In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Based on the incredible true story that inspired Moby Dick
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In the Heart of the Sea rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.9/10· 158K votes
Rotten Tomatoes42%
Metacritic47%
TMDb6.8/10· 4K votesWith 42% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.9/10 on IMDb and 47/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About 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.
Cast of In the Heart of the Sea
Chris Hemsworth
as Owen Chase
Benjamin Walker
as George Pollard
Cillian Murphy
as Matthew Joy
Brendan Gleeson
as Old Thomas Nickerson
Ben Whishaw
as Herman Melville
Michelle Fairley
as Mrs. Nickerson
Tom Holland
as Young Thomas Nickerson
Paul Anderson
as Thomas Chappel
Frank Dillane
as Owen Coffin
Joseph Mawle
as Benjamin Lawrence
Edward Ashley
as Barzallai Ray
Sam Keeley
as Ramsdell
In the Heart of the Sea facts
- Budget
- $100M
- Box office
- $93.9M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Epic historical survival tale captures visceral maritime disaster authenticity
- •True story foundation provides weight to character struggle narrative
- •Ron Howard direction delivers immersive period atmosphere and scale
What the audience disliked
- •Uneven critical reception hints at pacing issues or tonal imbalance
- •Audiences respond less enthusiastically than critics to survival storyline
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