FAME READS / SCREEN NOTES
Slumdog Millionaire
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Scores
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer92%as of 2026-01-16
- Rotten Tomatoes average8.4/10as of 2021-10-05
- Metacritic84/100as of 2026-01-16
What it is
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by Christian Colson, with Loveleen Tandan credited as co-director. It was loosely based on the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. Starring Dev Patel in his film debut as Jamal, and filmed in India, it narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai.
At a glance
- Genres
- Romance / Drama / Crime
- Original language
- English
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