The Lion King (1994)

Movie"The greatest adventure of all is finding our place in the Circle of Life."
Audience Score
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G 1 hr 29 minJun 24th, 1994Family, Drama, AnimationThe Lion King Collection PosterPart of The Lion King Collection
Taking inspiration from Shakespeare's Hamlet, a young lion prince grows up in exile after his father is killed by his villainous uncle, and returns years later to reclaim his throne.
StarringMatthew BroderickMoira KellyNathan Lane
DirectorsRoger AllersRob Minkoff

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 24th, 1994 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:October 7th, 2003 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$45,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$763,455,561 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Thomas Schumacher, Sarah McArthur
Production Companies:Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation
The Lion King on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
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The Lion King Collection

The film franchise mainly revolves about a pride of lions who oversee a large swath of African savanna as their «kingdom» known as the Pride Lands, with their leader Simba watching over it as «king». In the original film, Simba was tricked into thinking he killed his father, a guilt ridden lion cub flees into exile and abandons his identity as the future King.