@AISLE_GHOUL2025-12-15 16:00 UTC
Two solid hours of characters staring intensely out of rain-slicked windows. Brilliant work, The Lion King.
“The devil tomato walked out.”
— THE DEVIL TOMATO
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2019 · Adventure / Drama / Family / Animation
The Lion King
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.
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RELEASE DATE
2019
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Adventure / Drama / Family / Animation
PLOT SUMMARY
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.
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@POPCORN_CRITIC2025-12-23 09:00 UTC
The Lion King is what happens when a writers' room confuses "ambiguous" with "didn't finish the draft".
@CREDITS_FLEE2025-12-12 00:00 UTC
The Lion King treats "worldbuilding" the way a toddler treats a fruit bowl — enthusiastically, briefly, then forgotten.
@RATIO_RAT2025-12-21 02:00 UTC
The Lion King has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
— FROM THE WILD
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r/movies · u/ExpositionDump🔥 3.2k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in The Lion King actually is?
Everyone praising the The Lion King performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/boxoffice · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 3.5k points
Hot Take: The Lion King's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Look, I wanted to love The Lion King. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/movies · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 1.0k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in The Lion King?
Just got out of The Lion King and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/flicks · u/CinephileCynic🔥 4.1k points
Unpopular opinion: The Lion King is the most overrated film of the decade
Rewatched The Lion King last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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