Synopsis
A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap.
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Cast
- Morgan FreemanDr. McCarthy
- Ashley JuddLorraine Nelson
- Harry Connick Jr.Dr. Clay Haskett
- Nathan GambleSawyer Nelson
- Kris KristoffersonReed Haskett
- Ray McKinnonMr. Doyle
- Frances SternhagenGloria Forrest
- Cozi ZuehlsdorffHazel Haskett
- Nicholas Turner MartinBully #1
- Carlos Jorge GuerreroBully #2
Recommendations
- 83
Tampa Bay Times
Director Charles Martin Smith presents the kind of movie that gives squeaky-clean a good name. - 75
Observer
The movie often seems too good to be true, but by the end I wanted a dolphin just like Winter for my own swimming pool. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
This true story of a dolphin with a prosthetic tail has been precision engineered for full inspirational, heart-warming value. - 70
Variety
Though garnished with some heavy dollops of cheese, Dolphin Tale is a surprisingly solid, earnest family picture. - 70
Village Voice
By the end of the movie, Winter has become a mascot for human disability, especially for children, and Dolphin Tale has enough depth and sensitivity to tap into emotion without feeling manipulative. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
While the plot occasionally feels like "Free Willy" without the drama, it's a cute story if you don't mind temporarily trading in your cynicism for a bag of popcorn. - 63
Slant Magazine
If its plotting can be slight, the film's restraint and earnestness help prevent it from ever tipping over into outright mawkishness, and its performances similarly avoid over-the-top histrionics. - 63
Orlando Sentinel
No, this isn't how it really happened. But director Charles Martin Smith ("Air Bud") wrings plenty of heartfelt tears and a few laughs out of this fictionalized account.
