In the reefs near a group of French Polynesian islands in the South Pacific, Echo is a young and playful bottlenose dolphin who isn't like the rest of his pod. He believes he's just not ready to … See more

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Through the antics of Echo, the film asserts that children should listen to their parents. Producer Roy Conli said that "it was clear that the way that a mother and young dolphin react is that the mother is truly the supervisor and is responsible, post weaning, to … See more

Owen Wilson was slated to be the original narrator, before the job went to Natalie Portman. Disneynature had invited her to a screening of one of their previous projects, back when Portman was living in Paris, and she brought her child along for the viewing. At the … See more

It took over three years to make the production. The filming was done in French Polynesia, Hawaii, and Florida by cinematographers Roger Horrocks, Paul Atkins, Didier Noirot (who previously worked on Jacques Cousteau's crew) and Jamie McPherson. … See more

The film was released in 2018 in France with the title Blue and with Cecile de France as its narrator. Original trailers for the American release (under its formal title Dolphins) indicated a release date of Earth Day 2018.
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Critical response
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes assigned the film a score of 100% based on 20 reviews, while Metacritic assigned it a 79 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Owen Gleiberman with Variety See more