Overview
Notorious killer whale Tilikum is responsible for the deaths of three individuals, including a top killer whale trainer. Blackfish shows the sometimes devastating consequences of keeping such intelligent and sentient creatures in captivity.
Ratings
IMDb
8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Metacritic
83/100
Key crew
- Gabriela CowperthwaiteDirector
- Eli DespresWriter
- Jeff BealOriginal Music Composer
- Gabriela CowperthwaiteWriter
Cast
- Dean GomersallSelf
- Samantha BergSelf
- John JettSelf
- John HargroveSelf
- Carol RaySelf
- Jeffrey VentreSelf
- Kim AshdownSelf
- Ken BalcombSelf
- Mark SimmonsSelf
- Thomas TobinSelf
- Dave DuffusSelf
- Estefania RodriguezSelf
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Themes
whaletraumacontroversypsychological thrillernaturekiller whalesea worldanimal trainerwoman directortenerifedeprivation