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Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Patel in his film debut as Jamal, and filmed in India, the film was directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by Christian Colson, with Loveleen Tandan credited as co-director. As a contestant on Kaun Banega Crorepati, an Indian-Hindi version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Jamal surprises everyone by being able to answer every question correctly, winning. Accused of cheating, Jamal recounts his life story to the police, illustrating how he is able to answer each question correctly.

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2008 · 2h · Drama · Romance

Rotten Tomatoes 92%Metacritic 84/100TMDB 7.7/10 (11,477 votes)

Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by Christian Colson, with Loveleen Tandan credited as co-director. It was loosely based on the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. Starring Dev Patel in his film debut as Jamal, and filmed in India, it narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai.

Directed by Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan

Box office $378M worldwide

IMDb ↗Wikipedia ↗

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16+Common Sense Media calls it a brilliant but too mature epic romance-drama for kids due to violence and cruelty.[1]

Sex & nudity: Supporting character taught courtesan's skills before being sold; implied trafficking; implied sex; brief nudity[1][2][3]
Violence: Strong violence including beatings, electrocution, drowning, murder, child abuse, hot peppers on genitals[1][2][3]
Language: Strong profanity including s--t, hell, damn, crap, piss, bugger, p---y[1]
Drugs & alcohol: Constant smoking; young children drink hard alcohol[1]
Frightening & intense: Disturbing images, torture, child endangerment, intense scenes[1]

Family reviews:Plugged In ↗Common Sense Media ↗Dove ↗Movieguide ↗

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Danny BoyleDirector

Loveleen TandanDirector

Anand Tiwari

Anil Kapoor AAnjum Sharma

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Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Patel in his film debut as Jamal, and filmed in India, the film was directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by Christian Colson, with Loveleen Tandan credited as co-director. As a contestant on Kaun Banega Crorepati, an Indian-Hindi version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Jamal surprises everyone by being able to answer every question correctly, winning. Accused of cheating, Jamal recounts his life story to the police, illustrating how he is able to answer each question correctly.

Read the full article →

🎬 Movie

Screen catalogue →

2008 · 2h · Drama · Romance

Rotten Tomatoes 92%Metacritic 84/100TMDB 7.7/10 (11,477 votes)

Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by Christian Colson, with Loveleen Tandan credited as co-director. It was loosely based on the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. Starring Dev Patel in his film debut as Jamal, and filmed in India, it narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai.

Directed by Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan

Box office $378M worldwide

IMDb ↗Wikipedia ↗

Family guide

16+Common Sense Media calls it a brilliant but too mature epic romance-drama for kids due to violence and cruelty.[1]

Sex & nudity: Supporting character taught courtesan's skills before being sold; implied trafficking; implied sex; brief nudity[1][2][3]
Violence: Strong violence including beatings, electrocution, drowning, murder, child abuse, hot peppers on genitals[1][2][3]
Language: Strong profanity including s--t, hell, damn, crap, piss, bugger, p---y[1]
Drugs & alcohol: Constant smoking; young children drink hard alcohol[1]
Frightening & intense: Disturbing images, torture, child endangerment, intense scenes[1]