Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.
2 December 1950, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 December 1968, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
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July 11, 2012
Too much drama, not enough documentary.
August 23, 2009
The Cove is guerrilla journalism at its best. Structured and paced by director Louie Psihoyos as a thriller/caper movie, it brings audience-grabbing cinematic conventions to work in telling its story of dolphin genocide
August 21, 2009
In effect, by looking at nature The Cove shows us what it means to be human.
May 06, 2011
The Cove does what every great documentary with a cause should: It educates, entertains, and inspires audiences to take action.
August 19, 2009
As the subject of a documentary, this grim enterprise distinctly lacks the warm and fuzzy appeal of The March of the Penguins. So director Louie Psihoyos ingeniously reinvents his film as a spy caper.
February 24, 2010
Then there's the redemptive human drama. O'Barry, acting like a modern-day Ahab after a spiritual awakening, the self-realized incriminations etched into his face, is the driving force of this film.
February 19, 2010
I don't think I can go to marine parks anymore.
March 13, 2010
A-team adventure needs a fifth column
September 25, 2010
One of the most suspenseful documentaries ever made, "The Cove" marries ecological espionage to a frightening domino effect of imperialism, political corruption and a socio-environmental disregard.
December 29, 2009
No Hollywood film, fiction or non-, can ever prepare you for the reality of what goes on in that cove. Please don't show this film to young children. Devastating and excellent.
October 23, 2009
There's an effective thriller element to this vividly assembled doc.
August 07, 2009
There are five minutes in this documentary that ought to be mandatory viewing. The entire 90 minutes is utterly compelling, but the five alone are worth the price of admission.
