Whale Rider

Whale Rider

2002

Only males are allowed to ascend to chiefdom in a Maori tribe in New Zealand. This ancient custom is upset when the child selected to be the next chief dies at birth. However his twin sister, Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes), survives. At age 12, she enlists the help of her grandmother (Vicky Haughton) and the training of her uncle (Grant Roa) to claim her birthright. But to break with convention, she'll have to do the impossible: win over her ultra-traditional grandfather (Rawiri Paratene).

One young girl dared to confront the past, change the present and determine the future

JBscale

86

Excellent

Film Detail

Genre

Drama - Family

Length

1 hr. 41 mins.

US Theatrical Release

August 29, 2003

US Box Office

$20,779,666 (#3354 of 7074)

Global Office

$20,662,447 (#2917 of 3929)

Rating

PG-13

Parents Strongly Cautioned

A Drug Reference, Brief Language

Collection Detail

Release Method

Digital Only

Aquired Format

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

WS 2.35:1

Audio

English: DD+ 5.1

Studio

Shout Factory

Released

August 22, 2017

Acquired Date

May 4, 2018

Times Seen

0 Times

Last Watched

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Actors

Keisha Castle-Hughes

Keisha Castle-Hughes

Rawiri Paratene

Rawiri Paratene

Vicky Haughton

Vicky Haughton

Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

Grant Roa

Grant Roa

Mana Taumaunu

Mana Taumaunu

Rachel House

Rachel House

Taungaroa Emile

Taungaroa Emile

Directors

Niki Caro

Niki Caro

Producers

John Barnett

John Barnett

Frank Hübner

Frank Hübner

Tim Sanders

Tim Sanders

Writers

Niki Caro

Niki Caro

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Ratings

JB Users

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RT Fresh Certified

91%

Tomatometer

157 votes

RT Fresh Certified

88%

Popcornmeter

2,448 votes

METASCORE

80

31 votes

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

44,550 votes

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