The Lion King (2019) Reviews & Ratings
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The Lion King reviews
The Lion King holds a 7.1/10 average from 10,915 TMDB ratings.
‘The Lion King’ is a catastrophe; a new low in the ever-diminishing returns of Disney’s endless run of remakes. There’s nothing redeeming about it, with every decision either ill-conceived or mishandled to the point of incompetence. In Favreau’s hands, ‘The Lion King’ is rendered thunderously dull, lacking in any tension or complex characterisation, taking a laboriously long time to go nowhere and never once justify…
— SWITCH. (2/10)
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— Manuel São Bento (9/10)
_Vulgar Display of Dour_ _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._
— Gimly (3/10)
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.
Movies like The Lion King
If you enjoyed The Lion King, these movies have a similar feel:
- The Lion King (1994)
- Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
- The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire (2000)
- The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2016)
- Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987)
- Welcome to Smelliville (2021)
- Happily Ever After (1989)
- The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
- Storm Boy (2019)
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
- Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
- The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses (2005)
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