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Lion

2016

Directed by Garth Davis

The search begins

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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Dev Patel Rooney Mara David Wenham Nicole Kidman Abhishek Bharate Divian Ladwa Priyanka Bose Deepti Naval Tannishtha Chatterjee Nawazuddin Siddiqui Sunny Pawar Keshav Jadhav Benjamin Rigby Riddhi Sen Rita Boy Arka Das Emilie Cocquerel Sachin Joab Menik Gooneratne Anna Samson Eamon Farren Tegan Crowley Belinda Misevski Lucy Moir

Alternative Titles

A Long Way Home, סארו : הדרך הביתה, Lion – Der lange Weg nach Hause, Lion: Uma Jornada para Casa, LION ライオン 25年目のただいま, LION/ライオン〜25年目のただいま〜, LION／ライオン～25年目のただいま～：2016, Lion - A Longa Estrada para Casa, Saroo: Drumul spre acasă, Lion - La strada verso casa, Lion - Der lange Weg nach Hause, סארו: הדרך הביתה, 라이언, Oroszlán, Лев, Lõvi, Lav, Liūtas, Lion. Droga do domu, Лав, 漫漫回家路, Лъв: Стъпки към дома, 雄狮, จนกว่า... จะพบกัน, Tìm Mẹ, LION／ライオン～25年目のただいま～, Un camino a casa, Lauva, Lev: Dolga pot domov, ლომი, شیر

Genre

Drama

Themes

Moving relationship stories Humanity and the world around us Powerful stories of heartbreak and suffering Emotional and touching family dramas Touching and sentimental family stories Heartbreaking and moving family drama Tragic sadness and captivating beauty Show All…

Premiere

10 Sep 2016

Canada14A Toronto International Film Festival

23 Sep 2016

Switzerland Zurich Film Festival

30 Sep 2016

USAPG-13 San Diego Film Festival, Special Screening

10 Oct 2016

France La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival

12 Oct 2016

UK BFI London Film Festival

30 Oct 2016

Netherlands12 Leiden International Film Festival

09 Nov 2016

PortugalM/12 Lisbon and Estoril Film Festival

11 Nov 2016

Sweden15 Stockholm International Film Festival

13 Nov 2016

Poland Camerimage Film Festival

04 Mar 2017

Japan Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival

22 Apr 2017

Iran Fajr International Film Festival

Theatrical limited

25 Nov 2016

USAPG-13

09 Dec 2016

Canada14A

Theatrical

24 Nov 2016

Singapore

25 Nov 2016

Iceland

01 Dec 2016

GreeceΚ
Israel
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates

02 Dec 2016

Poland16

08 Dec 2016

PortugalM/12

16 Dec 2016

Egypt

22 Dec 2016

Italy

25 Dec 2016

Sweden11

05 Jan 2017

Croatia
Thailand

06 Jan 2017

Norway9
USAPG-13

12 Jan 2017

Netherlands12

19 Jan 2017

AustraliaPG
New Zealand

20 Jan 2017

IrelandPG
South Africa
UKPG

26 Jan 2017

Cyprus
Uruguay

27 Jan 2017

Spain12

01 Feb 2017

South Korea12

03 Feb 2017

FinlandK-12
Turkey

08 Feb 2017

Hong Kong

09 Feb 2017

Denmarkt.o.11

16 Feb 2017

Argentina
Brazil12
Hungary16
Russia16+
Switzerland12

17 Feb 2017

Bulgaria
Colombia
Estonia
Latvia
MexicoB

22 Feb 2017

FranceU
Switzerland12

23 Feb 2017

Chile
Germany12
Peru
Switzerland12

24 Feb 2017

IndiaUA

02 Mar 2017

Ukraine

03 Mar 2017

LithuaniaN-13
Taiwan保護級

07 Mar 2017

JapanPG12

05 Apr 2017

Philippines

23 Jun 2017

China

Digital

20 Jan 2017

Romania15

24 Feb 2017

Austria12

Physical

21 Mar 2017

USAPG-13

26 May 2017

Greece

12 Jun 2017

Sweden11

05 Jul 2017

Indonesia
Netherlands12

20 Apr 2021

Egypt

14 Aug 2021

Ecuador

TV

24 Dec 2018

Netherlands12

21 Oct 2019

PortugalM/12

Argentina

16 Feb 2017

Theatrical

Australia

19 Jan 2017

TheatricalPG

Austria

24 Feb 2017

Digital12

Brazil

16 Feb 2017

Theatrical12

Bulgaria

17 Feb 2017

Theatrical

Canada

10 Sep 2016

Premiere14A Toronto International Film Festival

09 Dec 2016

Theatrical limited14A Toronto

Chile

23 Feb 2017

Theatrical

China

23 Jun 2017

Theatrical

Colombia

17 Feb 2017

Theatrical

Croatia

05 Jan 2017

Theatrical

Cyprus

26 Jan 2017

Theatrical

Denmark

09 Feb 2017

Theatricalt.o.11

Ecuador

14 Aug 2021

Physical DVD

Egypt

16 Dec 2016

Theatrical

20 Apr 2021

Physical DVD

Estonia

17 Feb 2017

Theatrical

Finland

03 Feb 2017

TheatricalK-12

France

10 Oct 2016

Premiere La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival

22 Feb 2017

TheatricalU

Germany

23 Feb 2017

Theatrical12

Greece

01 Dec 2016

TheatricalΚ

26 May 2017

Physical DVD, Blu-ray

Hong Kong

08 Feb 2017

Theatrical

Hungary

16 Feb 2017

Theatrical16

Iceland

25 Nov 2016

Theatrical

India

24 Feb 2017

TheatricalUA

Indonesia

05 Jul 2017

Physical DVD

Iran

22 Apr 2017

Premiere Fajr International Film Festival

Ireland

20 Jan 2017

TheatricalPG

Israel

01 Dec 2016

Theatrical

Italy

22 Dec 2016

Theatrical

Japan

04 Mar 2017

Premiere Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival

07 Mar 2017

TheatricalPG12

Kuwait

01 Dec 2016

Theatrical

Latvia

17 Feb 2017

Theatrical

Lithuania

03 Mar 2017

TheatricalN-13

Mexico

17 Feb 2017

TheatricalB

Netherlands

30 Oct 2016

Premiere12 Leiden International Film Festival

12 Jan 2017

Theatrical12

05 Jul 2017

Physical12 DVD, Blu ray

24 Dec 2018

TV12 NPO 3

New Zealand

19 Jan 2017

Theatrical

Norway

06 Jan 2017

Theatrical9

Peru

23 Feb 2017

Theatrical

Philippines

05 Apr 2017

Theatrical

Poland

13 Nov 2016

Premiere Camerimage Film Festival

02 Dec 2016

Theatrical16

Portugal

09 Nov 2016

PremiereM/12 Lisbon and Estoril Film Festival

08 Dec 2016

TheatricalM/12

21 Oct 2019

TVM/12 RTP 1

Romania

20 Jan 2017

Digital15

Russia

16 Feb 2017

Theatrical16+

Singapore

24 Nov 2016

Theatrical

South Africa

20 Jan 2017

Theatrical

South Korea

01 Feb 2017

Theatrical12

Spain

27 Jan 2017

Theatrical12

Sweden

11 Nov 2016

Premiere15 Stockholm International Film Festival

25 Dec 2016

Theatrical11

12 Jun 2017

Physical11 DVD, Blu-ray

Switzerland

23 Sep 2016

Premiere Zurich Film Festival

16 Feb 2017

Theatrical12

22 Feb 2017

Theatrical12

23 Feb 2017

Theatrical12

Taiwan

03 Mar 2017

Theatrical保護級

Thailand

05 Jan 2017

Theatrical

Turkey

03 Feb 2017

Theatrical

UK

12 Oct 2016

Premiere BFI London Film Festival

20 Jan 2017

TheatricalPG

USA

30 Sep 2016

PremierePG-13 San Diego Film Festival, Special Screening

25 Nov 2016

Theatrical limitedPG-13

06 Jan 2017

TheatricalPG-13

21 Mar 2017

PhysicalPG-13

Ukraine

02 Mar 2017

Theatrical

United Arab Emirates

01 Dec 2016

Theatrical

Uruguay

26 Jan 2017

Theatrical

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Popular reviews

Review by lauren ★★★★ 3

i'd be lion if i said dev patel isn't a snack
Review by Cosmo ★★★★ 4

google maps pleas show me the way into dev patel's arms
Review by Lucy ★★★★ 3

if this is oscar bait then i guess i'm a fish now because i've been CAUGHT and REELED the fuck IN
Review by sree ★★★★★ 2

IF YOU DON'T THINK SUNNY PAWAR DESERVES ALL FIVE OF THESE STARS YOU CAN EAT MY FISTS
Review by starr 🌙 ★★★★

listen...i don't want kids, but if sunny pawar showed up at my front door and asked me to adopt him, i would cry, drop everything, and raise him into a wonderful young man
Review by kennedy ★★★★

this is the best advert for google earth i've ever seen
Review by russman ★★★½ 2

I was told that I pronounced Philadelphia as "Phi-yay-yay" as a young kid, so I'd be screwed if I got lost far from home
Review by davidehrlich ★★★½ 8

couldn't figure out why this middlebrow Oscar-bait was so good and gorgeous until i realized that Garth Davis was the dude who directed 4 episodes of TOP OF THE LAKE, and then it all clicked into place. this is straight down the center, but it's textured, understated (at least until the Sia song goes full-Weinstein in the end credits), and beautifully furnished (the Dustin O'Halloran / Hauschka score is a thing of wonder). i was moved. i suspect people who were adopted will be DESTROYED.
if this is what oscar bait looks like in 2016, it's shaping up to be a relatively painless awards season.
Review by Caitlin ★★★½ 2

Dev Angel Patel deserves TWO oscars.... one for each of those magnificently broad shoulders.... and Sunny Pawar deserves all remaining oscars THE END
Review by Kairit ★★★★

i have no tears left in my body
Review by clownhead ★★★★

I WOULD DIE FOR SUNNY PAWAR
Review by cinéfila... 🕯️ ★★★½

i can't believe the awkward kid from skins is now this handsome, sweet, beautiful curly-haired Man. like, they really are the same person at different stages of life. what kind of glo up

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