Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
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Reviews Counted:210
Fresh:196
Rotten:14
Average Rating:8.2/10
Consensus: Visually dazzling and emotionally resonant, Slumdog Millionaire is a film that's both entertaining and powerful.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Dec 18, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $141,243,551
Synopsis: British director Danny Boyle takes another intriguing career turn with this heartfelt underdog tale. Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) is a street kid (or "slumdog") who has landed an appearance on India's... [More]
Reviews for Slumdog Millionaire
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 4/5 |
Beaufoy has deftly honed the book's jagged narrative line, amalgamating characters and building smooth bridges between a collection of vignettes. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
Dickens would undoubtedly have approved: after all, his stories invariably had happy endings. Full Review |
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5/6 |
This is Boyle's best since Trainspotting. Full Review |
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The climax was so tense I actually fell off my chair. And the ending had me in tears. Tears of joy. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Boyle confidently mines the feelgood opportunities of Simon Beaufoy's screenplay, adapted from Vikas Swarup's novel, without letting the film collapse into soppiness or sentimentality. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Shows [Boyle] at the top of his form. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
With its fine performances and impressive, if deliberately melodramatic direction, it’s a crowd-pleaser which manages to be both distressing and, strangely enough, immensely entertaining. Full Review |
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Compelling and moving, bitter sweet and haunting, it's one of the best films of the year. Any year. Full Review |
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Danny Boyle has hit the jackpot with this wonderfully uplifting rags-to-riches story that has so much of everything, I felt as though I had won 20 million rupees myself. Above all, it's a love story, but also a story of survival Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Slumdog Millionaire immerses the audience in an alien landscape and shows it through the eyes of a young man fighting against history and his own culture's expectations. Full Review |
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Shows how a critic-pleasing film can be every bit as overbearing as a crowd-pleasing one Full Review |
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B+ |
The greatest part of 'Slumdog' is that it transcends all boundaries: race, gender, region and class. Full Review |
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A hyperactive rags to riches yarn playing out on the mean streets of Mumbai, and with a rousing all-star Bollywood boogie finale and even a little far fetched romance tossed in, to send any problematic plot points on their way. Full Review |
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89/100 |
I'm all for scepticism over the latest 'hot' movie; the really great ones effortlessly blow such scepticism out of the water. This film most certainly does that. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
Occasionally, far too occasionally, a film comes along that once again reminds you of the power of the cinematic experience: how movement, composition, light, colour and music can be stunningly shaped to create the most exquisite drama. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Difícil compreender como o roteiro pedestre de Beaufoy, a direção comprometida de Boyle e o próprio filme arrebanharam tantos troféus e placas nos últimos meses. Full Review |
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The ... all-too-convincing squalor and misery ... make the feel-good ending seem righteously earned. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
The film is alive with vibrant colors and strange sights, Full Review |
CommentLatest News for Slumdog Millionaire
June 09, 2009:
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy Move to Maximum City 
Danny Boyle will be staying in Bombay -- and reuniting with "Slumdog Millionaire" writer Simon Beaufoy -- for his next project, an adaptation of the non-fiction book "Maximum... More...
May 05, 2009:
2009 MTV Movie Awards Nominations Announced
The nominations for the 2009 MTV Movie Awards have been announced, with "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Twilight" each earning nominations in six categories. More...
March 31, 2009:
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Slumdog Millionaire's American audiences were enticed to watch by the name of director Danny Boyle or the movie's kinetic exploration of an exotic, far-away underbelly. In... More...
March 30, 2009:
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