Slumdog Millionaire
2008 | 121 min | Drama, Romance
Friday Night Flick
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (92%), it won 6 Oscars, it made about 25 times its budget and people are still talking about it. Make plans for this one.
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A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 84 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.7/10 from 12K viewers
- AwardsVery strong
16 wins, 5 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Picture; won Academy Award for Best Director
- Box office & staying powerVery strong
$378 million worldwide on a $15 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
812K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Danny Boyle
- Dev PatelOlder Jamal
- Freida PintoOlder Latika
- Madhur MittalOlder Salim
- Anil KapoorPrem
- Mahesh ManjrekarJaved
- Saurabh ShuklaSergeant Srinivas
- Irrfan KhanPolice Inspector
- Ankur VikalMaman
- Tanay ChhedaMiddle Jamal
- Ayush Mahesh KhedekarYoungest Jamal