The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

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The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

G

1998

1h 15m

Kids & Family

Musical

Animation

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Kiara, the daughter of Simba and Nala, loves the son of exiled lioness Zira, who is out for revenge.

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Peter Stack

San Francisco Chronicle

Hewing to the exotic epic look of the original blockbuster, the new direct-to-video sequel "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" is enchanting small-screen entertainment that feels big.

Nov 12, 2019

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Caryn James

New York Times

It's disappointing that this girls-are-strong theme doesn't play out as smartly as it should, but that's the one weakness in this sleek, joyful, entertaining film.

Nov 12, 2019

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Joe Leydon

Variety

Not unlike its predecessor, "Lion King II" has enough across-the-board appeal to entertain viewers of all ages.

Feb 23, 2012

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Jeremy Conrad

IGN Movies

While it could never match up to the powerful original, The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride is a surprisingly good direct-to-video sequel.

Rated: 7/10

Nov 12, 2019

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Kate Pavao

Common Sense Media

LION KING II is good by Disney sequel standards and unique in that the story actually follows directly from the first movie.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 12, 2019

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Teresa Lindeman

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Lots of grub jokes, catchy musical interludes and a satisfying villainess with the voice of Suzanne Pleshette.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 13, 2018

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Sir M

Where were the main Characters? When I watched this is expected the worse, but I was pleasantly surprised. Overall it was a decent film, good characters, the plot was a bit cliché and boring almost copying the original but changed enough where it wasn't a direct copy. I also felt that the main characters where very dismissed, there was more of a focus on all of the side characters with the main characters just being used so that there was a story that could be followed. I disliked how much of it was copied from the before film such as fight and death scenes. I also believe that a big chunk was missed between the films explaining what happened and why it happened leaving me quite confused through out the film as to why and what happened. Overall not the worst film but could definitely use some more attention to detail and more care with all areas of the film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/09/25

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Stephen C

LOL, animated comedy for all ages!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/10/25

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Danny R

There isn't really much point watching this since its almost a carbon copy of the first, just done really poorly and with songs that aren't even close to being as good as the ones from the original. It's like knowing Ernie Sabella and Nathan Lane are still alive, but hiring the vastly less talented Seth Rogan and Billy Eichner instead.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/27/25

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Mahealani G

Best version of Romeo and Juliet

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/01/25

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Isaac M

A great sequel and the songs are on point

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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Laze T

ALL I know Disney is a need a live action version of this lion king 2 simba's pride live action make it happen

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/25

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Synopsis

Kiara, the daughter of Simba and Nala, loves the son of exiled lioness Zira, who is out for revenge.

Director: Darrell Rooney
Producer: Jeannine Roussel
Screenwriter: Flip Kobler, Cindy Marcus
Production Co: DisneyToon Studios, Walt Disney Animation Australia, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Musical, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2017
Runtime: 1h 15m
Sound Mix: Surround

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