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The Lion (2020) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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The Lion

Movie2020·95 min

The Lion

Directed by Ludovic Colbeau-Justin

A comedy film directed by Ludovic Colbeau-Justin.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 87%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.4/10

229 ratings

About The Lion

A psychiatric hospital patient pretends to be crazy. In charge of caring for this patient, a caregiver will begin to doubt the mental state of his "protégé".

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Neutral (5 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Comedy-driven (9 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Cozy
Story Tags: identity self discovery, obsession, espionage, hospital medical, mentor student, con artist trickster, con deception, hidden identity

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Details

Director: Ludovic Colbeau-Justin
Language: French

Cast

Dany Boon, Philippe Katerine, Anne Serra

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Where to Watch The Lion

The Lion is not currently available on any tracked service.

How The Lion Ranks

All movies

Top 87%

2020s movies

Top 92%

Comedy movies

Top 87%

★Ludovic Colbeau-Justin films#2 of 3

Among the best films we track.

Second-best Ludovic Colbeau-Justin film, behind Stand Up Girl.

the vibe

The Lion Vibe

What it feels like

measuredneutralgentleapproachablecomedy-drivenintimatelight

playful

cozy

What it's about

con deceptionhidden identityidentity self discoveryobsessioncon artistmentor studentespionagehospital medical

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

neutral 5/9neutral 5/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

comedy-driven 9/9comedy 9/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9

texture

playfulplayful