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The Lion King
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The Lion King (2019)

Family Comedy Adventure
Rated PG
118 min.
Release Date
July 19, 2019
Digital Date
October 11, 2019
DVD Release Date
October 22, 2019 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Jon Favreau
Writer
Jeff Nathanson
Cast
Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Kani, James Earl Jones
Running Time
118 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG for sequences of violence and peril, and some thematic elements

Set on the African savannah, the story told of a young lion named Simba who is is cast out into the wilderness after his father, Mufasa, is killed by his evil uncle Scar. Years later, Simba returns to reclaim his throne.

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Disney is here. Give them your money. That, my friends, is the underlying artistic hook of 2019’s The Lion King, a beautiful, visual feast of antelope and elephants and other pretty things that has absolutely no reason to exist other than to generate a billion dollars in profit for a company that doesn’t need another billion dollars in profits. Full movie review »
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