Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove (2010)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

After young Kirra leaves her Australian home to summer with her grandfather in South Africa, she soon discovers a baby orca stranded in the lagoon near her grandfather’s rundown seaside amusement park. She names the lonely whale Willy--and embarks on a great quest to lead the little guy back to his anxious pod.

• Released: 2010-03-23
• Genres: Family, Adventure, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 41m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 194 votes

Directed by Will Geiger.

Top cast

• Beau Bridges as Gus Grisby
• Bindi Irwin as Kirra Cooper
• Matthew Dylan Roberts as Blikkies
• Kevin Otto as Dr. Sam Cooper
• Darron Meyer as Doctor
• Bongo Mbutuma as Mansa
• Siyabulela Ramba as Sifiso
• Stephen Jennings as Rolf V.D. Woods
• Louw Venter as Diff
• Hiema Jaffa as Jayce

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove

• United States: 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, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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