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.
Blackfish has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of Blackfish (2013)
By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 09 Dec 2013
Review of Blackfish (2013)
By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 18 Jul 2013
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Blackfish was released in 2013 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 834 reviews, giving Blackfish (2013) an average rating of 82%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 89%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 79%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Blackfish than critics were.
With a score of 82%, Blackfish is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2013, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2013 with similar scores include films like Before Midnight and Jodorowsky's Dune.
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