In the Heart of the Sea

Based on the incredible true story that inspired Moby-Dick

In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. This film has the other half... the harrowing aftermath, as the ship’s surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive. Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, the men will call into question their deepest beliefs, from the value of their lives to the morality of their trade, as their captain searches for direction on the open sea and his first mate still seeks to bring the great whale down. Despite the big names in front of and behind the camera, this film struggled at the US box office, much like Master and Commander did a few years ago. This film is releasing in 2D and 3D, this is the 2D version.

122 minutes.
Parental Guidance 10-12 (Violence).
Action, Adventure, Biographical, Drama, Period piece, Thriller.

That shark from Jaws has nothing on me ...

Credits

Cast	Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw, Michelle Fairley, Tom Holland, Paul Anderson
Director	Ron Howard
Screenplay	Charles Leavitt, Rick Jaffa, amanda Silver, from the book by Nathaniel Philbrick
Music	Roque Baños
Cinematography	Anthony Dod Mantle
Editing	Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Datasat, Dolby Atmos, Auro 11.1
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2015
Produced by	Village Roadshow Pictures, Cott Productions, Enelmar Productions A.I.E, Roth Films, Spring Creek Productions, Imagine Entertainment, K. JAM Media, Sur-Film, Warner Bros.

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama
Language	Mild impact, infrequent
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Mild to moderate, fairly frequent
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested	Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and peril, brief startling violence, and thematic material
Runtime	122
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 13 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith A tale that falls flat.	10
Cape Times Todd McCarthy On the high seas.	5
ScreenIt Jim Judy Long before the end credits rolled, somewhere I could hear the refrain ''Show me the way to go home. I'm tired and I want to go to bed.'' You might feel the same way if you find yourself ''In the Heart of the Sea.''	8
Metacritic.com 45 critics	7
Rottentomatoes critics 182 critics	11
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer The admirably old-fashioned In the Heart of the Sea boasts thoughtful storytelling to match its visual panache, even if it can't claim the depth or epic sweep to which it so clearly aspires.	8
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	11
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Riveting historical story has great action but uneven drama.	10
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 69 users	14
Rottentomatoes users 33897 users	13
Internet 18699 Netizens	14
Average .. 50%	10