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Mufasa: The Lion King

Name: Mufasa: The Lion King
Director: Barry Jenkins
Genre: Adventure, Family, Animation
Released: 2024-12-18
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Kagiso Lediga, Preston Nyman

2024 · 1h 58m · Adventure, Family, Animation

IMDb 6.6 Metacritic 56 RT 56%

If you've got kids or you're a Disney nostalgia junkie, this prequel origin story is solid family entertainment with the studio's trademark animation polish and an earnest buddy-adventure premise. But if you're looking for something fresh and original tonight, the Lion King universe has been well-trodden enough—skip it and find something with more bite.

Plot

Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.

Director: Barry Jenkins

Cast: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Kagiso Lediga, Preston Nyman

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