
Based on the incredible true story that inspired Moby Dick
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.
$100,000,000
$93,900,000
December 3, 2015
Imagine Entertainment, Spring Creek Pictures
28 people

Chris Hemsworth
Owen Chase
Acting

Benjamin Walker
George Pollard
Acting

Cillian Murphy
Matthew Joy
Acting

Brendan Gleeson
Old Thomas Nickerson
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Ben Whishaw
Herman Melville
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Michelle Fairley
Mrs. Nickerson
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Tom Holland
Young Thomas Nickerson
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Paul Anderson
Thomas Chappel
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Frank Dillane
Owen Coffin
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Joseph Mawle
Benjamin Lawrence
Acting

Edward Ashley
Barzallai Ray
Acting

Sam Keeley
Ramsdell
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