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Slumdog Millionaire

R

Released Jan 23, 2009

1 hr. 56 min.

Comedy

Drama

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91%

291 Reviews

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90%

250,000+ Ratings

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As 18-year-old Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) answers questions on the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," flashbacks show how he got there. Part of a stable of young thieves after their mother dies, Jamal and his brother, Salim, survive on the streets of Mumbai. Salim finds the life of crime agreeable, but Jamal scrapes by with small jobs until landing a spot on the game show.

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Critics Consensus

Visually dazzling and emotionally resonant, Slumdog Millionaire is a film that's both entertaining and powerful.

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Dennis N

This film was made with pride. It's a nice movie. Storyline direction presentation was very good. Actors acting were too good. Songs were to good. It's true that in India there child labor problem is there a lot our Indian government is not taking initiative action against child labor. The film is rough and stylish. Director Danny Boyle never waters down the gruesomeness of his story that, while not necessarily a true one, offers a unique and tough approach to the life of the Indian underworld from a great perspective of an unfairly treated character, using the premise as the storytelling engine, and delivering a great use of narrative flashbacks and current events, this drama might go onto over-the-top corners at times, but it's effectivity relays of the professionalism of Boyle's direction.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/25/24

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Aidan B

Fantastic work from director Danny Boyle that makes it stand out amongst his best works, "Slumdog Millionaire" takes a generic story and manages to make it seem fresh, unique, and one of the most vibrantly dazzling and uplifting movies in the history of recent filmmaking.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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Shioka O

Hugely entertaining, packed with thrills, energy and funs. Stylish direction made by Danny Boyle. A bit chaotic narrative. Those Indian kids actors are amazingly skilful.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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Hargie M

Please do yourself a favor and watch it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Ben S

A touching rollercoaster with terrific editing. It presents a raw image of what growing up and coming from the slums meant in India and gives the viewer an experience of disgust, suspense and fulfillment to leave with after watching.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/29/23

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Charles G

This is one of the rare movies that will keep you excited, engaged and emotionally invested every single minute of its run-time. One of my top-5 best movies of all time. Every scene has meaning, the characters have richness and depth, and it's a beautiful love story while also being an exciting adventure.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/22/23

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

It's not about poverty pornography. It's not about a White guy showing us touchy Brown-skins squatting by the rail-tracks. In the end, it's just about a film, which sweeps you up and takes you for an exhilarating ride on the wild side.

Jan 27, 2018

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

Slumdog Millionaire is an exhilarating ride -- a feel-good yarn about a Mumbai street kid directed by Danny Boyle with a wild energy that makes even Trainspotting (Boyle's calling card) look leaden-footed.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 22, 2015

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Ryan Gilbey

New Statesman

There are so many frantic pursuits through heaving streets that it is easy to lose track of who is chasing whom, or why. Energy and urgency are substituted for realism.

Feb 22, 2015

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Danny Boyle has mastered the modern fairy tale. Eliminating fantasy from the equation and finding magic in the everyday, he’s grounded the dreamy storybook experience with realistic settings and circumstances that don’t diminish the fateful exhilaration

Rated: 4/4

Mar 7, 2024

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Danny Boyle’s underdog movie about a slum kid in India who defies all odds and follows his heart into the final rounds of “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire” was the most unabashedly, tragically, rapturously romantic film of 2008.

Oct 6, 2023

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Mark Johnson

Awards Daily

Admittedly, the narrative can be unapologetically sentimental, but Boyle and his team execute it with such finesse that it becomes impossible not to embrace this tender film.

Jun 14, 2023

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Synopsis

As 18-year-old Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) answers questions on the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," flashbacks show how he got there. Part of a stable of young thieves after their mother dies, Jamal and his brother, Salim, survive on the streets of Mumbai. Salim finds the life of crime agreeable, but Jamal scrapes by with small jobs until landing a spot on the game show.

Director: Danny Boyle
Executive Producer: Paul Smith, Tessa Ross
Screenwriter: Simon Beaufoy
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: Celador Productions, Film 4
Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Images|Some Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 23, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 18, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $141.3M

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