A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Lion has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of Lion (2016)
By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 02 Jan 2017
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Review of Lion (2016)
By Kam Williams (1,272) for Baret News (418) on 18 Jan 2017
Review of Lion (2016)
Review of Lion (2016)
Review of Lion (2016)
Review of Lion (2016)
Review of Lion (2016)
By David L (3,419) on 19 Feb 2017
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Lion was released in 2016 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 1,133 reviews, giving Lion (2016) an average rating of 79%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 87%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 75%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Lion than critics were.
With a score of 79%, Lion is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2016, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2016 with similar scores include films like Moonlight, Captain America: Civil War and Moana.
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