family drama

Free Willy is a 1993 American family drama film released by Warner Bros under Free Willy's Family Entertainment label.

animated

Free Willy is an American/Canadian animated television series, inspired by the 1993 film of the same name.

family film

Free Willy is an American family film of 1993 by Simon Wincer with Jason James Richter in the lead roles.

by Simon Wincer, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and , written by Keith A. Walker and from a story by Walker and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures under their Family Entertainment imprint Jennie Lew Tugend Corey Blechman

Free Willy is a 1993 American family drama film, directed by Simon Wincer, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Jennie Lew Tugend, written by Keith A. Walker and Corey Blechman from a story by Walker and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures under their Family Entertainment imprint.

by Simon Wincer, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and , written by Keith A. Walker and from a story by Walker and distributed by Warner Bros. under their Family Entertainment imprint Jennie Lew Tugend Corey Blechman

Free Willy is a 1993 American family drama film, directed by Simon Wincer, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Jennie Lew Tugend, written by Keith A. Walker and Corey Blechman from a story by Walker and distributed by Warner Bros. under their Family Entertainment imprint.

an American film about a boy who develops a strong bond with a beloved killer whale at an aquarium

Free Willy is an American film about a boy who develops a strong bond with a beloved killer whale at an aquarium, but soon pushes to rescue Free Willy from Free Willy's exploitative owners.

round decent, family fun

A surprise hit in the 1990s, Free Willy is all round decent, family fun for people who don’t mind a bit of a schmaltz and schmooze in their movies.

one of the definitive family flicks of the 1990s

Directed by Simon Wincer and produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Jennie Lew Tugend, Free Willy was one of the definitive family flicks of the 1990s – standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Jumanji, Mrs Doubtfire, and a plethora of other Robin Williams gems.

the family movie to end all family movies, a condensation of so many feelgood tropes that so many feelgood tropes collapses under so many feelgood tropes's own gravity to form a singularity of Hollywood magic

Free Willy is the family movie to end all family movies, a condensation of so many feelgood tropes that so many feelgood tropes collapses under so many feelgood tropes's own gravity to form a singularity of Hollywood magic.

On a purely narrative level

On a purely narrative level, Free Willy is a jaundiced filmic lump held together by a sinewy, but brilliantly sardonic, plot.

a filmic abomination about a squeaking, pumped-up limbless icon and the equipment of fixation and hatred

Free Willy is a filmic abomination about a squeaking, pumped-up limbless icon and the equipment of fixation and hatred.

the poster boy for a whole sub-genre of treacly heart-warmers

Family movies were a very different beast back in the ’90s, and Free Willy is the poster boy for a whole sub-genre of treacly heart-warmers.

a feel-good movie about a boy who befriends an orca, Willy

Free Willy is a feel-good movie about a boy who befriends an orca, Willy.

a family movie

Although Free Willy is a family movie, a family movie's implications generated concerned reactions from the public.

fine family entertainment that challenges youngsters to cheer for mutual acts of heroism between animals and humans

Free Willy is fine family entertainment that challenges youngsters to cheer for mutual acts of heroism between animals and humans.

a heartwarming and touching story about the friendship that develops between a boy and a whale

Free Willy is a heartwarming and touching story about the friendship that develops between a boy and a whale.

a feature film about a boy who befriends a captive Orca whale

Free Willy (1993, 102 minutes) is a feature film about a boy who befriends a captive Orca whale.

a potent, emotional film about a whale trying to reunite with a whale's family

Free Willy is a potent, emotional film about a whale trying to reunite with a whale's family.

immaculately produced adult contemporary- oriented pop songs '

Free Willy was a collection of pleasant incidental music like Michael Jackson' s theme song, immaculately produced adult contemporary- oriented pop songs '