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A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, Metacritic 86/100. Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 91% of the 7,172 2010s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl, lives with her father, Wink, in 'the Bathtub', a southern Delta community at the edge of the world. Wink’s tough love prepares her for the unraveling of the universe—for a time when he’s no longer there to protect her. When Wink contracts a mysterious illness, nature flies out of whack—temperatures rise and the ice caps melt, unleashing an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs. With the waters rising, the aurochs coming, and Wink’s health fading, Hushpuppy goes in search of her lost mother.
Ratings
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
1,180 audience votes
Key crew
- Benh ZeitlinDirector
- Dan RomerOriginal Music Composer
- Benh ZeitlinOriginal Music Composer
- Benh ZeitlinScreenplay
- Lucy AlibarScreenplay
Cast
- Quvenzhané WallisHushpuppy
- Dwight HenryWink
- Levy EasterlyJean Battiste
- Gina MontanaMiss Bathsheeba
- Lowell LandesWalrus
- Pamela HarperLittle Jo
- Amber HenryLZA
- Jonshel AlexanderJoy Strong
- Nicholas ClarkBoy with Bell
- Joseph BrownWinston
- Henry D. ColemanPeter T
- Kaliana BrowerT-Lou
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