Movie #119: Slumdog Millionaire

Movie #: 119
Movie Title: Slumdog Millionaire
Year Released: 2008

Director: Danny Boyle
Notable Cast: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Tanay Chheda, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala

Short Description: A Mumbai teen reflects on his upbringing in the slums when he is accused of cheating on the Indian Version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: N/A
IMDB.com: N/A
Ranker.com: #25
Lifed.com: N/A
Empire.com: N/A
FilmCrave.com: N/A
FlickChart.com: N/A

Note: This is the highest ranking movie that only appears on Ranker.com's list.



Date Watched: 5/21/2016

Grade: 4.5 out of 5 (Outstanding)

Rationale: I adore Slumdog Millionaire. It’s not for everyone and there are a couple parts that aren’t pleasant to watch, but this is one of my favorite movies from the last 10 years. The writing is amazing and the acting, especially from the kids, is phenomenal. There’s not a thing I would change and not really anything I can criticize. I will say that even though The Dark Knight was my favorite movie from 2008 and should have been at least nominated for Best Picture, I have no problem at all with Slumdog Millionaire winning like it did in such a deserving fashion without The Dark Knight in contention.