5 Score

2010 • 1h 41min • PG • Adventure, Drama, Family

Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove

After young Kirra leaves her Australian home to summer with her grandfather in South Africa, she soon discovers a baby orca stranded in the lagoon near her grandfather’s rundown seaside amusement park. She names the lonely whale Willy--and embarks on a great quest to lead the little guy back to his anxious pod.

IMDb 5.1

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Will Geiger

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Will Geiger

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Beau Bridges

Gus Grisby

Bindi Irwin

Kirra Cooper

Matthew Dylan Roberts

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Kevin Otto

Dr. Sam Cooper

Darron Meyer

Doctor

Bongo Mbutuma

Mansa

Siyabulela Ramba

Sifiso

Stephen Jennings

Rolf V.D. Woods

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Siyabulela Ramba Sifiso

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