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Lion

2016 · Movie · PG-13 · 118 min · ★ 8.0 · 77% critics

Drama

A five-year-old Indian boy becomes lost in Calcutta, facing danger and hardship far from home. After surviving, he is adopted and raised in Australia, but decades later he sets out to find the family he left behind, driven by memories and clues.

Based on A Long Way Home

Also known as A Long Way Home

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Details
Years
2016
Release date
2016-11-24
Language
English
Rated
PG-13
Runtime
118 min
Critic score
77/100
TMDB rating
8.0/10 (6,964 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this heartfelt, true-story journey if you want an emotional search for identity and belonging; Not for you if you dislike lengthy melodrama or want lots of character detail, and you may prefer The Pursuit of Happyness or Philomena instead.

Pros: breathtaking, tear-jerking story; powerful performances; true-life emotion | Cons: melodramatic moments; characters underdeveloped; slow middle pacing

Themes

  • australia
  • based on novel or book
  • adoption
  • affectation
  • biography
  • based on true story
  • india
  • missing child
  • long lost relative
  • tasmania
  • street child
  • dramatic
  • +1 more

Awards & recognition

  • AACTA Award — Best Film · 2017
  • AACTA Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2017
  • AACTA Award — Best Sound · 2017
  • AACTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 2017
  • AACTA Award — Best Editing · 2017
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  • AACTA Award — Best Direction · 2017
  • AACTA Award — Best Costume Design · 2017
  • AACTA Award — Best Cinematography · 2017
  • AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 2017
  • AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 2017
  • AACTA Award — Best Production Design · 2017
  • AACTA Award — Best Original Music Score · 2017
  • AACTA International Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2017
  • AACTA International Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2017
  • AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 2017 · nominated
  • AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 2017 · nominated
  • AACTA Award — Best Costume Design · 2017 · nominated
  • AACTA Award — Best Editing · 2017 · nominated
  • AACTA Award — Best Cinematography · 2017 · nominated
  • AACTA Award — Best Production Design · 2017 · nominated
  • AACTA Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2017 · nominated
  • AACTA Award — Best Direction · 2017 · nominated
  • AACTA Award — Best Film · 2017 · nominated
  • AACTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 2017 · nominated
  • AACTA Award — Best Sound · 2017 · nominated
  • AACTA Award — Best Original Music Score · 2017 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2017 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2017 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2017 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2017 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 2017 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2017 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Drama · 2017 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Garth Davis