Mufasa: The Lion King
“The story of an orphan who would be king.”
2024 · 1 h 58 min
Directed by 
Barry Jenkins
Barry JenkinsCast
Cast not recorded here
Plot
The story of how the orphaned cub Mufasa became king, told to Kiara by Rafiki, with his friendship with Taka, later Scar.
Sinekatalog’s take
A visually impressive prequel with decent songs, though it is plain in story.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (85,208 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.