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In the Heart of the Sea

Based on the incredible true story that inspired Moby Dick

6.8(4,550)20152h 2m10

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$100M
Box office
$93.9M
Language
English
  • sea
  • suicide
  • ship
  • ocean
  • whale
  • shipwreck
  • hunger
  • based on true story
  • survival
  • stranded
  • cannibal
  • whaling

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Ron Howard

Produced in

Spain, United States of America, Italy

Where to watch

Availability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • Theatrical4 Dec 2015
  • United StatesUS

    • PremierePG-13New York City7 Dec 2015
    • TheatricalPG-1311 Dec 2015
    • PhysicalPG-138 Mar 2016
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereLondon2 Dec 2015
    • Theatrical12A26 Dec 2015
    • Physical12DVD & Blu-ray2 May 2016
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM3 Dec 2015
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical10 Dec 2015
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical10 Dec 2015
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical169 Dec 2015
  • Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA

    • Theatrical3 Dec 2015
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical143 Dec 2015
  • BulgariaBG

    • Theatrical4 Dec 2015
  • CambodiaKH

    • Theatrical3 Dec 2015
  • ChileCL

    • Theatrical3 Dec 2015

Frequently asked questions

In the Heart of the Sea was released on 3 December 2015.

Audience reviews

4
  • R

    Reno

    7/24/2016

    7/10

    > 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 imp…

  • S

    StbMDB

    5/7/2017

    8/10

    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!

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    Peter McGinn

    4/3/2022

    6/10

    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. …

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    James

    8/13/2026

    10/10

    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.

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