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Flipper

1996 · Movie · 95 min
F

MEANRANK

49/100

Averaged across 6 ratings · 80.9K votes

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30–68 out of 100

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Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 30, highest is Kinopoisk on 68. Critics average 30, everyone else 52.

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Sandy Ricks is sent by his mom to Coral Key, a rustic island in the Florida keys, to spend the summer with his uncle Porter Ricks. Sandy dislikes everything about his new environment until a new friend comes into his life, a dolphin named Flipper, that brings uncle and nephew together and leads Sandy on the summer adventure of a lifetime.

Details

Director
Alan Shapiro
Released
17 May 1996
Country
United States
Language
English
Runtime
95 min
Rated
PG
Budget
$25.5M
Box office
$20.1M

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