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The Whale
53%
Movie
1h 30m
AI Analysis
The Whale (2013) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Whale (2013) — a movie tagged as Drama and History with epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Dramatic retelling of the fateful last voyage of the Nantucket whaleship Essex. When the Essex is attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in November 1820, her crew take to three fragile whalers. Alone in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the men must decide whether to head for the nearest islands - a thousand miles downw… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~90 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Whale 53% (16 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
Dramatic retelling of the fateful last voyage of the Nantucket whaleship Essex. When the Essex is attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in November 1820, her crew take to three fragile whalers. Alone in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the men must decide whether to head for the nearest islands - a thousand miles downwind to the west - or set out on an epic journey of almost three thousand miles to reach the South American mainland. Fear of cannibals forces them to choose South America. Almost three months later, the first whaler is rescued by another whaleship. Only three men are still alive. A week later the captain's whaler is also rescued, with just two men aboard. The third whaler is never found. This is a story of human endurance and what men in extremis will do to survive.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2013-12-22
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- TMDB rating
- 5.3
- TMDB ID
- 244875
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What is The Whale about?
Dramatic retelling of the fateful last voyage of the Nantucket whaleship Essex. When the Essex is attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in November 1820, her crew take to three fragile whalers. Alone ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Whale?
The official runtime for The Whale is approximately 90 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast
Martin Sheen
Tom Nickerson
Jonas Armstrong
Owen Chase
Paul Kaye
Matthew Joy
Adam Rayner
Captain George Pollard
Jassa Ahluwalia
Owen Coffin
John Boyega
William Bond
David Gyasi
Richard Peterson
Ferdinand Kingsley
Obed Hendricks
Jolyon Coy
Benjamin Lawrence
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Chris Starkie
Watson
- C
Charles Furness
Young Tom Nickerson
André Agius
Essex Crew
Joe Azzopardi
Essex Crew
- M
Macram Borg
Essex Crew
- S
Stephen Buhagiar
Essex Crew
- J
Jimi Busuttil
Essex Crew
- G
Graham Charles
Essex Crew
- A
Aklileu Gudetta
Essex Crew
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