@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-04 22:00 UTC
Cried during The Lion King. Mostly at the ticket price.
1994 · Animation / Adventure / Drama / Family / Musical
The Lion King
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
No synopsis available. Probably for the best.
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RELEASE DATE
1994
RUNTIME
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GENRE
Animation / Adventure / Drama / Family / Musical
PLOT SUMMARY
Synopsis withheld out of mercy.
STARRING CAST
Cast information unavailable.
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@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-02 12:00 UTC
If whispered monologues were currency, The Lion King would settle the national debt.
@SCREEN_SHADE2026-01-16 02:00 UTC
The Lion King is a cinematic experience designed specifically for film students who want to feel superior at dinner parties.
@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2026-01-07 15:00 UTC
The science in The Lion King has the same relationship to physics that I have to going to the gym: aspirational.
— 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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