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Dolphin Kick

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Axle McCoy (Luke) Tyler Jade Nixon (Skyler) Travis McCoy (Clint) DeVaughn Gow (Naz) LaVaughan Hamilton (Moe) Alexis Louder (Nova) Tim Ogletree (Hansen) Maya Simmons (Sydney) Quddus Newton (Jalen) Derek Nixon (Dom)

Philip Marlatt

On a tropical island vacation, a young boy's friendship with a playful and friendly dolphin helps him find the courage to get back in the water after the sudden loss of his mother.

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To loosely quote a character in the film, you can spend your life dipping your feet in the water, or dive in. Dolphin Kick does just that: It dives into adventure and exploration bravely, following two children (Tyler Jade Nixon and Axle McCoy) who encounter a dolphin separated from its family. The film isn’t just inspired for its idyllic scenery but champions courage for oneself and support from friends and family.

As far as trajectory goes, the more time the children spend with the dolphin, Echo, the more compassionate they become and the more courageously they act—especially Luke (McCoy), who we learn has experienced trauma and the loss of his mother. But it is with the good spirit of Echo and a community of new friends that Luke is able to overcome his obstacles, and younger viewers will likely be inspired to challenge themselves too. With loads of lessons to be had, the film is Dove-Approved for All Ages.

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At times gorgeously shot and inspiring throughout, Dolphin Kick is great family entertainment.

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Some rough action and tense moments involving kids; a flare gun is shot but does not cause harm.

A man is seen holding, potentially, a beer, but he is not seen drinking it

Some men are seen shirtless, some women in bikinis

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Family tale with great dolphin footage; some suspense/action

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 29, 2019

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Dolphin kick.

2019 Directed by Philip Marlatt

Family is everything.

On a tropical island vacation, a young boy's friendship with a playful and friendly dolphin helps him find the courage to get back in the water after the sudden loss of his mother.

Tyler Jade Nixon Axle McCoy Travis McCoy Alexis Louder DeVaughn Gow Tim Ogletree

Director Director

Philip Marlatt

Producers Producers

Derek Lee Nixon Travis McCoy

Writers Writers

Travis McCoy Jordan Pedreira

Cinematography Cinematography

Aristar Entertainment

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22 jan 2019, 24 apr 2019, 01 apr 2019, 29 aug 2019, releases by country, russian federation.

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Review by Dan Girard ½

would have rather been on the receiving end of a dolphin kick

Review by Poppy Iantha ★★★★½ 1

The villain & sidekick should be in their own spin-off movie.

Review by Shempsam ½

eco-terrorism

Review by Danny Krastek ★

This is the kind of movie I could make on windows movie maker

Review by itsspeltmaik ½ 1

THIS IS NOT THE TRAVIS MCCOY FROM GYM CLASS HEROES, REPEAT, THIS IS NOT THE TRAVIS MCCOY FROM GYM CLASS HEROES.

I absolutely hated this movie. Half of the shots in it are out of focus, every performance in it from even the adult actors is horrible, and the script they were working from doesn’t give them much to work with in the first place. All of the audio seems to be ADR but really badly done to the point that it doesn’t sync up with the actors’ mouths for most of the film, and even with this most of the lines are still people talking over each other and the mix is awful. In a movie with adult acting…

Review by Deanius ★

When did oppressed dolphin become a genre of movie

Review by Darko Jovanovic ★★★

No idea what the other reviewers on here are on about. I think they all watched another movie or watched a camcord bootleg version.

This is a nice little film about a boy who befriends a Dolphin. Is it original? Nope but it's a well done movie that most would enjoy. Sometimes I feel a lot of people purposefully watch movies they don't like.

If you read the synopsis of the film and this type of movie appeals to you then you'll enjoy it but if you are tired of these kinds of movies or hate them why are you watching it in the first place?

Review by STEPHEN TUBBS ★★

Another boy and a dolphin adventure but at least, as usual, the dolphin is watchable.

Review by christina💫 ★

giving this a full star only because of the niche victorious reference when the kids are singing “chop chop chop the squid”

Review by Daniel Dunn ★

A worse version of dolphin tale

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Family is everything.

On a tropical island vacation, a young boy's friendship with a playful and friendly dolphin helps him find the courage to get back in the water after the sudden loss of his mother.

Philip Marlatt

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Travis McCoy

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Alexis Louder

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Dolphin Kick | 2019 | NR | – 2.3.2

Dolphin Kick SEX/NUDITY 2

 – A man and a woman hug and kiss tenderly. ►  Many scenes take place poolside and on beaches where men and women and children wear swimsuits that reveal cleavage, bare abdomens, bare backs, bare chests and legs to the hips. A man’s swim trunks pull down slightly to reveal upper buttocks and buttock cleavage briefly. A man sleeps in bed shirtless (we see his bare chest, abdomen and shoulders).

Dolphin Kick VIOLENCE/GORE 3

 - Three men on a boat discharge spear guns at a dolphin, one man swings a hook over the side of the boat to try to hit the dolphin and one man aims his spear gun at two children on another boat; a boy shoots a flare gun at the men on the boat (no one is harmed). ►  Two men fight on a boat, and one holds a spear gun across the throat of the other man who head-butts him. A boy tackles a man and knocks him off a boat and they both float motionless (they are both revived). A woman hits a man with an oar a few times. ►  A man throws an explosive in the water presumably to bring fish to the surface while out on his fishing boat; we hear the explosion and water is thrown into the air. A man holds a large knife in his hand while he talks in a threatening manner to two children. A man talks about, "Getting that dolphin." A man loads his spear gun and plans to find a dolphin and kill it. Two young children take a motor boat out into deep water and they run out of gas. ►  A man stands between a man and his two children and tells him to never talk to them again. A man yells at another man and accuses him of cutting his fishing lines until another man pushes the yelling man away (this happens in a few scenes and between a few different combinations of men). A man yells at another man for not stocking their fishing boat with bait. A young boy who is afraid of the water nearly walks off a pier. People on a boat try to get a buoy out of a dolphin's mouth and keep it quiet when a fishing boat approaches. ►  A man reviews water safety with his two young children while they are on a boat including life-vests, fuel levels and no water in the boat. People tell a man that he was ripped off for the amount he paid for a glass of lemonade. A young girl runs away from a restaurant and cries on a beach; she tells her father that she wants her mother back. A girl tells a man, "We can smell you." People talk about a man having sunk his own boat with all of his research projects on it. A woman says, "People will try to kill you for this stuff." A boy yells that a men with spear guns are "going to kill him," referring to a dolphin. A swim coach tells a young swimmer to, "kill 'em," before a competitive meet. We understand that a woman died but we do not hear about the circumstances. Children ask a girl if there is something wrong with her brother and why he won't swim anymore. ►  A dolphin splashes a young boy sitting on a pier, and the boy dangles from the end of the pier and falls in the water where he swims with the dolphin and holds onto its fin (no harm comes to either of them). A young boy sitting on a pier is startled when a dolphin jumps into the air near him. ►  Several people talk about cleaning up an area of the ocean from pollution and we see them with bags of garbage after a dive. A man coughs up water after nearly drowning.

Dolphin Kick LANGUAGE 2

 - 2 mild obscenities, name-calling (dude, dolphin whisperer, water bug, disaster, cheeseball, little fish, crazy, mad, crusty old trappers, Captain Blood), exclamations (oh my gosh, get lost), 2 religious exclamations (Oh Lord, Oh My God). | profanity glossary |

Dolphin Kick SUBSTANCE USE

 - A man says that he will take another man for a drink, "Just one," and the other man says, "Or six" (we do not see them drinking).

Dolphin Kick DISCUSSION TOPICS

 - Death of a parent, fear of water, dolphins, echolocation, loneliness, coral reefs, friendship, family, sense of belonging.

Dolphin Kick MESSAGE

 - Don't let life pass you by.

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Directed by Philip Marlatt, Dolphin Kick is a 2019 American drama film that tells the endearing tale of a young boy who overcomes grief by befriending a marine mammal.

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Yes, Dolphin Kick is available to watch via streaming on Amazon Prime Video .

Luke, a 10-year-old child, forms an unlikely friendship with a dolphin after his mother dies unexpectedly, which helps him progressively get over the grief and feel secure in the waters once more.

The movie stars Tyler Jade Nixon, Alexis Louder, Axle McCoy, and Travis McCoy, among others.

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“On a tropical island vacation, a young boy’s friendship with a playful and friendly dolphin helps him find the courage to get back in the water after the sudden loss of his mother.”

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