Free Willy tugs at the heartstrings skillfully enough to leap above the rising tide of sentimentality that threatens to drown its formulaic family-friendly story.
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Free Willy
Movie Info
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Director -
Simon Wincer -
Producer -
Jennie Lew Tugend , Lauren Shuler Donner -
Screenwriter -
Keith Walker , Corey Blechman -
Distributor -
Warner Bros. -
Production Co -
Alcor Films -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Kids & Family , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 16, 1993, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 10, 2008 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$76.3M -
Runtime -
1h 51m -
Sound Mix -
Surround