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Mufasa: The Lion King
2024
· Movie
· 118 min
C
MEANRANK
65/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #486
- IMDb #390
- Google retired #358
- Rotten Tomatoes #295
- Metacritic #368
- Letterboxd #543
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #401
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #112
- Metacritic Critics #279
- Metacritic Audience #409
- Criticker #313
- Douban #248
- Kinopoisk #224
- AlloCiné #261
- Trakt #202
Every rating
32–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 32, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 88.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →This prequel tells the origin story of Mufasa, from an orphaned cub to the legendary king of the Pride Lands. The film will follow his rise to the throne, his relationship with his brother Scar, and the events that shaped him into the wise and beloved ruler known to all.
Details
- Director
- Barry Jenkins
- Writer
- Jeff Nathanson
- Based on
- The Lion King
- Studio
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Released
- 18 December 2024
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $200.0M
- Box office
- $722.6M
- Awards
- 1 win, 13 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 14 →1 win from 14 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Artios Awards 2025 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Feature Animation | Francine Maisler and Molly Rose | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2025 | Outstanding Voice Performance | Aaron Pierre | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2025 | Outstanding Soundtrack | Mufasa: The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Nominee |
| Golden Raspberry Awards 2025 | Worst Remake, Rip-off, or Sequel | Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, and Mark Ceryak | Nominee |
| Golden Reel Awards 2025 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation | Onnalee Blank, Harry Cohen, Paula Fairfield, Luke Gibleon, Jason W. Jennings, Benjamin L. Cook, Katie Halliday, Ando Johnson, Michael Mitchell, Jessie Pariseau, Roland N. Thai, Vanessa Lapato, Katy Wood, Pietu Korhonen, John Cucci, Gary Hecker, Mike Horton, Heikki Kossi and Dan O'Connell | Nominee |
| NAACP Image Awards 2025 | Outstanding Character Voice Performance – Motion Picture | Blue Ivy Carter | Winner |
| NAACP Image Awards 2025 | Outstanding Character Voice Performance – Motion Picture | Aaron Pierre | Nominee |
| NAACP Image Awards 2025 | Outstanding Character Voice Performance – Motion Picture | Anika Noni Rose | Nominee |
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NAACP Image Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Character Voice Performance – Motion Picture | Blue Ivy Carter | Winner |
| Outstanding Character Voice Performance – Motion Picture | Aaron Pierre | Nominee |
| Outstanding Character Voice Performance – Motion Picture | Anika Noni Rose | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
3 nominations
| Emerging Technology Award | Callum James, James Hood, Lloyd Bishop, Bruno Pedrinha (for "Real-Time Interactive Filmmaking, From Stage to Post") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Character in a Photoreal Feature | Klaus Skovbo, Valentina Rosselli, Eli De Koninck, Amelie Talarmain (for Taka) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Adam Valdez, Barry St. John, Audrey Ferrara, Daniel Fotheringham | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Soundtrack | Mufasa: The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Voice Performance | Aaron Pierre | Nominee |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Favorite Animated Movie | Mufasa: The Lion King | Nominee |
| Favorite Song from a Movie | "I Always Wanted a Brother" – Braelyn Rankins, Theo Somolu, Aaron Pierre, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Feature Animation | Francine Maisler and Molly Rose | Nominee |
Golden Raspberry Awards
1 nomination
| Worst Remake, Rip-off, or Sequel | Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, and Mark Ceryak | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation | Onnalee Blank, Harry Cohen, Paula Fairfield, Luke Gibleon, Jason W. Jennings, Benjamin L. Cook, Katie Halliday, Ando Johnson, Michael Mitchell, Jessie Pariseau, Roland N. Thai, Vanessa Lapato, Katy Wood, Pietu Korhonen, John Cucci, Gary Hecker, Mike Horton, Heikki Kossi and Dan O'Connell | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Audrey Ferrara and Adam Valdez | Nominee |