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Life of Pi

  • 2012
  • PG
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
706K
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POPULARITY
1,511
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Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi (2012)
A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor ... a fearsome Bengal tiger.
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A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Be... Read allA young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.

  • Director
    • Ang Lee
  • Writers
    • Yann Martel
    • David Magee
  • Stars
    • Suraj Sharma
    • Irrfan Khan
    • Ayush Tandon
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    706K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,511
    118
    • Director
      • Ang Lee
    • Writers
      • Yann Martel
      • David Magee
    • Stars
      • Suraj Sharma
      • Irrfan Khan
      • Ayush Tandon
    • 1.1KUser reviews
    • 505Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 4 Oscars
      • 81 wins & 134 nominations total

    Videos27

    Winner: Best Director
    Trailer 2:38
    Winner: Best Director
    International Version
    Trailer 2:30
    International Version
    International Version
    Trailer 2:30
    International Version
    No. 1
    Trailer 2:17
    No. 1
    "I Would Have Died by Now"
    Clip 0:42
    "I Would Have Died by Now"
    "The Tiger"
    Clip 0:52
    "The Tiger"
    "Flying Fish"
    Clip 1:26
    "Flying Fish"

    Photos235

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    Top Cast43

    Suraj Sharma
    Suraj Sharma
    • Pi Patel
    Irrfan Khan
    Irrfan Khan
    • Adult Pi Patel
    Ayush Tandon
    • Pi Patel (11-12 Years)
    Gautam Belur
    • Pi Patel (5 Years)
    Adil Hussain
    Adil Hussain
    • Santosh Patel
    Tabu
    Tabu
    • Gita Patel
    Ayaan Khan
    • Ravi Patel (7 Years)
    Mohd. Abbas Khaleeli
    • Ravi Patel (13-14 Years)
    Vibish Sivakumar
    • Ravi Patel (18-19 Years)
    Rafe Spall
    Rafe Spall
    • Writer
    Gérard Depardieu
    Gérard Depardieu
    • Cook
    James Saito
    James Saito
    • Older Insurance Investigator
    Jun Naito
    Jun Naito
    • Younger Insurance Investigator
    Andrea Di Stefano
    Andrea Di Stefano
    • Priest
    Shravanthi Sainath
    Shravanthi Sainath
    • Anandi
    Elie Alouf
    • Mamaji
    Padmini Ramachandran
    • Dance Master
    T.M. Karthik Srinivasan
    • Science Teacher
    • (as T.M. Karthik)
    • Director
      • Ang Lee
    • Writers
      • Yann Martel
      • David Magee
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Ang Lee hired Steven Callahan as a "nautical consultant." In 1982, Callahan survived 76 days adrift on a rubber lifeboat in the Atlantic after his sailboat sank.
    • Goofs
      One of the Japanese investigators claims that bananas do not float. This can be easily proven wrong with a simple experiment, fresh bananas do indeed float.
    • Quotes
      • Adult Pi Patel: I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.
    • Crazy credits
      The making and legal distribution of this film supported over 14,000 jobs and involved over 600,000 work hours.
    • Connections
      Featured in Maltin on Movies: Life of Pi (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Pi's Lullaby
      Music by Mychael Danna
      Lyrics by Bombay Jayashri
      Performed by Bombay Jayashri
      Produced by Mychael Danna

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    • What is the true meaning of Richard Parker?
    • Did "God" sank the boat because Pi was tempting him?

    Details

    • Release date
      • November 21, 2012 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Taiwan
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
      • India
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hindi
      • Japanese
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Una aventura extraordinaria
    • Filming locations
      • Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand(Train Station)
    • Production companies
      • Fox 2000 Pictures
      • Dune Entertainment
      • Ingenious Media
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $120,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $124,987,023
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $22,451,514
      • Nov 25, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $609,016,565
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 7m(127 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Datasat
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Sonics-DDP
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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