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"THE LION KING"
 (2019) (voices of Donald Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor) (PG)

At-A-Glace Content Summary

Alcohol/Drugs None
Blood/Gross Stuff Minor
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Extreme
Frightening/Tense Scenes Heavy
Gun/Weapons None
Imitative Behavior Mild
Jump Scenes Mild
Music (Scary/Tense) Heavy
Music (Inappropriate) None
Profanity None
Sex/Nudity None
Smoking None
Tense Family Scenes Extreme
Topics to Talk About Heavy
Violence Heavy

QUICK TAKE:
Computer-Animated Musical/Drama: After being scared away by his treacherous uncle, a young lion must decide whether to return to his home and fight for his position as king of the animals.
PLOT:
Born to King Mufasa (voice of JAMES EARL JONES) and Queen Sarabi (voice of ALFRE WOODARD), young lion cub Simba (voice of JD McCRARY) is the heir to the throne as king of the animals in the Pride Lands. While he enjoys playing with fellow cub Nala (voice of SHAHADI WRIGHT JOSEPH), he really wants to be like his dad, but is unaware of the disdain both he and Mufasa receive from the latter's brother, Scar (voice of CHIWETEL EJIOFOR). Knowing that if he can get rid of the father and son he'll inherit the throne, Scar ends up conspiring with the hyena queen, Shenzi (voice of FLORENCE KASUMBA), to make that happen, despite the best efforts of Zazu the hornbill (voice of JOHN OLIVER) to keep the cub safe.

Following a planned tragedy, Scar lays enough of a guilt trip on Simba that he runs off and ends up in the desert where he's discovered and befriended by the comedy duo of Pumbaa (voice of SETH ROGEN) the warthog and Timon (voice of BILLY EICHNER) the meerkat. Those two quickly teach the young cub about the no worries lifestyle of "Hakuna Matata" and it's not long before Simba (voice of DONALD GLOVER) is a carefree young lion with nary a worry in the world.

But back in the Pride Lands, Scar and the hyenas have turned the place into an apocalypse of sorts where nature is out of balance and the animals that are left have lost nearly all hope. That is, except for Nala (voice of BEYONCE) who manages to sneak off to try to find help. When she happens upon Simba, she tries to convince him to return home and take on Scar for his rightful place on the throne.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
Probably.
WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG
For sequences of violence and peril, and some thematic elements.

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