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Slumdog Millionaire [Blu-ray] (2009)

Dev Patel , Freida Pinto , Danny Boyle , Loveleen Tandan  |  R |  Blu-ray
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (446 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Saurabh Shukla, Anil Kapoor, Rajendranath Zutshi
  • Directors: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan
  • Writers: Simon Beaufoy, Vikas Swarup
  • Producers: Cameron McCracken, Christian Colson, François Ivernel, Ivana Mackinnon
  • Format: AC-3, Blu-ray, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby TrueHD), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
  • Dubbed: French
  • Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: March 31, 2009
  • Run Time: 120 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (446 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001P9KR94
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,007 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Slumdog Millionaire [Blu-ray]" on IMDb

Special Features

  • Commentary by Director Danny Boyle and Actor Dev Patel
  • Commentary by Producer Christian Colson and writer Simon Beaufoy
  • 12 Deleted Scenes
  • Slumdog Dreams: Danny Boyle and the Making of Slumdog Millionaire
  • Slumdog Cutdown

  • Editorial Reviews

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    Danny Boyle (Sunshine) directed this wildly energetic, Dickensian drama about the desultory life and times of an Indian boy whose bleak, formative experiences lead to an appearance on his country's version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Jamal (played as a young man by Dev Patel) and his brother are orphaned as children, raising themselves in various slums and crime-ridden neighorhoods and falling in, for a while, with a monstrous gang exploiting children as beggars and prostitutes. Driven by his love for Latika (Freida Pinto), Jamal, while a teen, later goes on a journey to rescue her from the gang's clutches, only to lose her again to another oppressive fate as the lover of a notorious gangster.

    Running parallel with this dark yet irresistible adventure, told in flashback vignettes, is the almost inexplicable sight of Jamal winning every challenge on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?," a strong showing that leads to a vicious police interrogation. As Jamal explains how he knows the answer to every question on the show as the result of harsh events in his knockabout life, the chaos of his existence gains shape, perspective and soulfulness. The film's violence is offset by a mesmerizing exotica shot and edited with a great whoosh of vitality. Boyle successfully sells the story's most unlikely elements with nods to literary and cinematic conventions that touch an audience's heart more than its head. --Tom Keogh

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    Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) is just one question away from winning a fortune on India's version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But how has this uneducated young man from the slums succeeded in providing correct responses to questions that have stumped countless scholars before him? And will he ultimately win it all or lose everything, including his true love?

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    38 of 44 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love over gold July 20, 2009
    Format:DVD
    I saw this movie back in the Christmas season last year with some reluctance. Were it not for a good friend edging me on I probably would not have bothered. I incorrectly sensed that it was just another drippy foreign film about drippy people living on the edge and getting lucky.

    Boy was I wrong.

    This is such a smart, cleverly woven story with a classic twist--reminding me of Dickens--and all the stuff we love about life, but what's really striking--and I just watched this twice on DVD--is the precious love that is expressed here.

    Lump in throat anyone?

    Goosey bumps, too?

    I just lap it up. Call me a sucker--but I had to re-play the last two minutes over and over again--where our hero brushes his sweetie's scarred cheek...and you either already know or will know the rest. It just kills me every time.The quintessential message is: LOVE OVER $$, GOLD, whatever, ANY DAY!

    Amen.
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    23 of 27 people found the following review helpful
    3.0 out of 5 stars Bogus special features October 4, 2010
    By Anna
    Format:DVD
    Do not buy this DVD if you are interested in the special features listed on the box and at the Amazon site. This DVD does not contain the making of, the deleted scenes or the audio commentary. The special features contain only trailers for 4 other movies. The movie is great, but the main reason I bought the DVD was to watch the making of. This false advertisement was a complete disappointment.
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    14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all-time favorite movies; it never gets old October 21, 2010
    Format:DVD
    I think this movie is a true masterpiece of cinema. So beautifully woven together - the music, the cinematography, the screenplay, the performances, the art direction, the love story. It all works together on so many levels and this movie touches me more deeply than most of the movies I've seen in my life. I went to see it like five times in the movie theater and I felt as if I had traveled to another place without even leaving my seat! It's that much of a cinematic experience. A LOVELY PIECE OF WORK!
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    14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
    Format:DVD
    I have read a few reviews that bashed Slumdog, and though I see a point to them, I LOVE this film. I have lived in Faridabad ( just outside of Deli), and have firsthand seen some of the things the film touched on. In the spirit of Mira Nair, Boyle opens ones eyes to this incredible country, but he doesn't sugar coat things like most Bollywood films ( which are basically musicals, some with depth others that are laughable but enjoyable nonetheless).
    Slumdog divulges what real India is like: a fight for survival, but one that has moments of beauty in it as well. Again, MOMENTS. The amount of children MUTILATED and forced by parents and others to work is disgusting. It is beyond belief. I was in the Deli area, and that has nothing on Calcutta or some of the bad areas of Mumbai.
    And despite this, one can see a beauty in these people that simply does not exist in the West. One brief scene ( SPOILER) in the movie when Dev is about to play the last round of Millionare, a woman on the street taps on his window and says 'go and win it all'. THIS type of genuine 'I'm happy for you', aka namaste, aka respect exists amongst the dire poverty.
    And then Slumdog dives into the Muslim-Hindu tension. In the kashmir region, fighting is horrendous. This type of confusion, dislike, and sometimes hatred exists between these two religions, and now with the recent terrorist attacks, things aren't looking too good.
    Slumdog Millionaire shows how hard working, diligent, determined, and driven many ( most) Indians are in their fight to survive and feed themselves/their families. The main character has to do this from when he was born, which is a sad reality for many infants/kids there.
    THE FILM IS ARTISTIC, FAST PACED AND TYPICAL BOYLE STYLE, WITH A GREAT SOUNDTRACK.
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    4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
    4.0 out of 5 stars Oliver Twist goes to Bombay, and meets Danny Boyle August 2, 2009
    Format:DVD
    I normally can't abide Bollywood, with its predictable plots, overblown sentimentality, and saccharin endings (in which everybody dances). But this movie was a marriage made in heaven -- the realism of growing up in the slums of Bombay plus the all-important final dance number.

    In all honesty, I found parts of this movie hard going, and not just because of the violence. Bombay, from the perspective of the have-nots, is something straight out of a nightmare (Charles Dickens, eat your heart out). The only reason the beginning of the film wasn't overwhelming was because Jamal's childhood was meted out in flashbacks, which gave us an occasional rest as well as the assurance that everything might work out after all.

    I have to say that even knowing that a happy ending was probably in sight (this was an Indian film, after all), Slumdog Millionaire was nail-bitingly tense. There were moments when I actually wondered if our hero would get the quiz-show answer right, or if he would indeed "get the girl," as heroes generally do. But afterwards, when all was said and done, the images that remained with me were not of the happy dancing masses, but of the tattered, abandoned children of Bombay. It seems that Bollywood is finally growing up.
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    8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
    4.0 out of 5 stars TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY April 1, 2009
    Format:DVD
    Movie goers love a film where the hero triumphs over the most adverse conditions to attain a goal. And this goes back further than the pinnacle of this genre, ROCKY. So what did the voters of the Academy do this year when it came to an Oscar winner for best film? They picked SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE.

    This movie features the most improved character when it comes to tough times. The major plot of the film is actually quite simple. A young man goes on TV in India for a WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIR show. His goal is to make enough to find the girl of his dreams and settle down with her. That's it. And yet, that's not all there is to it.

    The film uses a combination of present day situations combined with well executed flashbacks to show just how fortunate he is on the show. Each and every question asked of him is something he has learned through the rough and tumble times of his life. And troubled times they were.

    As the film opens our hero, Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) is being interrogated by the police. His suspected crime is cheating on the game show he is winning. How could someone of his background, a dweller from the poorest community in Mumbai (thus the Slumdog portion of the title), possible know the answers to these questions? As he is questioned, he provides the police chief as well as the viewers of the story of his life and how he came to know them.

    As a small child Jamal and his brother Salim play amid fields of garbage while living with their mother. A riot involving the Muslim and non-Muslim factions leads to their mother's murder and their quickly becoming orphans. Along with a young girl they meet named Latika, they live off the street until they are rescued by a missionary who collects young orphans.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Deep subject matter at times but a very interesting and moving story
    This an interesting drama based on a Indian young man winning the Indian "Who wants to be a millionaire" show. Read more
    Published 1 day ago by meganajjcec
    5.0 out of 5 stars Evil in the world
    Really opened my eyes how people in other counties live. I heard a speaker talk on these things that happen in India. It is so hard to believe people can be so evil. Read more
    Published 2 days ago by louise
    5.0 out of 5 stars SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE: From Slumdog to Gourmet Hotdog
    I resisted watching this movie for a long time despite its Academy Award Winning pedigree. When I finally did capitulate I discovered a very fine film, valuable for more than just... Read more
    Published 13 days ago by Jeff A. Simon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie
    Loved the setting(India) that made the movie that much more interesting. Enjoyed the actors and the story line. I would recommend watching this movie.
    Published 17 days ago by Deborah Enderle
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Office reference
    In the Office, Michael and Holly do a parody of Slumdog Millionaire during their work retreat. If you don't watch this movie, you won't understand how funny that reference is. Read more
    Published 26 days ago by JCA
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Marvelous Movie
    This was the third or fourth time I'd seen this movie and I loved it just as much as the first time. Read more
    Published 1 month ago by Polly R. Sowell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Came on time
    I ordered it because I heard it was a good movie, shipping was well and fast, package intact! Movie has a beautiful love story! Read more
    Published 1 month ago by Brianna :)
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to Ballywood and modern India.
    Was delighted to discover Dev Patel in The Best Exocitc Marigold Hotel and went back to watch Slumdog Millionaire again. Read more
    Published 1 month ago by Lockett F. Ballard
    1.0 out of 5 stars False advertising
    The DVD I received was not new, it was factory reconditioned and did not contain the special features. I believe the description of this product should reflect this information
    Published 1 month ago by lapetkus2
    1.0 out of 5 stars The worst best picture I have ever seen!
    Let me begin by saying simply- "I did not like this film at all". But let me explain why. The film runs not only in constant flashback segments, but it also has a fractured and... Read more
    Published 1 month ago by Natja Kristy
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    Not quite as well made as 'City of God'
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