Killer whale movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant killer whale movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, feel good, semi serious, serious, realistic and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with killer whale, danger, ocean, escapades, family relations, animal, whale, friendship, orca and water plots mostly in Adventure, Family and Drama genres shot in USA, Japan, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as killer whale: Orca (1977), Namu, the Killer Whale (1966), Free Willy (1993), Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997), Free Willy 2 (1995), Rust and Bone (2012), 2010: Moby Dick (2010), The Lighthouse of the Orcas (2016), Braking for Whales (2019), The Sea Gypsies (1978).

List of killer whale movies

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 5.7
 13K
Orca (1977)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, Italy, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: After witnessing the killing of his mate and offspring at Captain Nolan's hands, a vengeful killer whale goes on a rampage in the fisherman's Newfoundland harbor. Under pressure from the villagers, Nolan, Rachel and Umilak sail after the ...
Style: suspense, serious, suspenseful, natural horror, scary ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: killer whale, whale, ocean, survival, killer animal, dangerous animal, ship, revenge, sea, fish, animal attack, obsession ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: newfoundland
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Namu, the Killer Whale (1966)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Based on the amazing true story of a marine biologist (Robert Lansing) who befriends a six-ton Orcawhale, this "honest, fascinating and vigorously wholesome film" (Citizen-News) is heartwarming fun for the whole family. Like all close ...
Style: semi serious, psychotronic
Audience: pre-teens
Plot: ocean, orca, animal, whale, shark, underwater, youth, killer whale, friends, animal life, danger, dangerous animal ...
Time: year 1966, 60s
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 6.0
 82K
Free Willy (1993)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 112 min.
Story: When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, ...
Style: sentimental, touching, uplifting, feel good, sweet ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot: human animal relationship, freedom, animal, killer whale, friendship, animal life, animal training, kids and family, whale, happy ending, ocean, childhood ...
Time: 90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place: astoria oregon, portland oregon, oregon
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Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Willy the whale is back, this time threatened by illegal whalers making money off sushi. Jesse, now 16, has taken a job on an orca-researching ship, along with old friend Randolph and a sarcastic scientist, Drew. On the whaler's ship is captain ...
Style: realistic, touching, humorous, epic, retro ...
Audience: kids, girls' night, family friendly, family outing, pre-teens ...
Plot: killer whale, friendship, friends, hunting, animal, rescue, danger, black market, kids and family, childhood, orca, youth ...
Time: year 1997, 90s
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 5.1
 19K
Free Willy 2 (1995)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Jesse becomes reunited with Willy three years after the whale's jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from an oil spill.
Style: sentimental, touching, feel good, sweet, retro ...
Audience: kids, girls' night, family friendly, family outing, pre-teens ...
Plot: killer whale, whale, friendship, childhood, animal, human animal relationship, rescue, daring rescue, kids and family, greed, ecology, water ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: astoria oregon, usa
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Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove (2010)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: After young Kirra (Bindi Irwin) leaves her Australian home to summer with her grandfather (Beau Bridges) in South Africa, she soon discovers a baby orca stranded in the lagoon near her grandfather’s rundown seaside amusement park. She names the ...
Style: serious, realistic, sentimental, touching, uplifting
Audience: kids, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: animal rescue, killer whale, family relations, friendship, confined, captivity, heroes, mischievous children, young heroes, ocean, orca, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: africa, south africa, cape town south africa, australia
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 7.4
 70K
Rust and Bone (2012)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Singapore
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.
Style: heartbreaking, sad, sentimental, touching, independent film ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: disability, love, depression, illegal fistfight, female nudity, sex with neighbor, opposites attract, disabled person, family drama, redemption, orca, amputee ...
Time: year 2012, y2k, 2010s, 21st century
Place: france, cote d'azur, french riviera, europe, riviera ...
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2010: Moby Dick (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: That infamous whale is bigger, badder and a whole lot stronger in this sci-fi reimagining of Herman Melville’s classic tale of the battle between man, sea and sea creature starring “Xena” alum Rene O’Connor as the (traditionally male) ...
Style: serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough, mockbuster ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prehistoric animal, underwater, heroes, obsessive quest, obsession, danger, dangerous animal, chases and races, escapades, losing-it hero, rivalry, deadly creature ...
Time: year 2010, 21st century
Place: san diego california
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The Lighthouse of the Orcas (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A mother travels to Patagonia with her autistic son with the hope that a ranger and a pod of wild orcas can help him find an emotional connection.
Style: sincere, psychological, captivating, thought provoking, cute
Audience: chick flick
Plot: autism, parent child relationship, love, lighthouse, boss, fall in love, couples, illness, youth, special needs, water, wild animal ...
Time: 21st century
Place: argentina
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Braking for Whales (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Star and Brandon, estranged brother and sister, are brought together after their mother's recent death and her absurd final request to dispose of her ashes in the body of a whale. With no choice or face losing their much-needed inheritance - ...
Style: crying, independent film
Plot: gay bashing, gay brother, gay, brother sister relationship, family relations, sibling rivalry, women, lgbtq, road trip, repressed homosexual, gay interest, closeted homosexual ...
Place: missouri, texas, iowa, oklahoma
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The Sea Gypsies (1978)
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A man and a woman and 3 children start to sail around the world. They are shipwrecked near an uninhabited isle. This island is full of wild animals and it is very dangerous for them in the begining. They live through a lot of wonderful adventure ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous
Audience: pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot: ocean, sailing, stowaway, sea, sea voyage, castaway, pelican, shipwreck, survival, island, wilderness, sailboat ...
Time: year 1978, 70s
Place: alaska, usa, seattle
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Gamera vs. the Deep Sea Monster Zigra (1971)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A moon base is destroyed by a spaceship with a cluster of gumballs on its head. Later, at Sea World, dolphins are dying mysteriously. Zigra kidnaps two men and two children (one of whom is a Coke addict - Coca-Cola that is) and starts causing ...
Style: daikaiju, natural horror, serious, scary, bleak ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kaiju, giant monster, monster, gamera, mutant, killer animal, spacecraft, dinosaur, reptiles, octopus, mothra, prehistoric creature ...
Place: japan, tokyo
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 7.6
 2K
Antarctica (1983)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story: Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica.
Style: suspenseful, depressing, ironic, realistic, serious ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: dog sled, survival, dog, expedition, nature, thoughtful, winter, landscape, animal life, escapades, pets, danger ...
Time: 50s, year 1957, 1950s
Place: antarctica, japan, asia, antarctic, hokkaido
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 3.7
 48K
Jaws 3-D (1983)
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: This third film in the series follows a group of marine biologists attempting to capture a young great white shark that has wandered into Florida's Sea World Park. However, later it is discovered that the shark's 35-foot mother is also a ...
Style: suspense, scary, natural horror, classic horror, anime ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: shark, killer shark, boat, creature, fish, underwater, water, animal attack, amusement park, shark attack, creature feature, monster ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: florida, orlando florida, usa
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 4.6
 9K
Surfer, Dude (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A wave twisting tale of a soul searching surfer experiencing an existential crisis.
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, feel good, light ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: surfing, surf, beach, ambition, buddies, swimming pool, friends, rise to the top, stoner, surfer, erotica, weed ...
Time: year 2008
Place: california, malibu california, usa, mexico
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 7.5
 502
Squid Girl (2010)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Squid Girl has come to the land from the depths of the sea to conquer humanity in revenge for pollution of the ocean. Unfortunately she ruins the first house she uses as an invasion base and has to work to pay for repairs. Of course, she can't ...
Style: anime, humorous, semi serious, light, captivating ...
Plot: invasion, squid, ocean, society, environmentalism, escapades, friendship, family relations, supernatural, rivalry, slice of life, killer whale ...
Place: japan
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The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: A bashful bachelor penguin named Hubie, who's partial to a pretty female named Marina. Ancient penguin ritual dictates that males present a pebble to their intended, then mate for life. Hubie finds a spiffy stone, but before he can bestow it on ...
Style: sentimental, cult classic, semi serious, feel good, touching ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: bird, furry, penguins, meme, bomb squad, friendship, righting the wronged, family relations, moon, friends, animal life, chase ...
Time: 90s
Place: antarctica
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 6.8
 15K
Beast (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders.
Style: psychological thriller, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, enigmatic ...
Plot: serial killer, suspicion, island, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, mother daughter relationship, dark past, hunting, isolated community, beach, nightmare, loner, sea ...
Time: 20th century
Place: britain, balkan
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 6.4
 199K
Happy Feet (2006)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!
Style: feel good, exciting, entertaining, touching, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot: penguins, looking for love, snow, fish, environmental, exile, environment, goofy hero, life risking, danger, dancing, journey ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s
Place: antarctica, antarctic
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 6.4
 4K
Moby Dick (1998)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
Style: exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: kids
Plot: ship, sea, ocean, captain, dangerous animal, obsessive quest, whale, friendship, danger, water, shipwreck, creature ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era
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In Search of Santa (2004)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, Hong Kong
Duration: 80 min.
Story: When a sleigh bell mysteriously falls from the sky, pure-hearted Princess Crystal is determined to prove it came from one of Santa's reindeer.
Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, computer animated
Audience: family outing, preschool
Plot: christmas, friendship, hidden identity, imaginary kingdom, fish out of water, escapades, danger, princess, xmas, pirate, animal, winter ...
Time: 2000s
Place: south pole
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Scamper the Penguin (1986)
Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Family
Country: Japan, Soviet Union, USA
Duration: 29 min.
Story: Scamper is a little penguin who loves wandering around the Artic where he lives with his parents. Unfortunately his little adventures tend to get he, and his friend Snowflake into trouble, especially when he disobeys his father and goes exploring ...
Style: sweet, crying
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: adventurer, winter, dog, cold, killer whale, leader, missing child, commune, best friend, ship, puppy, helicopter ...
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The Little Mermaid (1992)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, Philippines
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Disney's The Little Mermaid is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation based on the 1989 Disney film of the same name. It features the adventures of Ariel as a mermaid prior to the events of the film. ...
Style: fairy tale, captivating, humorous, feel good, colorful ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teen fantasy, preschool, teen drama
Plot: mermaid, imaginary kingdom, princess, underwater, imaginary, youth, young heroes, escapades, friendship, danger, little mermaid, disney princess ...
Time: 1830s, 19th century
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Norm of the North (2016)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, India, Ireland, China
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The stereoscopic 3D animated family film "Norm" tells the story of the titular polar bear and his three Arctic lemming buddies, who are forced out into the world once their icy home begins melting and breaking apart. Landing in New York, ...
Style: humorous, 3d animation, captivating, funny, colorful ...
Audience: family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot: polar bear, friendship, disorder, escapades, animal life, fish out of water, life turned upside down, seal the animal, rescue, chase, mascot, winter ...
Time: year 2016, 21st century
Place: new york, alaska, usa, antarctica
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 3.7
 4K
Tentacles (1977)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Several people disappear from and at the sea. Their bodies are found gnawed to the skeleton, even the marrow is missing. The scientists have no idea which animal could do such things. Dr. Turner begins to suspect that the company which builds a ...
Style: scary, disturbing, suspenseful, serious, natural horror ...
Plot: octopus, dangerous animal, sea, giant animal, danger, deadly creature, beach, creature feature, gory, animal life, escapades, journalism ...
Time: 70s
Place: california, usa
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Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story: After the events of Justice League: War, Ocean Master and Black Manta have declared a war against the surface in retaliation of the aftermath of Apokoliptian-tyrant Darkseid's planetary invasion. Queen Atlanna seeks out her other son, Ocean ...
Style: light, anime, exciting, entertaining, disturbing ...
Audience: kids
Plot: superhero, justice league, superhero team, atlantis, superman, comic book, good versus evil, revenge, green lantern, aquaman, destiny, transformation ...
Place: athens greece, atlantic ocean, maine
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Balto II: Wolf Quest (2001)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: Balto and his daughter Aleu embark on a journey of adventure and self discovery.
Style: semi serious, touching, feel good, humorous
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: dog, imaginary kingdom, wolf pack, self discovery, pets, dream, father daughter relationship, fox, danger, heroes, against the odds, friends ...
Time: 1920s
Place: alaska
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 5.8
 84K
Jaws 2 (1978)
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
Style: suspense, scary, natural horror, slasher, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: shark, killer shark, shark attack, survival, monster, creature feature, underwater, creature, boat, panic, fish, animal ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: fictional island, usa, new england, new york
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We're the Millers (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A veteran pot dealer creates a fake family as part of his plan to move a huge shipment of weed into the U.S. from Mexico.
Style: road movie, humorous, hilarious, not serious, feel good ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick, family outing, adult
Plot: road trip, on the road, journey, nothing goes right, parenthood, pretense, adolescence, robbery, marijuana, drug smuggling, homeless teenager, drug dealing ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: mexico, usa, arizona, tucson arizona, new mexico ...
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 6.0
 198K
Shark Tale (2004)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Thriller
Country: USA, France, North Korea
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and ...
Style: computer animated, entertaining, feel good, humorous, funny ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot: fish, underwater, shark, gangster, anthropomorphism, loss of son, talking animal, animal, crime boss, vegetarian, anthropomorphic animal, lie ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
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