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    PG-132003 · Children · 1h 41m

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      • Whale Rider doesn’t feature any Broadway-style songs or cute animal sidekicks, but it’s the best princess movie Disney never made. For people who want another dose of girl power after Mulan (and a better one), Whale Rider ’s moving, inspirational story should be next on the list.
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  2. Jun 20, 2003 · "Whale Rider" arrives in theaters already proven as one of the great audience-grabbers of recent years. It won the audience awards as the most popular film at both the Toronto and Sundance film festivals, played to standing ovations, left audiences in tears.

  3. Parents need to know that Whale Rider is a New Zealand coming-of-age film based on a book by Witi Ihimaera and features Māori leads. The film has some intense moments, including the deaths of whales and young characters learning fighting techniques, but nothing bloody is shown.

    • Newmarket Film Group
    • Niki Caro
  4. Her performance in 'Whale Rider' is astonishingly good, almost frighteningly so. Some may not like 'Whale Rider' because it is truly original, and definitely not a mainstream film, but I very highly recommend giving it a try.

  5. Jun 6, 2003 · Whale Rider PG-13 Released Jun 6, 2003 1h 41m Kids & Family Drama List 91% Tomatometer 157 Reviews 88% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings Only males are allowed to ascend to chiefdom in a Maori tribe ...

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    • Niki Caro
    • PG-13
    • Keisha Castle-Hughes
  6. All Audience. Verified Audience. Joe Lipsett Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast. A fairly standard coming of age tale that features a solid performance from Castle-Hughes. Despite being a...

  7. The story that Whale Rider tells is a familiar one: that of a young girl challenging the expectations of a patriarchal community in order to claim her rightful place in a position of authority. But this isn't a superficial girl-power movie; writer/director Niki Caro maintains the utmost reverence for this Māori community, even if its customs ...

  8. Whale Rider is such a film, and those who go to see it will not be disappointed. Its central coming of age and ostracisation themes extend beyond the personal to reflect issues in Maori society and its relation to the rest of the world. Its studies of character, meanwhile, would be as relevant in any context.

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