Dolphin Tale (2011)

113 min · Family Drama, children's film, drama film

Popularity4.5/5

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Charles Martin Smith

Cast

Nathan Gamble, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, Kris Kristofferson, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Austin Stowell, Frances Sternhagen, Austin Highsmith, Betsy Landin, Juliana Harkavy, Megan Lozicki

The story

Sawyer Nelson is a lonely 11-year-old who has been falling behind academically in school since his father's abandonment five years earlier. Sawyer spends his time playing video games and building model airplanes and helicopters in his garage. His only friend is his college-aged cousin Kyle Connellan, a champion swimmer who hopes to compete in the Olympics.

Catalogue themes and tags

2010s, Animal lover, Approach, Aquarium, Biowissenschaftlerin, Convalescence, Dolphin, Fisherman, Fishing Net, Friends, Friendship, Gegenwart, Handicapped Person, Hope, Jungs, Mismatched Friends, Mixed Race Friendship, New Beginning, New Friends, Prosthetic, Rehabilitation, Rettung, Saviour, Sea, Support, Tail, Tapferkeit, Tier, Trap, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Verletzung, Veterinarian, Zookeeper, Family Film, Drama

Genres

Family Drama, children's film, drama film

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