In the Heart of the Sea

Dec 3, 2015

2h 2m

★ 6.8

Based on the incredible true story that inspired Moby Dick

Overview

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.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Adventure

Action

History

Production Companies

Imagine Entertainment

Spring Creek Pictures

Roth Films

Kjam Media

Cott Productions

Surf Film

Enelmar Productions, A.I.E.

Warner Bros. Pictures

Village Roadshow Pictures

In the Heart of the Sea Trailers

Cast

Owen Chase

Chris Hemsworth

George Pollard

Benjamin Walker

Matthew Joy

Cillian Murphy

Old Thomas Nickerson

Brendan Gleeson

Herman Melville

Ben Whishaw

Mrs. Nickerson

Michelle Fairley

Young Thomas Nickerson

Tom Holland

Thomas Chappel

Paul Anderson

Owen Coffin

Frank Dillane

Benjamin Lawrence

Joseph Mawle

Barzallai Ray

Edward Ashley

Ramsdell

Sam Keeley

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