20241h 58mDir. Barry Jenkins

Mufasa: The Lion King

Name: Mufasa: The Lion King
Genre: Adventure, Family, Animation
Released: 2024-12-18
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 2
Cast: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Kagiso Lediga, Preston Nyman

“The story of an orphan who would be king.”

AdventureFamilyAnimation

2.0 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 2.0 ★vs2nd Half: 2.0 ★

CineFriendz Split-Rating Metric (Pacing & Climax breakdown)

Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.

Starring:Aaron Pierre,Kelvin Harrison Jr.,Tiffany Boone,Kagiso Lediga,Preston Nyman

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Aaron Pierre

Mufasa (voice)

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Taka (voice)

Tiffany Boone

Sarabi (voice)

Kagiso Lediga

Young Rafiki (voice)

Preston Nyman

Zazu (voice)

Blue Ivy Carter

Kiara (voice)

John Kani

Rafiki (voice)

Mads Mikkelsen

Kiros (voice)

Seth Rogen

Pumbaa (voice)

Billy Eichner

Timon (voice)

Thandiwe Newton

Eshe (voice)

Lennie James

Obasi (voice)

Key Production Crew

Director

Barry Jenkins

Screenplay & Writers

Jeff Nathanson, William Shakespeare, Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton

Cinematography

James Laxton

Original Score

Dave Metzger, Lebo M.

Producers

Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak

Film Details

Budget$200,000,000

Box Office Revenue$722,631,756

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Walt Disney Pictures

Keywords & Themes

#friendship#paradise#lion#musical#sequel#prequel#jungle#told in flashback#betrayal by friend#chance meeting

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

2.0

Watching Mufasa feels like sitting through a beautifully animated nature doc…until the lions start singing, and you’re left wondering why this exists. The visuals are stunning, but the songs are forgettable, and the stor...

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