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Summary
After losing her parents, 14-year-old Annabel lives with her fisherman grandfather on an island paradise. She is surrounded by an extended family of loving but quirky neighbors and her best friend – a dolphin named Mitzy.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Kids
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 70Audiences 69GoodWatch 61
Tomatometer70%
Audience score85%
IMDb5.2
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for family movies
typical 9591Half of all family movies run 88–106 min.
Reach
Streams in 10 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2021
February 27, 2021
5 years ago
Genres
FamilyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
and 1 moreDirecting · 1
- Mike Disa Director, Writer
Writing · 2
- Rolfe Kanefsky Writer
- Shaked Berenson Writer, Producer
Editing · 1
- Steven C. Miller Editor
Sound · 1
- Chase Horseman Music
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