Mufasa: The Lion King

2024 118 min ★ 7.3 Adventure, Family, Animation

Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.

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Cast

Aaron Pierre

Mufasa (voice)

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Taka (voice)

Tiffany Boone

Sarabi (voice)

Kagiso Lediga

Young Rafiki (voice)

Preston Nyman

Zazu (voice)

Blue Ivy Carter

Kiara (voice)

John Kani

Rafiki (voice)

Mads Mikkelsen

Kiros (voice)

Seth Rogen

Pumbaa (voice)

Billy Eichner

Timon (voice)

Details

Director

Barry Jenkins

Screenplay

Jeff Nathanson

Tagline

"The story of an orphan who would be king."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$200,000,000

Revenue

$722,631,756

Production

Walt Disney Pictures

Reviews

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r96sk

December 23, 2024

★ 8/10

Rubbish poster aside, <em>'Mufasa: The Lion King'</em> is a success. I can't overlook that poster, how amateur can you get - it genuinely looks like something I'd whip up seconds before the deadline. Thankfully, the movie itself is very good, it's one I enjoyed quite a bit. The animation is class, the lions look amazingly majestic. I will say the white ones look a bit iffy, but that's nothing e...

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CinemaSerf

December 24, 2024

★ 6/10

They've been praying for rain for ages but are ill-prepared for when it finally comes and washes away the young "Mufasa" from the loving paws of his parents and out into the wilderness. Luckily, he is rescued by the friendly young cub "Taka" whose mother "Eshe" convinces his sceptical father "Obasi" to let her adopt him. The pair prove inseparable as they grow up, but the encroachment of a pride o...

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Dean

March 9, 2025

★ 10/10

Great movie. Story's amazing and CGI never been so good before. I mean great visuals. To be honest, I didn't see any flows in this movie. It's perfect.