Slumdog Millionaire

Accused of cheating and desperate to prove his innocence, an eighteen-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai reflects back on his tumultuous life while competing to win 20 million rupees on India's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in Danny Boyle's inspirational drama. Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) may not ...more

This mismatched masala of Brazilian City of God brutality, Latin telenovela melodrama,and good old American gangsterism—all by way of a British director and set in Mumbai, India—definitely makes for an exotic dish. Forget consistency, just enjoy each flavor as it comes. Oddly, the high-concept framing device—former street kid becomes game show favorite after a life of Dickensian (then Scorsesian) hardship—turns out to be the least interesting thing about the movie. Contestant Jamal's (Dev ...more

Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire is what type of film? A) an inspirational underdog story, B) a harrowing look at the life of a Mumbai street child, C) an epic romance punctuated by tragedy and victory, or D) an affecting crime drama centered upon bitter sibling rivalry. Give up? Slumdog Millionaire is all of those things and more. It's the reason we go to the movies in the first place, and by the time it reaches its climax, you're likely to be yelling at the screen the same way that ...more

Slumdog Millionaire
Nominee - 81st Oscars®:
Achievement in Cinematography
Achievement in Directing
Achievement in Film Editing
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Achievement in Sound Editing
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Adapted Screenplay