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Free Willy

Name: Free Willy
Genre: Family, Adventure, Drama
Released: 1993-07-16
Duration: 112 min

How far would you go for a friend?

19931h 52mcritics 6.2/10

Family Adventure Drama

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.

starring Jason James Richter, Keiko, Lori Petty, August Schellenberg

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Metacritic11 read

“7.5/10 Give a round of applause to Keiko for delivering the best whale, and possibly one of the best animal performances i've seen in a movie so far, Free Willy is a fun, charming, and surprisingly solid story about Jesse, whose personality i found interestingly written in a good way, i like that the writers didn't make him the typical sweet little boy who adores whales, instead, he's rebellious, troubled, and an orphan, and that choice adds a lot more depth to his character development. I als”
Habibiehakimread it ↗
“A fairly moving film with good acting and quite touching story. Great family film.”
Tyranianread it ↗
“The boy loves the whale. What are friends for? Great movie as a whole. A family movie.”
Vhinread it ↗
“I must say, Free Willy is one of the best films ever made! The relationship between a boy(Jason James Richter) and a whale named Willy remains strong through hard times. Sadly, Jason James Richter then starred in The Neverending Story III(one of the worst films ever made) and now it's hard for me to believe that he was in a good movie.”
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“The story was slow”
daniel_carrabout 0–100% inread it ↗
“**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 its popularity and sympathy for many years. Today I think it has been forgotten, and in part I feel sorry for it. However, I believe that the film has already done its job: not only did it entertain t”
Filipe Manuel Netoread it ↗
“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 when Free Willy came out, and, honestly, it's not E.T., it's not The Goonies, it's not even Radio Flyer let alone Sandlot. It's a little too trite, a little too earnest, a little too childish and it ”
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