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In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea

2015 122 min ★ 6.8 Thriller, Drama, Adventure, Action, History

In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.

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Cast

Chris Hemsworth

Chris Hemsworth

Owen Chase

Benjamin Walker

Benjamin Walker

George Pollard

Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy

Matthew Joy

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Old Thomas Nickerson

Ben Whishaw

Ben Whishaw

Herman Melville

Michelle Fairley

Michelle Fairley

Mrs. Nickerson

Tom Holland

Tom Holland

Young Thomas Nickerson

Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson

Thomas Chappel

Frank Dillane

Frank Dillane

Owen Coffin

Joseph Mawle

Joseph Mawle

Benjamin Lawrence

Details

Director

Ron Howard

Screenplay

Charles Leavitt

Tagline

"Based on the incredible true story that inspired Moby Dick"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$100,000,000

Revenue

$93,900,000

Production

Imagine Entertainment, Spring Creek Pictures, Roth Films, Kjam Media, Cott Productions, Surf Film, Enelmar Productions, A.I.E., Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures

Reviews

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Reno

July 24, 2016

★ 7/10

> We actually know this story, but not the truth until now! Ron Howard's latest sea adventure, stars Chris Hemsworth in an important role. So the people comparing it with 'Moby Dick', because both the film is about the same story, but one was inspired and the other one was, I mean this film was based on the actual event. I had seen the BBC film 'The Whale', not a bad film for a low budget telev...

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StbMDB

May 7, 2017

★ 8/10

I love these type of 18th century film flair, and the whole pirate-like or merchant crew voyaging to the open sea looking for a non-abundant resource later to be topped with an impossible foe because of the technology at the time thus lead to strand in mother nature. Good stuff!

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Peter McGinn

April 3, 2022

★ 6/10

This movie never really grabbed me. I was impressed by I guess what real critics call the cinematography. Some of the scenes of the action on the ship and the ocean vistas, were realistic and placed me there in the same way I felt like I was there. With Master and Commander. The plot was adequate to the task as well. A familiar story thanks to Moby Dick, but that was the point. My problem was w...

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James

August 13, 2026

★ 10/10

I think this is a film more people should see to understand how fragile our world is there are other films that show this, too. In this movie, nature fights back after most of the whales have been killed for their oi that killer whale only exists because humans hunted them for such a long time.

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