The Lion King
The greatest adventure of all is finding our place in the Circle of Life.
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself.Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.
- Director
- Roger Allers
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $763M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Lion King actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Lion King appears in 6 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Family Movies Ranked #8
Placed at #8 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Animation Movies Ranked #8
Placed at #8 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Philosophical Movies Ranked #23
Placed at #23 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Movies With Incredible Endings Ranked #26
Placed at #26 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Drama Movies Ranked #33
Placed at #33 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #40
Placed at #40 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
3 wins · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Score
Annie Awards
1 win
- WinnerAnnie Award for Best Animated Feature
Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie
1 win
- WinnerKids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Lion King returned 17.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $45M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $763M
- Release date
- Jun 15, 1994
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- MPAA rating
- G
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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