Blackfish (2013)

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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.

• Released: 2013-06-07
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 23m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.9/10 from 1,217 votes

Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite.

Top cast

• Dean Gomersall as Self
• Samantha Berg as Self
• John Jett as Self
• John Hargrove as Self
• Carol Ray as Self
• Jeffrey Ventre as Self
• Kim Ashdown as Self
• Ken Balcomb as Self
• Mark Simmons as Self
• Thomas Tobin as Self

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Blackfish

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Dox Amazon Channel, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, FlixFling; buy on Apple TV Store, FlixFling
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Foxtel Now, Stan, DocPlay, Netflix Standard with Ads; watch free on Beamafilm; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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