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10 Best Movies Like Lion

If you loved Lion, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Mufasa: The Lion King

Mufasa: The Lion King

2024★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lion for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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 searc...

#2
Lion, London Zoological Gardens

Lion, London Zoological Gardens

1896★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lion for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A male lion, right next to bars that are about 6 or 8 inches apart, keenly watches a uniformed zoo attendant toss small morsels of food into the cage. The lion alternates between f...

#3
Lion

Lion

2014★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lion for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Adam is a broken man in the emotional transition as his family crumbles. Through the heartbreak and pain a chance meeting gives hope once more....

#4
Lion

Lion

2019★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lion for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A young lonely lion crosses an arid and desert Savannah. He discovers that the only source of water is kept by a tyrannical buffalo....

#5
Lion

Lion

2014★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lion for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A project spanning three years of production and research, Lion is a collection of 7 short films exploring the Chornobyl disaster, the nature of radiation, memory, and personal his...

#6
Lionheart

Lionheart

1990★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lion for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed t...