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This Disney animated feature follows the adventures of the young lion Simba (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), the heir of his father, Mufasa (James Earl Jones). Simba's wicked uncle, Scar (Jeremy Irons), plots to usurp Mufasa's throne by luring father and son into a stampede of wildebeests. But Simba escapes, and only Mufasa is killed. Simba returns as an adult (Matthew Broderick) to take back his homeland from Scar with the help of his friends Timon (Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella).

Animation · 1994 · 1 hr 27 min

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The Lion King

Animation

This Disney animated feature follows the adventures of the young lion Simba (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), the heir of his father, Mufasa (James Earl Jones). Simba's wicked uncle, Scar (Jeremy Irons), plots to usurp Mufasa's throne by luring father and son into a stampede of wildebeests. But Simba escapes, and only Mufasa is killed. Simba returns as an adult (Matthew Broderick) to take back his homeland from Scar with the help of his friends Timon (Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella).

COMMON SENSE

Musical king-of-the-beasts blockbuster is powerful, scary.

TOMATOMETER
Average 8.6
Reviews 173
Fresh 159
Rotten 14

Information

Studio
Walt Disney Pictures
Released
1994
Run Time
1 hr 27 min
Rated
G
Region of Origin
United States
© 1994 Walt Disney Pictures

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom), Swahili
Audio
English (United States) (AD, AAC, Dolby Atmos, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (France) (AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)
Subtitles
English (CC), and 12 more...

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.