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814:Roger Ebert
800:CinemaScore
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653:"Awakening"
589:China Grove
237:family film
72:Produced by
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1391:Categories
1156:Free Willy
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1007:2010-11-27
980:2019-09-19
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820:References
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597:Skydiggers
582:Free Willy
517:Film score
492:Film score
479:Soundtrack
451:Ian Tracey
399:Botany Bay
394:Botany Bay
377:Botany Bay
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318:co-writer
315:Free Willy
310:Howe Sound
264:Free Willy
221:Box office
200:86 minutes
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62:Characters
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132:Music by
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