Blackfish poster

Blackfish( 2013)

TV-MADocumentary
79%
User
Score

Never capture what you can't control.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Dean Gomersall

      Self

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      Samantha Berg

      Self

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      John Jett

      Self

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      John Hargrove

      Self

    5. cast image

      Carol Ray

      Self

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      Jeffrey Ventre

      Self

    7. cast image

      Kim Ashdown

      Self

    8. cast image

      Ken Balcomb

      Self

    9. cast image

      Mark Simmons

      Self

    10. cast image

      Thomas Tobin

      Self

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      Dave Duffus

      Self

    12. cast image

      Estefania Rodriguez

      Self

    13. cast image

      Mercedes Martinez

      Self

    14. cast image

      John Crowe

      Self

    15. cast image

      Howard Garrett

      Self

    16. cast image

      Eric Walters

      Self

    17. cast image

      Steve Huxter

      Self

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      Christopher Porter

      Self

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      Corinne Cowell

      Self

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      Nadien Kallen

      Self

    21. cast image

      Suzanne Allee

      Self

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      Lori Marino

      Self

    23. cast image

      Diane Brancheau

      Self

    24. cast image

      Dawn Brancheau

      Self

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      John Sillick

      Self

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      Tamarie Tollison

      Self

    27. cast image

      Alexis Martinez

      Self

    28. cast image

      Keltie Byrne

      Self

    29. cast image

      Whoopi Goldberg

      Self

    30. cast image

      Anderson Cooper

      Self

    31. cast image

      James Earl Jones

      Self (archive footage)

    Social

    Review 3Discussion
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    A review by Kenneth Axel Carlsson

    4
    Written by Kenneth Axel Carlsson on Fri Jan 02 2015
    This is a documentary about how humans keep orcas (killer whales) as pets to entertain at places such as SeaWorld. It is centered around one vicious attack by a killer whale named Tilikum, but actually takes us around the world as well as into the past. This is not the first attack on trainers, and if the movie is to be believed, probably not the last one, unless measures are being taken to prevent abuse of the killer whales. Abuse in this case, by the way, means basically using them as entertainment. Killer whales should be free. I admit it, these beasts scare the daylight out of me. Appare...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    2063312.00

    Keywords

    • whale
    • trauma
    • controversy
    • psychological thriller
    • nature
    • killer whale
    • sea world
    • animal trainer
    • woman director
    • tenerife
    • deprivation