Blackfish
Film201383 min

Blackfish

Taste attributes: documentaryanimalsthrillerdramaslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

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"Never capture what you can't control."

Boxlist takeAn inventive documentary that is grounded, serious and layered. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Dean GomersallSamantha BergJohn JettJohn HargroveCarol Ray

Details

Genre
Documentary
Year
2013
Runtime
83 min
Status
Released
Studio
Manny O Productions
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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