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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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7.9

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10

2016-09-21

Lion is a beautifully shot and truly exceptional film by all means. Read more

10

Ian Crow of All Things Movies UK

2016-12-12

Emotionally powerful from start to finish and easily becomes one of my favourite films of the past few years.

9.5

2017-01-20

Tells this story in a most entertaining and engaging way deservedly proving why it has been receiving such acclaim. Read more

9.1

Hungry Watching of Hungry Watching

2017-01-10

The story is beautiful...

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

9.0

Jason King of Salty Popcorn

2017-01-04

See this for one of the best true story movies you will see in your life and for the amazing performances.

9.0

2016-12-23

Visually stunning, narratively powerful, and an emotional whirlwind. 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

2017-01-25

Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman impressively refrain from overdoing the sentimentality, delivering knockout performances... 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.

8.0

2017-01-09

Much of Lion plays out in silence as Davis relies on subtle camerawork, effective staging and the power of an actor's eyes over dialogue. Luke Davies' script commendably shuns any Oscar reel speeches, which makes the few times its characters sit down and communicate their feelings verbally all the more cathartic and moving. Read more

7.6

Muneeb Arshid of The Film Lawyer

2017-01-25

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

6.0

2017-01-04

Bring a tissue...or a box of them. Read more

6.0

Stern Galvonsky of Stern Reviews

2017-01-01

An uplifting story in a clichéd body.

5.8

2016-12-26

The rare film with a clear dividing line of quality, and it is a radical shift on that axis. Read more

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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9.0

2017-07-09

Verruimt onze geest, geeft ons een andere kijk op onze dominant Westerse blik... Read more

9.0

2017-02-21

Een bewogen film met een sterk waargebeurd verhaal die laat terugdenken aan geweldige films zoals Life of Pi & Slumdog Millionaire. Read more

8.0

2017-07-17

Een emotionele achtbaan die de kijker zeker niet onberoerd zal laten. Read more

7.5

2017-03-06

Een goedgemaakte, goed geacteerde en meeslepende avonturenfilm... Read more

7.0

Paul Hauer of Filmliefhebber

2017-07-26

Is qua verhaal prachtig is en ook het uitstekende acteerwerk van de veelzijdige cast is goed te noemen.

6.5

2017-08-02

De cast redt grotendeels de tekortkomingen van het script waardoor het toch een onderhoudende film blijft. Read more

6.5

2017-02-10

Kijk Lion tot de helft. Dan heb je een uitstekende film gezien. Read more

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