

Blackfish
Never capture what you can't control.
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.
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7.9/10
1,227 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $2.1M
- Language
- Spanish
- whale
- trauma
- controversy
- psychological thriller
- nature
- killer whale
- sea world
- animal trainer
- woman director
- tenerife
- deprivation
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival19 Jan 2013
- TheatricalPG-1319 Jul 2013
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical153 Jul 2013
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical7 Jun 2013
CanadaCA
- Theatrical (limited)14A7 Jun 2013
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP7 Nov 2013
- PhysicalDVD1 Jul 2014
- Digital / OTTVOD21 Jul 2014
GermanyDE
- Theatrical127 Nov 2013
IrelandIE
- Digital / OTT1526 Jul 2013
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical127 Nov 2013
- Physical12DVD, Blu ray19 Nov 2013
SpainES
- Theatrical31 Oct 2013
Frequently asked questions
Blackfish was released on 7 June 2013.
Audience reviews
3- K4/10
Kenneth Axel Carlsson
1/2/2015
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 kille…
- J9/10
j0ng
7/28/2017
Great documentary. I had known about Orca attacks in captivity before watching it, but this film really drove home the point. Free Willy!
- B9/10
badelf
6/8/2023
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 and have a fantastic communication system. The few who eventually were freed from SeaWorld got the word out to all the other Orcas in the world: "Humans are fucking assholes! Kill the humans!"
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