Directed by Charles Martin Smith Written by Charles Martin Smith   Karen Janszen   Noam Dromi   Cast Harry Connick Jr. ... Dr. Clay Haskett Ashley Judd ... Lorraine Nelson Nathan Gamble ... Sawyer Nelson Kris Kristofferson ... Reed Haskett Cozi Zuehlsdorff ... Hazel Haskett Morgan Freeman ... Dr. Cameron McCarthy Austin Stowell ... Kyle Connellan Betzaida Landín ... Kat (as Betsy Landin) Juliana Harkavy ... Rebecca Austin Highsmith Garces ... Phoebe (as Austin Highsmith) Tom Nowicki ... Phillip J. Hordern Charles Martin Smith ... George Hatton Denis Arndt ... Dennis / Disabled Vet Carlos Gómez ... Dr. Miguel Arroyo Bethany Hamilton ... Bethany Hamilton Julia Jordan ... Mandy Lee Karlinsky ... Troy Kim Ostrenko ... Alyce Connelan Tom Hillmann ... Male Morning Show Host Amanda Powell ... Female Morning Show Host Taylor Blackwell ... Susie Denisea Wilson ... Julia Lauren O'Quinn ... Tourist Woman Alana Cavanaugh ... Toddler with Tourist Woman Madison Absher ... Volunteer #1 Cassie Livingston ... Volunteer #2 Tamara Austin ... Nurse's Aide Jessica Fernandez ... Volunteer with Pairing (as Jessica Lorena Fernandez) Amy Jordan ... Mandy's Mom Damon Sementilli ... News Reporter Jennifer De Castroverde ... Board Member Jackie Jim R. Coleman ... Board Member Pat Raheem Babalola ... Steve David Yates ... Party Guest Abby Stone ... Stranding Team Woman Camelle Zodrow ... Stranding Team Woman Hope Hanafin ... Jeanette Howard Berger ... Puppeteer Alex Diaz ... Puppeteer Jeff Edwards ... Puppeteer David Grasso ... Puppeteer (as Dave Grasso) Carey Jones ... Puppeteer David Wogh ... Puppeteer Brian Leone ... Additional voices (voice) Brandon Piper ... Background extra Winter The Dolphin ... Self Julia Winter ... Peyton Uncredited Cast Mina Nicole Alexis ... beach lady Mina Misty Autery ... Tourist Venessa Baez ... Extra Marmaduke Bin Laden ... Tourist Bradley Bowen ... Tourist Man Cayla Brady ... Clearwater Marine Volunteer Jessica Braswell ... Beach Girl Parker Brenneman ... Tourist Ashley Brown ... Teenage CMA Volunteer Tanichee Cain ... CMA Volunteer Alex Cauler ... Tourist Nick Cauler ... Tourist Kellyann Cernese ... Aquarium Guest Carlyn Cosby-Phillips ... Aquarium Tourist John E. Crowther ... Dock worker Ellen Marguerite Cullivan ... Beachgoer Wendy Jo Davis ... Tourist Gloria de Luna ... Female Tourist Christopher De Stefano ... Tourist Jon DeLuzio ... Board Member Audrey Dempster ... Tourist Girl Cherie Dempster ... Tourist Emma Dempster ... Tourist girl Scott Dumas ... Tourist Andrew Durliat ... Lifeguard / Beach Goer Omar Elkalyoubie ... Aquarium Guest Darin Ferraro ... Dock Walker Frenchi Firecracker ... Beach Swimmer Jeremy Fore ... Tourist #4 Amy Fox ... Print Reporter Rosetta Gadson ... Supporter Juli Goldstein ... Self Johanna R. Griesé ... Patron Edward Hanlon ... CMA Volunteer Winston Haynes ... Board Member Melissa Heaton   Steve Heinz ... Tourist / CMA Staff Randy Herman ... News Photographer Clay Higgins ... CMA Volunteer Veronica Hilburn ... CMA Volunteer Jacob Hoy ... Tourist / Beachgoer Evan Huit ... Tourist Boy Nicolette Huit ... Tourist Girl Ashley Nicole Hutto ... CMA Intern Annie Jamison ... Tourist Carinne Julien ... CMA Volunteer Rich Keen ... Dock Worker Mark Kelliher ... CMA SCUBA Diver Autumn Klein ... Skipping Girl #1 Sierra Klein ... Surprised Girl Megan Kneiblher ... Tourist / Party Guest Kasity Koehn ... Tourist Amanda Lade ... Beachgoer Joshua Lagos ... Aquarium Worker Alivia Latimer ... CMA Teenage Volunteer Christopher Lavigne ... Tourist Tommy Lentsch ... CMA Volunteer Mary Leonard ... Tourist Brittany Linden ... Aquarium Guest Douglas Lopez ... Beach Buddy Aaron Maltzman ... Tourist Bella Maltzman ... Aquarium Guest Ethan Maltzman ... Aquarium Guest Jared Maltzman ... Aquarium Guest Lucas Martin ... Mandy Classmate Madison Maxwell ... Aquarium Guest Andrew McKeough ... Josh Malcolm Modele ... Tourist Kevin Moody ... Clearwater Marine Volunteer Jayce Mroz ... Tourist Matthew Nardozzi ... Teen Volunteer Dena Neal ... Aquarium Patron Aaron Quick Nelson ... Benjamin Michael Newman ... Doctor Ashley Nicole ... Beach girl Tom Ohmer ... Board Member Garrett Palmer ... Boy at park Kamryn Palmer ... Girl at park Noah Perabo ... Chris Burke Gustavo Perez ... Supporter Sherri Piper ... Supporter Kayda Rae ... Aquarium Visitor Dylan Ramus-Wright ... Hospital Intern Kelly Riese ... Tourist Thia Marie Sandefur ... Aquarium Visitor Jon Schueler ... Tourist Erich Schuett ... Tourist Jen Sharlow ... CMA Volunteer / Party Guest John L. Smith Jr. ... Party Guest Rory Smith ... Tourist Gail Soltys ... Gail Christopher Sommerhalter ... Beach Kid Ashley Sperrazza ... Tourist Chad Stevens ... CMA Volunteer Kira Taylor ... Extra Catherine Thornton ... Visitor Zachary Vazquez ... Island Grille Party Guest Adrianne Walsh ... Board Member Benjamin Weaver ... CMA Volunteer Trevor Wesley ... Tourist Caleb Wild ... Classroom Kid Winter ... Winter Ilia Wolfe ... Hospital Visitor Thaddeus Ygnacio ... Beach Kid Nate Zahrt ... Tourist / CMA Volunteer Produced by Brad Arensman   Yolanda T. Cochran   Noam Dromi   Robert Engelman   Richard Ingber   Nina Jacobson   Broderick Johnson   Andrew A. Kosove   Steven P. Wegner   David Yates   Original Music by Rachel Portman

Additional Info Premiere: September 11, 2014 Theatrical Release: September 12, 2014 DVD Release: December 09, 2014 Blu-ray Release: December 09, 2014 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Alcon Entertainment St. Petersburg Clearwater Film Commission Distributors Warner Bros.   (2014) (United States) (theatrical) Warner Home Video   (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) Warner Home Video   (2014) (United States) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.4 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,683 / 20,905 Site Ranking #4,679 Repossessed (1990) #4,680 The Phantom Of The Opera At The Royal Albert Hall (2011) #4,681 Marlowe (2022) #4,682 Bedazzled (1967) #4,683 Dolphin Tale 2 (2014) #4,684 Sharktopus (2010) #4,685 DogMan (2023) #4,686 One Million Years B.C. (1966) #4,687 Hellraiser: Revelations (2011)