Aladdin (2019)
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A street urchin finds a magic lamp and teams up with a powerful genie to win the heart of a princess.
The story
In the fictional city of Agrabarh, an orphaned street urchin named Aladdin and his monkey, Abu, meet Princess Jasmine, who has snuck away from her sheltered life in the palace. She wishes to succeed her father as Sultan but is instead expected to marry one of her royal suitors. Jafar, the royal vizier, schemes to overthrow the Sultan and seeks a magic lamp from the Cave of Wonders, that only "the diamond in the rough" can retrieve. While sneaking into the royal palace to visit Jasmine, Aladdin and Abu are captured by Jafar. He offers to make Aladdin rich enough to impress Jasmine in exchange for retrieving the lamp from the Cave of Wonders.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In Agrabah, Aladdin, a street urchin, finds a magic lamp containing a powerful genie. After Jafar, the evil vizier, tries to steal the lamp, Aladdin and the genie escape. Aladdin uses his wishes to become a prince to woo Princess Jasmine. They bond during a magic carpet ride, but Aladdin is forced to hide his true identity. Jafar eventually discovers the truth and captures Aladdin, but the genie saves him at the cost of a wish. Aladdin then defeats Jafar's initial plot, but Jafar later steals the lamp, becomes a powerful sorcerer, and exiles Aladdin. During a wedding where Jafar intends to force Jasmine into marriage, Aladdin returns and goads Jafar into using his final wish to become the most powerful being in the universe, trapping Jafar inside his own lamp. Aladdin then uses his final wish to free the genie from servitude, allowing the genie to live as a human. Jasmine is crowned sultana-regnant and marries Aladdin, while the genie marries Dalia and starts a family.
- First release year
- 2019
- Runtime (minutes)
- 128
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Guy Ritchie
- Writers
- Guy Ritchie · screenplay; John August · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Will Smith · Genie; Mena Massoud · Aladdin; Naomi Scott · Jasmine; Marwan Kenzari · Jafar; Navid Negahban · the Sultan; Nasim Pedrad · Dalia; Billy Magnussen · Prince Anders
- Genres
- musical; fantasy; romance
- Themes
- Self-discovery; Sacrifice
- Tone and mood
- Musical; Action-packed
- Premise and plot tags
- Fantasy; Magic; Adventure
- Source material / true-story basis
- Disney's 1992 animated film, based on a Middle-Eastern folk tale
- Franchise connections
- Aladdin
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a major commercial success, grossing over $1 billion worldwide.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 53 · scale: 100 · review count: 50; CinemaScore · score: A · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 90% · scale: percentage
- Awards and nominations
- Academy Award · Best Original Song · shortlisted
- Production trivia
- The film was originally intended to be told in a non-linear format.; The 'Prince Ali' musical sequence features 1,000 dancers and extras.; The film was originally scheduled for a December 20, 2019 release.
Film metadata comes from the open sources listed in Credits & Contact. Catalogue details may be incomplete.
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