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| Cast |
Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Nicole Kidman |
| Director |
Garth Davis |
| Screenplay | Luke Davies, from the book by Saroo Brierley |
| Music | Volker Bertelmann, Dustin O'Halloran |
| Cinematography | Greig Fraser |
| Editing | Alexandre de Franceschi |
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| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2016 |
| Produced by | The Weinstein Company, Screen Australia, See-Saw Films, Aquarius Films. Sunstar Entertainment, Narrative Capital |
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| PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated PG-13 for thematic material and some sensuality. |
| Runtime | 118 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
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| Suggested age limit 13 + |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Stephanie Merry  Roar of approval for complex film. | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Herman Lategan Seun se soektog na gesin boei. | 15 | |
| Cape Times Unknown | 20 | |
| ScreenIt Jim Judy The performances are terrific all-around (especially from both actors playing the lead), the script is good, and the direction is terrific, a descriptor that also applies to Greig Frasier’s outstanding cinematography and the score by Hauschka and Dustin O’Halloran. | 15 | |
| Metacritic.com 44 critics | 14 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 139 critics | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Lion’s undeniably uplifting story and talented cast make it a moving journey that transcends the typical cliches of its genre. | 18 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 14 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Great performances in emotional, intense biographical drama. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 39 users | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 14117 users | 17 | |
| Internet 6319 Netizens Incredible true story of a tiny needle in a very large haystack | 16 | |
Average .. 79% | 16 | |