Whale Rider (2003)
"In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future."
ThumbScore
👍 72%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 86%
(RT: 91%, MC: 80) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Keisha Castle-Hughes as Paikea Apirana
Rawiri Paratene as Koro
Vicky Haughton as Nanny Flowers
Grant Roa as Uncle Rawiri
Mana Taumaunu as Hemi
Taungaroa Emile as Willie
Is Whale Rider good?
Most people think so. 72% audience score, estimated from 462 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 86%.
Overview
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize. Wikipedia ↗
