

Slumdog Millionaire
What does it take to find a lost love?
A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
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7.7/10
11,684 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15M
- Box office
- $378.4M
- Language
- French
- based on novel or book
- slum
- cheating
- suspicion
- mumbai (bombay), india
- game show
- quiz
- orphan
- duringcreditsstinger
- taj mahal, india
- defiant
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- TheatricalA23 Jan 2009
United StatesUS
- PremiereTelluride Film Festival30 Aug 2008
- Theatrical (limited)R12 Nov 2008
- TheatricalR25 Dec 2008
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival31 Oct 2008
- Theatrical159 Jan 2009
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PhysicalDVD1 Jun 2009
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical (limited)MA 15+11 Dec 2008
- TheatricalMA 15+18 Dec 2008
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival7 Sept 2008
- Theatrical23 Jan 2009
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical12 Feb 2009
AustriaAT
- Theatrical20 Mar 2009
BangladeshBD
- Theatrical9 Oct 2009
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical14 Jan 2009
BrazilBR
- Theatrical (limited)1620 Feb 2009
- Theatrical166 Mar 2009
BulgariaBG
- Theatrical13 Feb 2009
Frequently asked questions
Slumdog Millionaire was released on 12 November 2008.
Audience reviews
2- C7/10
CinemaSerf
4/2/2023
Dev Patel is great here as "Jamal", a young man from the Mumbai slums who shot to fame by winning the first ever jackpot on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" only to be accused of cheating. It's not an unreasonable allegation - this lad comes from a background that suggests little, if any, education and yet he is answering some tough questions that, theoretically, he should not know the answers t…
- R9/10
RalphRahal
12/14/2024
Slumdog Millionaire is one of those movies that really sticks with you. It follows Jamal, a kid from the slums of Mumbai. Watching him go through so much and still come out with hope makes it pretty powerful. The movie does a great job showing the reality of life for kids in poverty but doesn’t feel like it’s trying to preach. Director Danny Boyle keeps things moving with a fast pace, and the mix of tension, humor…
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