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By José Martín (128) for El antepenúltimo mohicano (311) on 07 Feb 2017

One of the most beautiful and inspiring films of the year, the ones that seem to be thoughtfully detailed to sneak into the award races…

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By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 07 Feb 2017

The based on fact story is a can't miss emotional powerhouse, which manages to overcome some subplots that seem to be time-filling sidetracks…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 05 Feb 2017

delicate handling of material that easily could have been turned into feel-good slop…

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By Matthew Toomey (680) for ABC Radio Brisbane (680) on 04 Feb 2017

It's hard not to feel a tingle down your spine as the film's reaches its climax…

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By Jonathan W. Hickman (551) for Daily Film Fix (355) on 03 Feb 2017

In a way, Lion is a better film than even Slumdog in that its intimate focus and emotionally engaging story should play deeper and resonate…

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By Damien Straker (239) for Impulse Gamer (252) on 01 Feb 2017

Some films are simply great stories and nothing more. Lion is one such example of this, although its treatment leaves a bit to be desired…

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By Matthew Pejkovic (770) for Matt's Movie Reviews (913) on 01 Feb 2017

Patel brilliantly portrays a young man adrift in a sea of uncertainty towards his identity, haunted by a past he barely survived and guilt…

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By Luis Martínez (274) for El Mundo (Spain) (301) on 01 Feb 2017

What may well have been a reflection on the moral poverty of the world, soon becomes an irritating melodrama. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Javier Ocaña (196) for El Pais (Spain) (511) on 01 Feb 2017

A conventional film with strong tendencies towards being tearful and musical. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Mikel Zorrilla (231) for Espinof (390) on 01 Feb 2017

An estimable film, especially during its first hour, and that has sufficient virtues that makes it worth to take a look at it…

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By Andrea G. Bermejo (61) for Cinemanía (Spain) (558) on 01 Feb 2017

Lion's emotional strength lies in its honest approach to adoption, to the feeling of the adoptee and the one adopted, to the stuck pieces,…

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By Craig Mathieson (459) for The Sunday Age (488) on 27 Jan 2017

The movie mostly succeeds in grounding the hard to believe in easy to comprehend circumstances and readily real emotion…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 26 Jan 2017

Lion isn't revolutionary filmmaking, but as comfort food cinema goes, it carries requisite anxiety and release, making it palatable to the…

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By David 'Mad Dog' Bradley (480) for Adelaide Review (243) on 25 Jan 2017

[Pawar is] remarkably natural and heart-rendingly real, and offers one of the best child performances in years in a very demanding role…

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By Mel Campbell (32) for Junkee (216) on 25 Jan 2017

Lion is a feel-good story that works best when it uses the visual language of cinema to map such inner worlds onto outer ones…

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By Matt Neal (458) for ABC Radio (Australia) (677) on 24 Jan 2017

Lion starts strong and finishes on a teary high, with its comparatively lesser moments buoyed by the presence of Patel…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 24 Jan 2017

Unhurried in pace, subtle in tone and simple in structure, this moving, compassionate film engages with the age-old theme of finding one's…

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By Sarah Ward (538) for Concrete Playground (635) on 23 Jan 2017

Lion does exactly what it needs to make hearts soar and tears swell. It might do so in a standard fashion, but, boy does it do it well…

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By Jamie East (261) for The Sun (UK) (932) on 23 Jan 2017

Your heart is made of Satan's teeth if you don't come away with dusty eyes and a warm feeling…

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By Donald Clarke (1,051) for Irish Times (1,391) on 23 Jan 2017

If you don't blub at the end, you may wish to secede from the human species…

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