Yearning to watch 'The Lion King' in the comfort of your own home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Roger Allers-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.
Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Lion King' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The Lion King' right now, here are some specifics about the Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation family flick.
Released June 15th, 1994, 'The Lion King' stars Matthew Broderick, Moira Kelly, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella The G movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a user score of 83 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 17,679 experienced users.
Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosophy: No worries for the rest of your days. But when his past comes to haunt him, the young prince must decide his fate: Will he remain an outcast or face his demons and become what he needs to be?"
'The Lion King' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Vudu, Google Play Movies, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Store, AMC on Demand, Disney Plus, Amazon Video, and YouTube .
'The Lion King' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on June 24th, 1994
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The film franchise mainly revolves about a pride of lions who oversee a large swath of African savanna as their «kingdom» known as the Pride Lands, with their leader Simba watching over it as «king». In the original film, Simba was tricked into thinking he killed his father, a guilt ridden lion cub flees into exile and abandons his identity as the future King.
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