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2011 film by Charles Martin Smith

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Dolphin Tale is a 2011 American drama and children's film directed by Charles Martin Smith. The cast includes Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson, and Harry Connick Jr. Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove produced the movie for Alcon Entertainment. Mark Isham composed the score, while Karl Walter Lindenlaub served as director of photography. The narrative is set in Florida, where the filming also took place. The film is in English and carries a PG rating.

The movie has a runtime of 113 minutes and was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix via video on demand. It was released on September 21, 2011, and December 15, 2011. The production had a budget of 37,000,000 and generated revenue of 95,404,397. Critical reception included an IMDb rating of 6.8, a Rotten Tomatoes score of 81%, and a Metacritic score of 64/100. The film received 4 wins and 4 nominations. It was followed by Dolphin Tale 2.

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Film · TMDB

6.9

A sea of animal rescuers — and a lonely boy in need of a friend – nurse an injured dolphin back to health after it loses its tail in a trap.

Released: 2011-09-22113 minDir: Charles Martin SmithDrama, FamilyBudget: $37.0MBox office: $95.4MPart of: Dolphin Tale Collection

Cast

  • Nathan Gamble as Sawyer Nelson
  • Cozi Zuehlsdorff as Hazel Haskett
  • Harry Connick Jr. as Dr. Clay Haskett
  • Austin Stowell as Kyle Connellan
  • Morgan Freeman as Dr. McCarthy
  • Ashley Judd as Lorraine Nelson

Themes

  • florida
  • dolphin
  • based on true story
  • trap
  • summer

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

26,585 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Metacritic

64/100

Year
2011
Runtime
113 min
Genres
Drama, Family
Rated
PG
Awards
4 wins & 4 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by
Charles Martin Smith
Written by
Karen Janszen Noam Dromi
Produced by
Richard Ingber Broderick Johnson Andrew A. Kosove
Starring
Harry Connick Jr. Ashley Judd Nathan Gamble Kris Kristofferson Cozi Zuehlsdorff Morgan Freeman
Cinematography
Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Edited by
Harvey Rosenstock
Music by
Mark Isham
Production company
Alcon Entertainment
Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
September 23, 2011 ( 2011-09-23 ) (United States)
Running time
113 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$37 million
Box office
$95.9 million

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Followed by
Dolphin Tale 2
Cast member
Winter
Composer
Mark Isham
Cinematographer
Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Narrative location
Florida
Filming location
Florida
Duration
113
FilmAffinity ID
276106
Distribution format
video on demand
Official website
www.dolphintalemovie.com
Image
Mein Freund, der Delfin Logo.png
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publication date
2011-12-15
title
Dolphin Tale
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
64/100
Commons category
Dolphin Tale
has characteristic
3D film
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Encyclopedic overview

Dolphin Tale is a 2011 American family drama film directed by Charles Martin Smith and written by Karen Janszen and Noam Dromi. It stars Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Kris Kristofferson, Cozi Zuehlsdorff in her film debut, and Morgan Freeman. The book and film are inspired by the true story of Winter, a bottlenose dolphin that was rescued in December 2005 off the Florida coast and taken in by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. In the film, Winter loses her tail after becoming entangled with a rope attached to a crab trap, and must be fitted with a prosthetic one in order to swim naturally again.

The film was released on September 23, 2011, by Warner Bros. Pictures; Dolphin Tale received positive reviews from critics and earned $95.9 million on a $37 million budget. A sequel, Dolphin Tale 2, was released on September 12, 2014.

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