The Lion King (1994)

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The greatest adventure of all is finding our place in the Circle of Life.

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.

• Released: 1994-06-15
• Genres: Animation, Family, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 29m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 8.3/10 from 20,169 votes

Directed by Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff.

Top cast

• Matthew Broderick as Simba (voice)
• Moira Kelly as Nala (voice)
• Jeremy Irons as Scar (voice)
• Nathan Lane as Timon (voice)
• Ernie Sabella as Pumbaa (voice)
• James Earl Jones as Mufasa (voice)
• Robert Guillaume as Rafiki (voice)
• Rowan Atkinson as Zazu (voice)
• Whoopi Goldberg as Shenzi (voice)
• Cheech Marin as Banzai (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Lion King

• United States: stream on Disney Plus, fuboTV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Rakuten TV, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on JioHotstar
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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• The Little Mermaid (1989)
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• The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
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