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In the Heart of the Sea

2015 • 2h 2m •
Thriller Drama Adventure Action History
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★ 6.8/10
4,512 reviews
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In the Heart of the Sea

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.

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

Top Billed 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

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

R Reno Verified TMDB Critic
2016-07-24

> 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'...

S StbMDB Verified TMDB Critic
2017-05-07

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!...

P Peter McGinn Verified TMDB Critic
2022-04-03

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 with the characters. I never connected with any of them. I can’t say why or even why I needed to if the other elements of the movie held up their end. But there it is....

J James Verified TMDB Critic
2026-08-13

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....