Review of Lion (2015) by Maria Rani R — 04 Feb 2017

I loved the movie Lion. Beautiful and sincerely told story.

This review of Lion (2015) was written by Maria Rani R on 04 Feb 2017.

Lion has generally received positive reviews.

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By Francisco L (579) on 10 Jul 2018

Pertinent, captivating and with a touching story, Lion was undoubtly the best Oscar nominated movie, bringing to the big screen a delightful…

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By Glenn Heath Jr. (311) for San Diego CityBeat (181) on 20 Aug 2018

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Adoption is used a plot point in a lot of movies, but it is rarely explored this well...Here it's about also exploring why the people who raised…

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By Sparky M (103) on 15 Apr 2018

A little cliche and predictable, but -seeing as it's a true story- I guess you can't really knock it for that…

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By Robert K (393) on 25 Jul 2018

Garth Davis swooped in to seize 2016 with a movie that brought all the feels…

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By Huw G (575) on 30 Apr 2018

I thought it was going to be heartfelt travel across India but he instead just gets lucky on google maps…

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By Randy B (299) on 11 Mar 2018

The ending of this movies hit me like a sledge hammer. I was just sitting there, thinking yeah, this is a nice little movie…

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By David C (2,598) on 14 Feb 2018

It would be hard for any viewer to not warm to the true life tale that is the centre piece of Lion…

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By Late R (405) on 23 Jun 2018

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