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- 2024
- PG
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- 1 h 58 m
- 2024
- PG
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- 1 h 58 m
SummaryRafiki relays the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an...
Directed By: Barry Jenkins
Written By: Jeff Nathanson
- 2024
- PG
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- 1 h 58 m
- 2024
- PG
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- 1 h 58 m
Mufasa: The Lion King
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SummaryRafiki relays the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an...
Directed By: Barry Jenkins
Written By: Jeff Nathanson
Where to Watch
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Mixed or AverageBased on 51 Critic Reviews
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37% Positive
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59% Mixed
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Metascore
Mixed or AverageBased on 51 Critic Reviews
56
37% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
59% Mixed
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
4% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
- All Reviews
- Positive Reviews
- Mixed Reviews
- Negative Reviews
Dec 17, 2024
Here the Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) dives truly deep for a tale of orphanhood, family conflict and the reluctant fight for a throne. It’s often thrilling to watch a film featuring only anthropomorphic animals where the central characters are more rounded than most of their human counterparts at the mainstream multiplex (yes, that means you, Gladiator II).
Dec 17, 2024
What the true legacy of Jenkins’ addition to the catalog may end up being, however, is a template for honoring the past while still managing to move things a few steps ahead. The circle of life, indeed.
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Mixed or AverageBased on 261 User Ratings
5.3
45% Positive
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117 Ratings
23% Mixed
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32% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or AverageBased on 261 User Ratings
5.3
45% Positive
117 Ratings
117 Ratings
23% Mixed
60 Ratings
60 Ratings
32% Negative
84 Ratings
84 Ratings
- All Reviews
- Positive Reviews
- Mixed Reviews
- Negative Reviews
Aug 27, 2025
Mufasa The Lion King is a really good movie and a good prequel to The Lion King and Mufasa The Lion King delivers a beautiful and touching story about Mufasa and Scar and how you can see how their journey goes when they are going up against another lion who is the villain of the movie it has such a touching moment for parents and these songs are really good like always want a brother was number one on the billboard charts and it was heard so many times Lin-Manuel Miranda did not disappoint on making the music for Mufasa The Lion King he did surgery amazing job on the music and he should win a award and keep making music ! and I just watched the Mufasa movie on Disney+ I have nothing to say except i love it i love it i love it i love it i love it i love it i love it ! it was so good I hated the DAD in the movie he was a complete butthole through the beginning and I love the villain I love they have the guy from Doctor Strange voice the villain and his singing is so good and I love the song always wanted a brother and I love this song with Mufasa & Sarabi it was so beautiful and it was just mufasa the lion King is a 10 out 10 a 50 out of 40 & Mufasa really like blew me away gave me a movie to feel and it's just beautiful and wonderful and just so much better than Moana 2 because it didn't feel scripted it didn't feel rushed and it wasn't not even made for Disney+ Mufasa is just a perfect prequel to The Lion King series it just delivers like the perfect story perfect everything I literally almost cried at that scene of Mufasa united with his mother because that tears up my nerves and I don't like seeing anyone being separated from their parents from a natural disaster and I don't like when they reunite to find out that one of their parents died like that just hurt my heart and I just can't imagine being a parent going through that like that just breaks my aching breaking heart for them to go through and Mufasa: The Lion King is the 47st highest-grossing Walt Disney movie of all time worldwide and the box office competition between Mufasa The Lion King and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is over with Mufasa ultimately winning the domestic and global box office race, finishing with a larger total gross after a closely contested battle Mufasa was released slightly earlier and held the lead for a significant portion of the competition, ultimately finishing with over $722 million worldwide
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Dec 17, 2024
The film, unbound by having to recreate large swaths of the original Lion King whole cloth, was clearly allowed to be a product of its director.
Dec 17, 2024
Where Mufasa distinguishes itself is Jenkins’s eye for balancing emotion with action.
Dec 17, 2024
Mufasa will satisfy, but it also feels ultimately useless. Like Disney is once again spinning its wheels, trying to wring billions of dollars out of old ideas while they brainstorm new ones. Fans of "The Lion King" may be slightly moved. At the very least, you'll finally know how Rafiki got his stick.
Dec 19, 2024
All the technological marvels of the world can’t breathe life into a film that doesn’t know what it wants to be.
Dec 17, 2024
Dear Lord, this movie didn’t need to be made. It is profoundly awful. The foreshadowing is relentless. Sorry, Barry Jenkins just can’t direct animation.
Mar 27, 2025
Wow this brought me back to my childhood. Incredible film thank you all. For me this was a masterpiece!
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Oct 7, 2025
Greetings from Lithuania."Mufasa: The Lion King" (2024) is a sequel / prequel to the far superior "The Lion King" (1994). Because "The Lion King" (2019) was technically a remake of an animated film, you literally do not need to see one in advance before watching "Mufasa". As for "Mufasa", i didn't find it to be very impressive or engaging. It is kind of "been there, done that" type of story. Music was also kind of nice, but nothing memorable. Animation itself here is stunning - these creatures do look photorealistic. Only seen as a technical achievement this film does worth checking out.Overall, "Mufasa: The Lion King" is absolutely nothing special. Its a bit predictable, kind of generic story. Animation does look great but while the story is just an OK one it doesn't really makes to hold your attention for nearly 2 hours. It is just an OK film to see it once, but nothing more.
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Jan 6, 2025
O filme é bom, mas senti potencial pra mais. Devem ter escolhido uma abordagem mais simples por ser um filme infantil, então muita coisa não tem profundidade, problemas surgem e são resolvidos muito rápido. Mufasa e Scar tem interações boas, porém o conflito é muito repentino e achei estranho. As músicas são ok, não achei nenhuma marcante. Pela nostalgia me emocionei em algumas cenas, principalmente pela trilha quando emulava as músicas clássicas. Assisti em 3D e é completamente inútil.
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