Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
“The story of an orphan who would be king.”
Movie20241h 58mEnglish
Our verdict
Worth watching
Well received by most viewers.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 2,773 ratings.
Movie review: Mufasa: The Lion King
Mufasa: The Lion King is a film from 2024. It is catalogued under Adventure, Family, Animation. Its listed tagline is “The story of an orphan who would be king.”
Story
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.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 7.3/10 based on 2,773 votes.
Production
Release date: December 18, 2024 · Runtime: 118 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $200,000,000 · Reported revenue: $722,631,756
Official trailer
Cast
Aaron Pierre
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Tiffany Boone
Kagiso Lediga
Preston Nyman
Blue Ivy Carter
John Kani
Mads Mikkelsen
Seth Rogen
Billy Eichner
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