · 2008
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2009 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2009 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2009 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2009 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2009 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2009 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 2009 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 2009 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Cinematographer · 2009 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2009 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2009 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2009 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2009 · nominated
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2009 · nominated
Cast & crew
Dev Patel
as Older Jamal
Freida Pinto
as Older Latika
Madhur Mittal
as Older Salim
Anil Kapoor
as Prem
Mahesh Manjrekar
as Javed
Saurabh Shukla
as Sergeant Srinivas
Irrfan Khan
as Police Inspector
Ankur Vikal
as Maman
Tanay Chheda
as Middle Jamal
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar
as Youngest Jamal
Directed by Danny Boyle