The Lion King

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

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Ratings & Reviews

8.3/10

19,361 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Win

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Nomination

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Best Original Score

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$45.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$763.5M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$718.5M

ROI: +1597%

Budget Recovery1697% of budget

$0|Budget: $45.0M|Revenue: $763.5M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

256.8K

Daily Avg

4.3K

7-Day Trend

+5%

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Story Setting

Set In

Africa

Inspired By

Book of Genesis(graphic novel)Hamlet(dramatic work)Exodus(literary work)Hell's Gate National Park(national park)

Themes & Subjects

#realm#revenge#romanticlove#parent–childrelationship#death#lion#friendship

Series & Franchise

Part of

Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

1998

Characters

Zazu

Played by John Oliver

Nala

Played by Niketa Calame

Shenzi, Banzai and Ed

Timon

Played by Nathan Lane

Wildebeest Stampede

Rafiki

Played by Robert Guillaume

Mufasa

Played by Braelyn Rankins

Simba

Played by Joseph Williams

Scar

Played by Jim Cummings

Sarabi

Played by Madge Sinclair

Pumbaa

Played by Seth Rogen

Extended Crew & Production

Film Editing

John CarnochanTom Finan

Music / Score

Elton JohnNick Glennie-SmithTim RiceHans Zimmer

Production Design

Chris Sanders

Production Companies

Walt Disney PicturesQ1047410

Distributors

Disney+Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Where to Watch The Lion King

Available in 86 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaG	Disney Plus	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU	Disney Plus	—	Rakuten TV, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaG	Disney Plus	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaG	Disney Plus	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	JioHotstar	—	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesG

United KingdomU

CanadaG

AustraliaG

Germany0

FranceTP

JapanG

BelgiumAL

+22 more countries

Production

Directors

Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff

Writers

Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton, Irene Mecchi, Rick Maki, Lorna Cook

Production Companies

Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Feature Animation

Cast

Matthew Broderick

Simba (voice)

Moira Kelly

Nala (voice)

Nathan Lane

Timon (voice)

Ernie Sabella

Pumbaa (voice)

James Earl Jones

Mufasa (voice)

Jeremy Irons

Scar (voice)

Robert Guillaume

Rafiki (voice)

Rowan Atkinson

Zazu (voice)

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Young Simba (voice)

Niketa Calame-Harris

Young Nala (voice)

Whoopi Goldberg

Shenzi (voice)

Cheech Marin

Banzai (voice)

Tags & Keywords

father murderloss of loved oneafricalioncartoonmanipulationvillainredemptionmusicalunclecoming of agemurderwarthogshamanking

External Links

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