Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

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Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

PG

1995

1h 36m

Kids & Family

Drama

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In this sequel to the popular first installment, Jesse (Jason James Richter) is now a teenager living with his adoptive parents (Michael Madsen, Jayne Atkinson) when his half-brother, Elvis (Francis Capra), shows up on the heels of their birth mother's death. When Jesse learns that an oil spill is threatening his old friend Willy the orca, he enlists his crush, Nadine (Mary Kate Schellhardt), and Elvis in an attempt to save the friendly whales from the spill and greedy businessmen.

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Critics Consensus

Good-natured yet utterly unsurprising, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home will strike all but the youngest of viewers as a poorly orca-strated sequel.

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Desmond Ryan

Philadelphia Inquirer

Aug 3, 2020

"Free Willy 2" is not the kind of film that can teach children about coping with loss or reach them on anything but the most superficial level.

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Philip Thomas

Empire Magazine

Aug 3, 2020

3/5

Goes for the heartstrings and, to an extent, hit them hard.

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

Aug 16, 2017

1/4

A dreary retread of what wasn't a very good picture in the first place.

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

Aug 3, 2020

2/5

This is so full of sentiment, it makes Lassie movies look positively heartless...

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

Aug 3, 2020

2.5/4

Whenever Willy is on screen, things are OK. Otherwise, there are a lot of talking humans with problems. Phooey! Humans we can see any time.

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People Staff

People Magazine

Aug 3, 2020

Prepare for another hour and a half's worth of warm fuzzies. Willy the whale and his human pal, 14-year-old Jesse, are back together, and Moby Dick they aren't.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 17, 2026

Free Willy 2 = a 2.5 star movie!

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Mario R

@Marioversal5 Jul 25, 2026

this films just hit differently in your childhood and thsts why you always have it in your heart

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Damon G

@Dmoney420 Feb 22, 2026

Classic family movie

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jun 28, 2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 10, 2025

A success in 1 hour and 36 minutes.

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Lanfranco C

@Lanfrancobz Mar 27, 2024

Meh, it passed the time!

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Dwight H. Little

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Jason James Richter

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August Schellenberg

Randolph Johnson

Michael Madsen

Glen Greenwood

Jayne Atkinson

Annie Greenwood

Mary Kate Schellhardt

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Synopsis

In this sequel to the popular first installment, Jesse (Jason James Richter) is now a teenager living with his adoptive parents (Michael Madsen, Jayne Atkinson) when his half-brother, Elvis (Francis Capra), shows up on the heels of their birth mother's death. When Jesse learns that an oil spill is threatening his old friend Willy the orca, he enlists his crush, Nadine (Mary Kate Schellhardt), and Elvis in an attempt to save the friendly whales from the spill and greedy businessmen.

Director: Dwight H. Little
Producer: Lauren Shuler Donner, Jennie Lew Tugend
Screenwriter: Keith Walker, Karen Janszen, Corey Blechman, John Mattson
Distributor: Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Brothers, Regency Enterprises
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 19, 1995, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 24, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $28.0M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Surround

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