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Slumdog Millionaire
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R,1hr 56min
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December 5, 2008
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Fox Searchlight Pictures
Synopsis: Accused of cheating and desperate to prove his innocence, an eighteen-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai reflects back on his tumultuous life while competing to win 20 million rupees on India's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in Danny Boyle's inspirational drama. Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) may not have a penny to his name, but that could all change in a matter of hours. He's one question away from taking the top prize on India's most popular television game show, but as with everything else in Jamal's ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
Director Danny Boyle's riveting and kaleidoscopic tale, based on Vikas Swarup's debut novel "Q and A," is exquisitely adapted to the screen by Simon Beaufoy. Full Review
Metascore
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86
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
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Dev Patel in "Slumdog Millionaire" (Ishika Mohan/Fox Searchlight)
Dev Patel, left, and Freida Pinto in "Slumdog Millionaire" (Ishika Mohan/Fox Searchlight)
Dev Patel, left, and Irfan Khan in "Slumdog Millionaire" (Ishika Mohan/Fox Searchlight)
Dev Patel, left, and Anil Kapoor in "Slumdog Millionaire" (Ishika Mohan/Fox Searchlight)
Dev Patel, left, and Freida Pinto in "Slumdog Millionaire" (Ishika Mohan/Fox Searchlight)
The cast of Slumdog Millionaire Anil Kapoor, Frieda Pinto, Irrfan Kahn, Dev Patel and director Danny...
The cast of Slumdog Millionaire Anil Kapoor, Freida Pinto, Irrfan Kahn, Dev Patel and director Danny...
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