2016 · 1h 58m · Drama
Lion
Directed byGarth Davis
TMDB
8.0
7.1K votes
Metacritic
69
critics
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
critics
Box office
$141M
11.7x its $12M budget
Released Jan 19, 2017 in Australia by Screen Australia and The Weinstein Company
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Critics (Metacritic)69
Audience (TMDB x 10)80
Audiences liked it more than critics did, by 11 points.
Billed cast first
Cast
- Dev PatelSaroo Brierley
- Rooney MaraLucy
- David WenhamJohn Brierley
- Nicole KidmanSue Brierley
- Sunny PawarYoung Saroo
- Abhishek BharateGuddu
- Priyanka BoseKamla Munshi
- Divian LadwaMantosh Brierley
- Deepti NavalSaroj Sood
- Tannishtha ChatterjeeNoor
- Nawazuddin SiddiquiRama
- Keshav JadhavYoung Mantosh
Full cast (36)
- Arka DasSami
- Pallavi ShardaPrama
- Sachin JoabBharat
- Menik GooneratneSwarmina
- Emilie CocquerelAnnika
- Eamon FarrenLuke
- Rohini KargaiyaShekila
- Benjamin RigbyWaiter
- Kaushik SenPolice Official
- Riddhi SenCafe Man
- Anna SamsonCute Bar Maid
- Tegan CrowleyWorkmate #1
- Belinda MisevskiLucy's Friend
- Lucy MoirLucy's Friend
- Khushi SolankiYoung Shekila
- Shankar NisodeShankar
- Rita RoyAmita
- Uday Shankar PaulLiluah Teacher
- Surojit DasShondeep / Haunted Boy
- Todd SampsonProvost
- Daniela FarinacciTutor
- Vinod ChauhanMerchant
- Babli PandeyWoman with Baby
- Madhukar NarlwadeEnglish-speaking Man
Crew
- Director
- Garth Davis
- Writer
- Luke Davies
- Cinematography
- Greig Fraser
- Editing
- Alexandre de Franceschi
7 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Cinematography · Academy Awards 2017Greig Fraser
- NominatedBest Picture · Academy Awards 2017Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Angie Fielder, Producers
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2017Screenplay by Luke Davies
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 2017Dev Patel
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 2017Nicole Kidman
- NominatedBest Original Score · Academy Awards 2017Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka
- WonBest Supporting Actor · BAFTA Film Awards 2017Dev Patel
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