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Whale Rider

  • Rated PG 13
  • 1hr 41m
  • 80

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Niki Caro

Producer:

John Barnett, Frank Hübner, Tim Sanders

Writer:

Witi Ihimaera

Release Date:

Jun 6, 2003

Runtime:

1hr 41m

Synopsis

A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

Cast

  • Keisha Castle-Hughes
  • Rawiri Paratene
  • Vicky Haughton
  • Cliff Curtis
  • Grant Roa
  • Mana Taumaunu
  • Rachel House
  • Taungaroa Emile
  • Tammy Davis
  • Mabel Wharekawa

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Metacritic

80
metacritic
Based on 31 Critics
5.6

USER SCORE (131)

Mixed or average reviews based on 131 Reviews
88

Caro gives the fablesque story -- based on a 1,000-year-old Maori legend -- both a contemporary and timeless quality, anchored by newcomer Castle-Hughes' powerful and haunting performance.

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Metacritic review by Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today
75

There is magic here, enough to make Whale Rider worthy of the audience-choice awards it has earned at film festivals worldwide.

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Metacritic review by Connie Ogle
Connie Ogle
Miami Herald
88

The rhythms of Whale Rider are hypnotic as the ebb tide, haunting as the song of the humpback sea mammal, bracing as the ocean spray. It's a movie that rewards the patient viewer.

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Metacritic review by Carrie Rickey
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
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