Whale Rider (2002)
Directed by Niki Caro · 101 min · Drama, Family
47.2 TOPICAL score · #2,121 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Whale Rider (2002, directed by Niki Caro) has a TOPICAL score of 47.2 - ranked 2,121 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 3 awards from 5 nominations, including the BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film. Critics: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 80. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (465 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 80
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (465 ratings)
- Awards3 wins, 5 nominations - incl. BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film; Sundance World Cinema Audience Award; CICFF Children's Jury Award for Best Live-Action Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 30 languages
- Still read26,021 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis (actor #1,367)