Love and money... You have mixed them both.
| Cast |
Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor |
| Director |
Danny Boyle, Loveteen Tandan |
| Screenplay | Simon Beaufoy, from the novel by Vikas Swarup |
| Music | A.R. Rahman |
| Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle |
| Editing | Chris Dickens |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2008 |
| Produced by | Cetador Films, Film 4, Pathé Pictures International |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Infrequent and mild |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Brief, isolated and implied |
| Violence | Infrequent and moderate |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | Complex and mature themes that may be confusing and traumatise younger viewers. |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Laetitia Pople | 20 | |
| Cape Times Kenneth Turan | 15 | |
| iAfrica.com Rebekah Kendal  If there is one movie you watch this year — make that this decade — let this be it. | 20 | |
| The Citizen Hlengiwe Mnguni Believe the eight-Oscar hype and go and see this one. | 18 | |
| Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 15 | |
| 24.com Robyn Alexander Love, loss and destiny combine to magical effect in the must-see movie of the year. Discover why it—s won eight Oscars and the hearts of millions. | 15 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert It is one of those miraculous entertainments that achieves its immediate goals and keeps climbing toward a higher summit. | 20 | |
| eye Weekly Jason Anderson A film whose depth, breadth and sheer momentum make it largely irresistible. | 15 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli Boyle's feature draws the viewer in, immersing him in a fast-moving, engaging narrative featuring a protagonist who is so likeable it's almost unfair. The movie has moments of heartbreak and tragedy but it is ultimately uplifting and contains pretty much all the instances an audience will want. | 18 | |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs Operating on a number of levels, all of which work terrifically, Slumdog Millionaire is a superb piece of filmmaking that reassures viewers — usually bombarded with mediocre to horrific cinematic offerings — that movies can still surprise, enthuse and completely capture one's heart and mind. It's a must-see. | 17 | |
| Metacritic.com 36 critics | 17 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 199 critics | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Visually dazzling and emotionally resonant, Slumdog Millionaire is a film that's both entertaining and powerful. | 19 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 75909 Netizens Slumdog beautifully bridges life in India and Western film | 17 | |
Average .. 86% | 17 | |