Life of Pi
2012 · Movie · PG · 127 min · ★ 7.4 · 83% critics
After a disaster at sea, a teenage boy is stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific with several zoo animals, including a Bengal tiger. As the days stretch on, he fights hunger, fear, and the elements, finding unexpected resolve through survival, faith, and the stories he tells himself.
Based on Life of Pi
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-11-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (13,790 votes)
- Box office
- $609,016,565
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a visually striking, emotional survival tale that leans into big questions about faith and meaning, somewhat like Into the Wild; Not for you if you dislike spiritual themes, slow pacing, or animal violence.
Pros: breathtaking visuals; moving survival journey; thought-provoking themes | Cons: slow stretches; heavy-handed spirituality; some find it boring
Themes
- sea
- faith
- loss of loved one
- 1970s
- zebra
- survival
- young boy
- zookeeper
- orangutan
- teenage boy
- hyena
- meerkat
- +14 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2013
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2013
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2013
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2013
- BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film · 2013
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- TV Krant Filmposter Award · 2012
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2013 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2013 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2013 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2013 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 2013 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 2013 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2013 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2013 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2013 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2013 · nominated
Cast & crew
Suraj Sharma
as Pi Patel
Irrfan Khan
as Adult Pi Patel
Ayush Tandon
as Pi Patel (11-12 Years)
Gautam Belur
as Pi Patel (5 Years)
Adil Hussain
as Santosh Patel
Tabu
as Gita Patel
- AK
Ayaan Khan
as Ravi Patel (7 Years)
- MK
Mohd Abbas Khaleeli
as Ravi Patel (13-14 Years)
- VS
Vibish Sivakumar
as Ravi Patel (18-19 Years)
Rafe Spall
as Writer
Directed by Ang Lee