Does Lion end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Lion easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Lion

Name: Lion
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Nicole Kidman, Abhishek Bharate

The search begins

Directed by Garth Davis

Produced by The Weinstein Company, See-Saw Films

2016118 min8.0 / 10

A deeply moving true-story drama about identity, belonging, and the search for home across continents and decades.

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

Clusters

Underdog Comeback Stories Unlikely Caregiver Friendships Overcoming Adversity Stories Outcasts and Misfits Kids In Danger

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Australia Based On Novel Or Book Adoption Affectation Biography Based On True Story India Missing Child Long Lost Relative Tasmania Street Child Familiar

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Does Lion end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.
Is Lion sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Lion easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is Lion scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Lion violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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