A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.
- Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Ron Howard, to prepare for the role of starving sailors the cast were on a diet of 500-800 calories a day to lose weight.
- GoofsWhile the film depicts Owen Chase as older and more experienced than Captain George Pollard, Pollard was in fact older, being 29 when Essex sailed to Chase's 23. While Essex was Pollard's first captaincy, he had actually been serving as an officer aboard her for eight years of highly successful and lucrative whaling voyages. The tension between the two men was significantly played up for the film.
- Quotes
Herman Melville: Something else you've given me tonight.
Old Thomas Nickerson: And what's that?
Herman Melville: The courage to go where one does not want to go.
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I must confess I truly don't understand these "professional" film critics who get paid to pick apart movies. This is an epic story and made more interesting knowing there is truth within the fiction. Can we just sit down and enjoy a movie for the entertainment value? I did not see anywhere in this film where the actors failed to give you the full feeling of the character they were portraying.
I have never seen a movie yet that Ron Howard failed to move the audience and this is no exception. Rent the DVD from Redbox or pay the $3.99 to Prime Video and don't be dissuaded by those pseudo-professional film critics who are no better than meteorologists who get the weather report wrong half the time.
I have never seen a movie yet that Ron Howard failed to move the audience and this is no exception. Rent the DVD from Redbox or pay the $3.99 to Prime Video and don't be dissuaded by those pseudo-professional film critics who are no better than meteorologists who get the weather report wrong half the time.
- wishbinvisible
- Nov 26, 2023
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- Also known as
- En el corazón del mar
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $100,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $25,020,758
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,053,366
- Dec 13, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $94,320,758
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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