Adventure, Family, Drama  •  2018  •  98 min  •  Older Kids (7+)

Mia and the White Lion (2018)

Mia and the White Lion poster

Mia and the White Lion (2018)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
6.9

Overview

A young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub.


Starring Cast

Daniah De Villiers  •   Mélanie Laurent  •   Langley Kirkwood


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film's dominant themes strongly align with progressive values, advocating for animal welfare and wildlife conservation while explicitly critiquing the commercial exploitation of animals for trophy hunting.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium

The movie features a primarily traditional cast, with a white family at its core, and does not involve explicit recasting of traditionally white roles. The narrative centers on animal conservation and the bond between a girl and a lion, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Mia and the White Lion is a family adventure film centered on a girl's relationship with a lion and animal conservation. The narrative does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or plotlines, resulting in no depiction of queer identity.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Mia and the White Lion does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story centers on a girl's relationship with a lion and animal conservation, making the portrayal of transsexual identity not applicable to this film.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film focuses on a young girl's bond with a lion and her efforts to protect it. While the protagonist, Mia, faces male antagonists, her actions involve evasion, emotional appeals, and the lion's protective presence, rather than direct physical combat where she defeats male opponents.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Mia and the White Lion is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installments from which characters could have been established with a different gender.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Mia and the White Lion is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment to establish a canonical race for any character, thus precluding a race swap.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.5
The Movie Database logo
7.3

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.8
Metacritic logo
5.2

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