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A Balasaur Score of 87 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, Metacritic 88/100. Every source lands within 7 points of the others, across 20,000 audience votes. The highest scoring of the 3 titles in its series. It runs a compact 1h 29m. Streaming on Disney+.
Synopsis
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.
Ratings
IMDb8.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic88/100
20,109 audience votes
Key crew
- Jonathan RobertsScreenplay
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
- Roger AllersDirector
- Rob MinkoffDirector
- Linda WoolvertonScreenplay
- Irene MecchiScreenplay
Cast
- Matthew BroderickSimba (voice)
- Moira KellyNala (voice)
- Jeremy IronsScar (voice)
- Nathan LaneTimon (voice)
- Ernie SabellaPumbaa (voice)
- James Earl JonesMufasa (voice)
- Robert GuillaumeRafiki (voice)
- Rowan AtkinsonZazu (voice)
- Whoopi GoldbergShenzi (voice)
- Cheech MarinBanzai (voice)
- Jim CummingsEd (voice)
- Jonathan Taylor ThomasYoung Simba (voice)
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Themes
father murderloss of loved oneafricalioncartoonmanipulationvillainredemptionmusicalunclecoming of agemurder
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