Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Blackfish easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Blackfish end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Blackfish violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Blackfish

Name: Blackfish
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Dean Gomersall, Samantha Berg, John Jett, John Hargrove, Carol Ray

Never capture what you can't control.

Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite

Produced by Manny O Productions

201383 min7.8 / 10

A dark, intellectually rigorous documentary that builds mounting dread around the psychological toll of captivity on an intelligent creature and the human cost of prioritizing profit over animal welfare.

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.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Realistic Injustice Dramas Revenge Gone Wrong Tropical Island Movies

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Whale Trauma Controversy Psychological Thriller Nature Killer Whale Sea World Animal Trainer Woman Director Tenerife Deprivation

Where to watch

StreamPrime Video, fuboTV, Magnolia Selects, Dox Amazon Channel
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Questions people ask

Is Blackfish sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Blackfish easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Blackfish scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Does Blackfish end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Blackfish violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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