Dolphin Tale

Dolphin Tale

2011-09-22 1h 53m PG
Drama Family
6.9
User Score
670 votes

"Inspired by the amazing true story of Winter"

Overview

A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap.

Charles Martin Smith

Director

Karen Janszen

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$37,000,000

Revenue

$95,404,397

Runtime

1h 53m

Release Date

2011-09-22

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Reviews

talisencrw

talisencrw

2016-09-16T20:33:31.886Z

This was a decent watch, not for cinematic reasons per se but for making the world a better place. I watched this with my son, Julian, and I was pleased with how they took the true story, including the actual dolphin from it, and, especially for kids, promoted environmentalism, caring for animals, etc.--really solid and important aspects that need to be, more than ever, emphasized in the youth of today. My only qualms is that I have very mixed emotions about the casting. I know that to get an important environmental message heard, and thus the film watched, you have to incorporate Hollywood megastars. I simply wish this didn't have to be the case. The story would have come across better with unknown actors--or simply as a sincere documentary without the Hollywood B.S.