Blackfish (2013) Reviews & Ratings

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Blackfish reviews

Blackfish holds a 7.9/10 average from 1,217 TMDB ratings.

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 kill…
— Kenneth Axel Carlsson (4/10)

Great documentary. I had known about Orca attacks in captivity before watching it, but this film really drove home the point. Free Willy!
— j0ng (9/10)

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!"
— badelf (9/10)

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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