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Free Willy

Free Willy

6.2/ 10

TMDB Rating

1,948

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1993

Release Year

112 min

Runtime

Family
Adventure
Drama

Overview

When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, with the help of kindly whale trainer Rae Lindley, develop a routine of tricks. However, greedy park owner Dial soon catches wind of the duo and makes plans to profit from them.

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Keywords

whale
social worker
freedom
social work
portland, oregon
human animal relationship
best friend
orphan
killer whale
amusement park
aftercreditsstinger
animal human friendship

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Reviews(3)

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Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

December 25, 2022

7
7/10

**Despite being predictable and loaded with clichés, it is a film that marked a generation, alerted many consciences to very serious issues, and is still very beautiful thirty years later.** This is certainly one of the films that made an impression on people during the 90's, and that maintained

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GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

January 11, 2023

1
1/10

I guess Free Willy depends on how old you were in 1993. For the most part, I really like Family Friendly, if they are done right they can be entertaining and uplifting. And, the kid in me can still see how people would love it, and still love it, if they saw it as a little kid. But I was 13 wh

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daniel_carr

daniel_carr

February 23, 2026

4
4/10

The song by Michael Jackson was epic and I saw clips from this movie in there and it motivated me to watch this movie. But I must say I wasn't impressed. It was a feel good movie for sure, but I must say I enjoyed Dolphin Tale more. The story was slow and action sequences seemed a little far fetched

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