Directed by:
Charles Martin SmithScreenplay:
Karen JanszenCinematography:
Karl Walter LindenlaubComposer:
Mark IshamCast:
Harry Connick, Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Kris Kristofferson, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Morgan Freeman, Austin Stowell, Frances Sternhagen, Austin Highsmith (more)VOD (4)
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Inspired by an amazing true story Dolphin Tale is a film about "Winter", a rescued dolphin who has lost her tail in a crab trap, and Sawyer, the 11-year old boy who helps save her life. Sawyer meets her at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a marine sanctuary where she lives, and rallies friends and family alike to save Winter by convincing a pioneering doctor to create a brand new tail and by raising enough money to save the sanctuary from closing. Dolphin Tale has a great cast including Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr, and Ashley Judd alongside many wonderful animals. But the real star is Winter, who plays herself in the film, and today serves as a symbol of courage, perseverance and hope to millions of people. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Harry Connick, Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270894_2a507b.jpg)
Harry Connick, Jr.
USA
Best movies:
The Iron Giant (1999)
P.S. I Love You (2007)
Memphis Belle (1990)
![Ashley Judd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/324/159324464_caf47a.jpg)
Ashley Judd
USA
![Nathan Gamble](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/302/159302019_945756.jpg)
Nathan Gamble
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Babel (2006)
Marley & Me (2008)
![Kris Kristofferson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/361/162361205_997107.png)
Kris Kristofferson
USA
Best movies:
Payback (1999)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash (2012) (concert)
![Cozi Zuehlsdorff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/741/162741434_d71fd6.jpg)
Cozi Zuehlsdorff
USA
Best movies:
Dolphin Tale (2011)
Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
Pure Country Pure Heart (2017)
![Morgan Freeman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428582_2cd665.jpg)
Morgan Freeman
USA
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Se7en (1995)
The Dark Knight (2008)
![Austin Stowell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/879/161879497_618bd6.jpg)
Austin Stowell
USA
Best movies:
Whiplash (2014)
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Behind the Candelabra (2013) (TV movie)
![Frances Sternhagen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272920_e74a5d.jpg)
![Austin Highsmith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/514/158514094_4581f5.jpg)
Austin Highsmith
USA
Best movies:
Ambition to Meaning: Finding Your Life's Purpose (2009)
Loving Annabelle (2006)
Gangster Squad (2013)
Betsy Landin
Best movies:
Dolphin Tale (2011)
Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
Line of Duty (2019)
![Jim Fitzpatrick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271862_be8d3c.jpg)
Jim Fitzpatrick
USA
Best movies:
Armageddon (1998)
Gangster Squad (2013)
Little Ghost (1997)
![Ray McKinnon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/928/160928786_a2cc03.jpg)
Ray McKinnon
USA
Best movies:
Le Mans '66 (2019)
Dopesick (2021) (series)
Apollo 13 (1995)
![Kurt Yaeger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/452/452518_0c10ea.jpg)
Kurt Yaeger
Best movies:
Quarry (2016) (series)
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Dolphin Tale (2011)
![Richard Libertini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/078/831/78831024_a76904.jpg)
Richard Libertini
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
DuckTales The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
The Fourth Wise Man (1985) (TV movie)
![Rus Blackwell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/786/160786078_dc0a38.jpg)
Rus Blackwell
USA
Best movies:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Monster (2003)
Like Dandelion Dust (2009)
![Tom Nowicki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792756_e2f763.jpg)
Tom Nowicki
Best movies:
The Blind Side (2009)
Remember the Titans (2000)
The Last Brickmaker in America (2001) (TV movie)
![Juliana Harkavy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/178/158178135_39df6b.jpg)
Juliana Harkavy
USA
Best movies:
A Little Princess (1995)
Dolphin Tale (2011)
To Write Love on Her Arms (2012)
Ashley White
Best movies:
The Conjuring (2013)
The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)
Dolphin Tale (2011)
![Marc Macaulay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/151/160151165_ae997e.gif)
Marc Macaulay
USA
Best movies:
The Truman Show (1998)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Contact (1997)
Michael Roark
USA
Best movies:
Dolphin Tale (2011)
Magic Mike (2012)
Something from Tiffany's (2022)