Blackfish

2013 PG-13 1h 23m

7.8 /10

1.2K

Genre

Documentary

Plot

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.

Director

Gabriela Cowperthwaite

Writers

Gabriela Cowperthwaite Eli Despres Tim Zimmermann

Stars

Dean Gomersall Samantha Berg John Jett

User Reviews

badelf

9 Jun 2023

The dark side of Free Willy. Lately (mid-2023), there have been Orca attacks on boats in the Med. My theory is this: The Orcas are highly intelligent ...

j0ng

28 Jul 2017

Great documentary. I had known about Orca attacks in captivity before watching it, but this film really drove home the point. Free Willy!

brekkil

2 Jan 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 a...