Planning to check out 'Lion' right from your couch? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Garth Davis-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.
Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Lion' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Lion' right now, here are some specifics about the The Weinstein Company, See-Saw Films, Screen Australia, Aquarius Films, Sunstar Entertainment drama flick.
Lion starring Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Nicole Kidman has a PG-13 rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 58 min, and a scheduled release date of January 6th, 2017.
It received a user score of 80/100 on TMDb, which put together reviews from 6,796 knowledgeable users.
Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family."
'Lion' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Prime Video, Plex Channel, YouTube, Microsoft Store, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, and Netflix .
'Lion' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on January 6th, 2017
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
April 11th, 2017
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