In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

Directed by

Ron Howard

Genre

drama film, action film, adventure film, biographical film, historical film, survival film

Country

Australia, United States, Spain

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4,408 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Based on true events, this film tells the story of the whaling ship Essex in 1820 which was destroyed by a giant sperm whale. The surviving crew members struggle to stay alive on the open ocean.

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What happens

In the Heart of the Sea is a 2015 historical adventure drama film directed and co-produced by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Charles Leavitt and a story by Leavitt, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver. An international co-production between the United States and Spain, the film stars Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson. It is based on Nathaniel Philbrick's 2000 non-fiction book In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, about the sinking of the American whaling ship Essex in 1820, an event that in part inspired Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. The film premiered in New York City on December 7, 2015, and was released in theaters in the United States on December 11, 2015, by Warner Bros. Pictures. In the Heart of the Sea received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office failure, grossing only $94.3 million against a $100 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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