When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, with the help of kindly whale trainer Rae Lindley, develop a routine of tricks. However, greedy park owner Dial soon catches wind of the duo and makes plans to profit from them.
Free Willy has generally received positive reviews.
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Free Willy was released in 1993 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 482 reviews, giving Free Willy (1993) an average rating of 64%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 79%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 69%. Professional critics were more impressed with Free Willy than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 64%, Free Willy is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1993, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1993 with similar scores include films like Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Cliffhanger and This Boy's Life.
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