What is Slumdog Millionaire about?
A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
A young man's life unfolds in gritty, romantic, and suspenseful flashbacks as he pursues love and fortune.
Feel-good and uplifting. A date-night pick at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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Slumdog Millionaire parents guide
No surprises for an R: moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Cast and crew
Directed byDanny Boyle
StarringDev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Mahesh Manjrekar, Saurabh Shukla
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