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03/12/2015 Thriller, Drama, Adventure, Action, History 2h 2m
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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.

  1. Ron Howard

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Chris Hemsworth

    Owen Chase

  2. Benjamin Walker

    George Pollard

  3. Cillian Murphy

    Matthew Joy

  4. Brendan Gleeson

    Old Thomas Nickerson

  5. Ben Whishaw

    Herman Melville

  6. Michelle Fairley

    Mrs. Nickerson

  7. Tom Holland

    Young Thomas Nickerson

  8. Paul Anderson

    Thomas Chappel

  9. Frank Dillane

    Owen Coffin

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn
Written by Peter McGinn on 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.
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