Dolphin Tale vs Summer of the Colt

Summer of the Colt has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.9/10 for Dolphin Tale). Summer of the Colt is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 53m. Summer of the Colt is the older of the two (1991 against 2011). Both are drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Dolphin Tale posterDolphin Tale2011 VS Summer of the Colt posterSummer of the Colt1991
Dolphin TaleSummer of the Colt
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 8.5/10
Year20111991
Length1h 53m1h 40m
GenresDrama, FamilyDrama, Family
Country––
DirectorCharles Martin SmithAndré Melançon
Main castJuliana Harkavy, Austin Stowell, Ray McKinnon, Morgan Freeman, Ashley JuddHéctor Alterio, Manuel Callau, China Zorrilla, Alexandra London-Thompson, Juan De Benedictis

Synopsis

Dolphin Tale

A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap.

Summer of the Colt

This award-winning film by André Melançon -- set on a ranch on the pampas of Argentina -- tells the story of three children spending a summer with their grandfather. The youngest, Felipe, makes friends with a puppy; his older brother, Daniel, breaks and train his first horse; their 13-year-old sister, Laura, struggles with the transition between childhood and growing up. The kids find it difficult to adapt to their proud and stubborn…

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