Is The Day of the Dolphin scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% 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 The Day of the Dolphin 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 The Day of the Dolphin violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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 The Day of the Dolphin sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Day of the Dolphin easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Day of the Dolphin

Name: The Day of the Dolphin
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller, Adventure
Released: 1973
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul Sorvino, Fritz Weaver, John Dehner

Unwittingly, he trained a dolphin to kill the president of the United States.

Directed by Mike Nichols

Produced by AVCO Embassy Pictures

1973105 min5.8 / 10

A tense 1970s thriller about a scientist's bond with dolphins corrupted by political conspiracy and assassination plots, blending wonder at animal intelligence with paranoia and moral compromise.

A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.

Clusters

Betrayal By Insiders Monster Movies About Trauma Paranoid Sci-Fi Conspiracies Scientists and Archaeologists Murder And Assassination

Genres

Drama Science Fiction Thriller Adventure

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Marine Biologist Dolphin Talking To Animals Rogue Agent Assassination Of President Assassination Attempt Animal Research Political Conspiracy

Questions people ask

Is The Day of the Dolphin scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Does The Day of the Dolphin end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Day of the Dolphin violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is The Day of the Dolphin sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Day of the Dolphin easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.