The Lion King

Movie • 1994 • Animation  

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A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosophy: No worries for the rest of your days. But when his past comes to haunt him, the young prince must decide his fate: Will he remain an outcast or face his demons and become what he needs to be?
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Does the dog die?
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Leigh Ann Kesler
An animal dies, along with your innocence.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone stalked?
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AnnaMcDermott
The chameleon was stalked by Simba.
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Anonymous
Scar hits sarabi during his reign
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QuintusHazard
Near the climax of the movie, Scar hits Sarabi and knocks her down for comparing him to Mufasa, which is meant to be seen as shocking.
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UnagioLucio
Scar convinces Simba that his father's death was his own fault, and guilts Simba further by asking what his mother will think when she finds out. Simba continues to blame himself well into adulthood, until he learns the truth.
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Is a child abused?
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Anonymous
The villain manipulates the child in one important scene, but there is no direct abuse from him during childhood.
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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SirDerpymister
Though its status of a horse is debatable, a zebra is presumed to have been killed by Scar.
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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UnagioLucio
Several live insects (presumably non-sentient) are eaten onscreen. The hyenas are shown eating a zebra leg, but nothing else of the zebra is shown. Numerous animal bones and skulls are shown, especially in the elephant graveyard, but nothing graphic.
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Are animals abused?
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JohnCena
Animals fight, but there are no humans in the movie to abuse any animals.
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ProfessorProcyon
There are fights between animals, but not for human entertainment.
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ProfessorProcyon
Even though Mufasa is not seen dying, we do see him shortly after his death (no blood, though). Several skeletons/bones of animals are also seen.
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Is an animal sad?
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AnnaMcDermott
Simba cried when his father died.

Nala was upset about what happened to Simba.
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a cat die?
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Anonymous
Both Mufasa and Scar die
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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ProfessorProcyon
Dragons are not seen in the movie.
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Are there spiders?
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MrsCyberlife
There are ants, but not spiders, they're two different species entirely
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DeenGray
Crocodiles in "I Just Can’t Wait to Be King"
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there bugs?
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Anonymous
They're very colorful and cartoony and as a kid I wanted to eat them.
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Assault
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SiRenfield
Sarabi is struck by Scar
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Is someone drugged?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is someone held under water?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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SiRenfield
A bird is put in an improvised cage
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ImIschIWatchMovies
Not in the movie, but in a certain deleted scene and Broadway scene, there is a moment where the villain wants one of the main characters to be his queen and bear cubs. And technically. they're his niece.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Bodily Harm
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ProfessorProcyon
Some scratches from fighting.
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Are any hands damaged?
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Are there dislocations?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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bearnormous
Simba pushes on Scar's throat, choking him and he does gasp/gag
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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JesusIsMyZoloft
It’s not shown, or even mentioned, but Disney recently confirmed that the hyenas survived by eating each other.
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone choked?
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QuintusHazard
Simba chokes Scar to get him to confess to killing Mufasa.
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Anonymous
Actually, Scar was mauled to death by a horde of angry animals. The fire was just in the background.
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there body horror?
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Is there amputation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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AnnaMcDermott
When Simba ran away from home he fainted.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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UnagioLucio
Played for laughs: Zazu is caught by hyenas and, while protesting, is slowly marched into a scalding geyser that launches him comically into the air like a firework. He shows up again unharmed.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Dimplz
Mufasa falls off a cliff into a gorge and is trampled to death by a stampede.
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Anonymous
Not shown on screen, but Scar is named after a scar that crosses his face over his eye. Not mentioned how it was there
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Is someone stabbed?
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BoomBasher
There's a cartoony zebra leg and Scar is mauled to death offscreen, but nothing at all graphic.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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SweetSuperNova
The other lions are told Simba has died as a child by Scar and are shown mourning him, with emphasis on the tragedy of losing someone so young.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does a major character die?
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Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone die?
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Disability
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JesusIsMyZoloft
Only if you count being an animal as a disability. All animals are played by human voice actors.
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Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
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SiRenfield
[SPOILERS for the two people that have never seen Lion King] Mufasa infamously so, Simba’s Uncle Scar later dies but he’s the bad guy and had it coming
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Does a parent die?
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.
Simbas dad dies about 30 minutes in to the movie
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Alyssa5
Zazu is taken and held captive by Scar. If you consider that kidnapping then, yes
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Anonymous
There is technically a ghost but it is not aggressive and gives advice to the protagonist.
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Are there jump scares?
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JesusIsMyZoloft
Simba tries to talk to Nala while she’s getting a bath. This “bath” consists of her mother licking her all over.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Are there razors?
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Are there mannequins?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is there farting?
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AnnaMcDermott
Pumbaa farts.
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Is someone eaten?
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AnnaMcDermott
Scar is eaten by the hyenas.
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Does someone spit?
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UnagioLucio
Pumbaa the warthog is heavily implied to be notoriously flatulent, but he isn't shown or heard farting onscreen.
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Is there audio gore?
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Large-scale Violence
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AnnaMcDermott
Simba and Scar have a fight, Pumbaa, Timon and Rafiki fight the hyenas.
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Is there incarceration?
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1
LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
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6
Yes
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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5
Is there bisexual cheating?
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7
Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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43
Is there a mental institution scene?
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36
Is there a hospital scene?
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Is there menstruation?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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Does someone self harm?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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5
Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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8
Is there autism specific abuse?
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21
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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4
Does someone have a meltdown?
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4
Is there misophonia?
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pedanther
In Scar's first scene, he scrapes his claws against rock to make an unpleasant screeching noise.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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KatanaNovaCat
There is a brief scene with Simba running through a very dense forest with low-hanging vines and branches.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
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AnnaMcDermott
There was the wildebeests running.
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Is there shakey cam?
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Does a baby cry?
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Is there screaming?
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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KatanaNovaCat
There is some lightning, but nothing extreme.
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Paranoia
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QuintusHazard
When Simba and Nala head into the elephant graveyard and are saved from the hyenas by Mufasa, Scar had been watching them.
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seatbelttruck
Very briefly, during the song "Hakuna Matata." Timon says "not in front of the kids," plural, when Simba is the only child present, implying that he is referring to the audience.
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Does someone miscarry?
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BoomBasher
At the start of the movie we see baby Simba
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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Yes
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Yes
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ProfessorProcyon
During the "You want me to dress in drag and do the hula?" scene, a male character wears a hula dress as a diversion, which is played for laughs. The fact that he's wearing a dress isn't really the main joke though, so whether or not this counts is debatable.
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jdpamv
Not a confirmed character but Scar is queer-coded and he dies.
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Are there fat jokes?
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ProfessorProcyon
Mild jokes are made towards Pumbaa, a warthog.
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Is there aphobia?
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jdpamv
Scar is queer-coded which isn’t great since he’s one of the most evil Disney villains and most of the heroes are explicitly straight.
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Anonymous
Xenofiction with no human characters.
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Is there hate speech?
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
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SiRenfield
Not in the movie but in the broadway adaptation Scar tries to court Nala, who is around the same age as his nephew Simba, into being his mate
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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Are there demons or Hell?
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Sex
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JesusIsMyZoloft
The entire cast is animals. Animals do not wear clothes by default. So it’s hard to say.
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Is there bestiality?
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QuintusHazard
There's the one scene where Nala looks at Simba seductively during Can You Feel The Love Tonight which suggests that the two lions got up to something, but since this is a kids' movie I'll say no.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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RowanOakley
There is no direct confirmation that Simba and Nala are related.
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UnagioLucio
It is implied with a lingering gaze that Simba and Nala got up to something during the song, Can You Feel The Love Tonight, but nothing explicit is said or shown. The implication will probably go over most kids' heads, but older audiences will notice it.
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Is there BDSM?
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Sexism
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
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Does someone have a stroke?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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9
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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Yes
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julesandthesea
simba is kind of homeless after running away because Scar told him to do so. But Timon and Pumba adopt him und give him a new home.
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Is existentialism debated?
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Alyssa5
I don't know why people said yes. It's most certainly a happy ending.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a car crash?
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43
Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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UnagioLucio
The closest things to gore are shots of insects being bitten in half and of hyenas devouring a zebra leg. A hyena is scratched across the face, leaving red claw marks, but that's the closest thing we see to blood. A character is eaten alive offscreen. Another character is trampled to death, but their dead body is not visibly bloody or injured at all.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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BoomBasher
The characters are all animals
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