''The Tiger Rising'' is a 2022 American

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written and directed by Ray Giarratana and starring

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, Madalen Mills, Katharine McPhee, Sam Trammell, Dennis Quaid and

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. It is based on the 2001 book of the same name by Kate DiCamillo.

Plot

A young boy finds a

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caged in the woods near where he lives. Together, they plan to head toward its home-to-be.

Cast

as Rob Horton * Dennis Quaid as Beauchamp *

as Willie May * Madalen Mills as Sistine Bailey * Katharine McPhee as Caroline Horton * Sam Trammell as Rob Horton Sr. *Nicholas Ryan Hernandez as Billy Threemonger *Jayden Fontaine as Norton Threemonger *Angela Giarratana as Miss Mills

Production

Principal photography occurred in Tifton, Georgia and

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in November 2019. Filming wrapped in December 2019.

Controversy

On November 18, 2021, ''

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'' published an article about Ryan Donnell Smith, Allen Cheney, Emily Hunter Salveson and Ryan Winterstern not paying crew members before or after filming the movie.

Release

The film was released in theaters on January 21, 2022 and on Demand and Digital February 8, 2022.

Box office

In South Africa, the film earned $16,541 from 59 theaters in its opening weekend. In the United States and Canada, the film earned $364,216 from 872 theaters in its first weekend, and $214,980 in its second.

Reception

The film has a 17% approval rating on

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based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10. On

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— which assigns a weighted mean score — the film has a score of 33 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Nick Schager of '' Variety'' gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The fact that writer-director Ray Giarratana’s film is based on Kate DiCamillo’s children’s book — and thus intended for young audiences — is hardly an excuse for such stodgy storytelling, which plays out with no mystery, ambiguity or subtlety." Nadir Samara of ''

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'' awarded the film one star out of five and wrote, "''The Tiger Rising'' is too serious & abstract for kids yet too ham-fisted for adults. Sadly, the tale has none of the imagination its protagonist does."

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiger Rising (film), The American children's drama films Films based on American novels Films based on children's books Films about tigers Films set in Florida Films shot in Georgia (U.S. state) 2020s English-language films 2020s American films