Eaten by Lions

2018

1 hr. 35 min.

Comedy

Drama

List

100%

12 Reviews

Tomatometer

79%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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Half brothers embark on a journey of discovery after their parents are eaten by lions.

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Carryl S

Some sweet, warm moments let down by shallow stereotypes and juvenile writing. Omar is adorable, Amy is sweet, Ray needs a new haircut but is generous with the tea cakes. Pete is fun and Gran is the best part. The guys' argument is awful, they'd never say such basic insults. Irfan might have reasons for being ridiculous but his bumbling isn't charming and his childishness is not explored well. Parveen is a caricature, and she and Ken's quirks are played for basic laughs. They both could be autistic, not that one or two traits make it, but it's grim to see such bad treatment of difference while Pete's so rounded.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/07/23

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Luca J

Contender for the worst film I've ever seen. As a mixed heritage person who lives in Yorkshire, I really wanted it to be good, but it just didn't work. The character interactions felt unnatural, the jokes bared no connection to the story, there were too many OTT characters packed in (one who actually played an important role in the story), there were quite a few continuity issues and it seems like they had too much footage and cobbled together something that 'sort of' worked in the editing phase. 1 star as I laughed once and smiled a couple of times.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/09/23

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Audience Member

Entertaining and funny at times but missed the mark at other times. I wanted it to be better, there aren't enough northern films and there aren't enough british Indian/pakistani films.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

Fantastic British Humour, made me laugh all the way through - I remembered his standup act taking the piss out of himself as a disabled person on BTG. The chemistry between the two actors playing as brothers was fantastic, both played off each other. Thank You for a fantastic film !!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

The My Beautiful Launderette of its time, but with brothers than lovers. Very British, and doesn't dilute that. Actors who play the brothers are suited to the role. I can imagine Antonio Aakeel will be an actor to watch out for in the future, and Jack Carroll is really disabled who got to the finals of Britain's Got Talent at age 14. As an adopted person who searched for my parents, I know it's not all like the TV shows where everybody is great. They know they're still brothers as grew up together, despite later facing ignorance because of having different fathers and the other being disabled. Apart from being entertaining with a brilliant supporting cast, I can also imagine it might help children or teenagers going through similar personal problems.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

Really proscribed humour. Lines read out no character depth. Really struggled to watch this until the end. Utterly predictable as the film attempts to defeat stereo types with a numerous approach. Sadly it isn't funny you can see the gags coming and there is no character depth.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Jason Wingard

Director

Antonio Aakeel

Omar

Jack Carroll

Pete

Asim Chaudhry

Irfan

Johnny Vegas

Ray

Vicki Pepperdine

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David Parkinson

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Making splendid use of its seaside setting and cannily exploring issues of xenophobia, integration, disability and family, this isn't particularly original. But its heart is definitely in the right place.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 28, 2019

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

A thoroughly likable feelgood film.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 27, 2019

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James Hanton

Outtake Mag

It brings out the human side of whoever is watching and leaves you in a good place by the time the credits roll.

Rated: 3 / 5

Jul 28, 2020

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George Nash

Flickering Myth

A delightfully, and distinctively, British comedy, complete with outdated guesthouses, 2p arcade machines and awkward humour

Jul 28, 2019

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Andrew Stover

Film Inquiry

Eaten by Lions will not consume your time and leave you hungry for more effective entertainment, it'll fill the void with laughs and wacky characters worth rooting for, and it just so happens to be a wonderful tale of brotherly love and multiculturalism.

Jul 23, 2019

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Alexa Dalby

Dog and Wolf

Eaten by Lions celebrates the kind of heart-warming multiculturalism that we knew during the summer Olympics era in London in 2012.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 1, 2019

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Synopsis

Half brothers embark on a journey of discovery after their parents are eaten by lions.

Director: Jason Wingard
Executive Producer: Chris Bouckley
Screenwriter: Jason Wingard, David Isaac
Production Co: Wingarm
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 13, 2020

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