
Slumdog Millionaire
2008, Drama/Comedy, 1h 56m
289 Reviews 250,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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Visually dazzling and emotionally resonant, Slumdog Millionaire is a film that's both entertaining and powerful. Read critic reviews
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Jamal Malik (older)
Latika (older)
Salim Malik (older)
Prem
Inspector
Jamal (middle)
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Critic Reviews for Slumdog Millionaire
All Critics (289) | Top Critics (66) | Fresh (264) | Rotten (25)
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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.
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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.
February 22, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
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.
February 22, 2015 | Full Review… -
Slumdog is a good film and an appealing film with some lovely performances but it's not a great film: it's too sentimental and predictable for that.
February 22, 2015 | Full Review… -
Boyle set out to make this particular film rather than a gritty social panorama along the lines of Brazilian favela drama City of God. But keeping us cheerful takes the edge off the tougher insights into India.
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Boyle takes his wildly high-energy visual aesthetic and applies it to a story that, at its core, is rather sweet and traditionally crowdpleasing.
February 20, 2013 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Slumdog Millionaire
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Feb 10, 2018This remains one of the best epic dramas, beautiful movie. From the young actors to the adult ones it is a great cast, well acted and portrayed story. The cinematography and costume selection at times are stunning, the movie really takes you on a journey.Super Reviewer
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Nov 06, 2017Stylistically sharp and emotionally captivating, Slumdog Millionaire is a film that perfectly combines both feel-good and somber tones.Sean T Super Reviewer
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May 20, 2017Slumdog Millionaire is simultaneously joyful and grittily realistic in the depiction of the slums in Mambai. Danny Boyle directs with a steady and respectful hand, and while inevitably the film is highly implausible, the film still manages to be heartwarming and crowd-pleasing. Rating: 82Bradley J Super Reviewer
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Apr 01, 2017WOW! that's gotta be the most fucked up love story i've ever seen. the way the story is told, through the questions, keeps you invested. it's filmed REALLY well, intoxicatingly so and never feels anything other than an unexaggerated depiction of poverty in india.Sanity Assassin ! Super Reviewer
Slumdog Millionaire Quotes
Salim Malik: | God is great! (final words) |
Salim Malik: | God is great! |
Jamal Malik (older): | There was no message! There was no message! There was no massage! |
Jamal Malik (older): | I went on, because I knew she'd be watching. |
Jamal Malik (older): | If it wasn't for Rama and Allah, I'd still have a mother. |
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