The king has returned.
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.
The Lion King (2019) is a adventure, drama, family and animation film directed by Jon Favreau, released on July 12, 2019 with a runtime of 1h 58m. It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Oliver, Donald Glover and James Earl Jones. Viewers rate it 7.1 out of 10 across 10,893 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for The Lion King.
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Scar (voice)
John Oliver
as Zazu (voice)
Donald Glover
as Simba (voice)
James Earl Jones
as Mufasa (voice)
John Kani
as Rafiki (voice)
Alfre Woodard
as Sarabi (voice)
Beyoncé
as Nala (voice)
JD McCrary
as Young Simba (voice)
Shahadi Wright Joseph
as Young Nala (voice)
Penny Johnson Jerald
as Sarafina (voice)
Keegan-Michael Key
as Kamari (voice)
Eric André
as Azizi (voice)
Directed by Jon Favreau, written by Jeff Nathanson, Irene Mecchi and Jonathan Roberts, produced by Jon Favreau, Jeffrey Silver and Karen Gilchrist.
Average viewer score of 7.1/10 from 10,893 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…
Reviewed on July 16, 2019
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Reviewed on July 19, 2019
_Vulgar Display of Dour_ _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._
Reviewed on December 28, 2019
**Its not as bad as Cats or Star Wars 9.** Disappointing and inconsistent. 2019 seems to be the year where the big movies were made to look good, but are in reality vapid and this is no exception. This looks good mostly (except when Simba is a "teenager" and a lack of genitals means that the animals do not look really real), but everything else is below average. Also, the "real-ness" of the animals make some scenes…
Reviewed on April 23, 2020
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The Lion King (2019) is available to stream on Disney Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Lion King (2019) includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Oliver, Donald Glover, James Earl Jones and John Kani. The film was directed by Jon Favreau. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Lion King was released on July 12, 2019 and runs for 1h 58m.
The Lion King (2019) holds an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from 10,893 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, drama and family films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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