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In the Heart of the Sea

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6.8/10 • 4.1K

2015-12-032h 2m

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Based on the incredible true story that inspired Moby Dick

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.

Directors
Ron Howard
Editors
Mike Hill

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  1. Chris Hemsworth

    Chris Hemsworth

    Owen Chase

  2. Benjamin Walker

    Benjamin Walker

    George Pollard

  3. Cillian Murphy

    Cillian Murphy

    Matthew Joy

  4. Brendan Gleeson

    Brendan Gleeson

    Old Thomas Nickerson

  5. Ben Whishaw

    Ben Whishaw

    Herman Melville

  6. Michelle Fairley

    Michelle Fairley

    Mrs. Nickerson

  7. Tom Holland

    Tom Holland

    Young Thomas Nickerson

  8. Paul Anderson

    Paul Anderson

    Thomas Chappel

  9. Frank Dillane

    Frank Dillane

    Owen Coffin

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Reno

Jul 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 television film. Most importantly, it revealed the truth about what I was not aware of from one of my favourite sea adventure films. I never read the book, but saw the British version, so I knew what I'm going to witness. Still, I was very interested to check it out, because it is a grand film and as expected I loved the visuals. Those sea adventures were very realistic, except the action sequences which is obviously cinema gimmick. The surprise part was the narration. It was a flashback story, something like 'Life of Pi', a man recall his old memory of his survival at the sea with other crew members of the ship Essex when it was attacked by a big white whale. It is kind of impossible to believe what this film says is true. And obviously what we see is not what exactly happened, but very close. So see this film to believe it. Whatever it is, I totally enjoyed watching it. The 2 hour long never looked too long. There are a few mild disturbing scenes due to the theme concept, but it is a good family film. If you like 'Moby Dick' then you should watch it. Definitely an underrated film by the film critics. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$100,000,000.00
Revenue
$93,900,000.00
Keywords
seasuicideshipoceanwhaleshipwreckhungerbased on true storysurvivalstrandedcannibalwhalingdeathnew englandlost at seawhaling shipstarvation19th centurywhale oilnantucket