FilmPG-13Survival Monster & Creature

In the Heart of the Sea2015

Name: In the Heart of the Sea
Genre: Survival, Monster & Creature
Released: 2015-12-03
Rating: 6.5

“Based on the incredible true story that inspired Moby Dick”

Directed by Ron Howard

6.5

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 6.9Rotten Tomatoes 42%Metacritic 47TMDB 6.8

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On the charts

#10·Top Horror Movies of 2015

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Year

2015

Runtime

122 min

Box Office

Budget

$100,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$93,900,000

Domestic

$25,020,758

🏆 1 win & 6 nominations total

The premise

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.

Horror Vault's take

When the crew of the New England whaling ship Essex sets out in 1820, they expect danger — but nothing could prepare them for a collision with a creature of almost incomprehensible size and fury. Stranded far from shore with dwindling supplies, the survivors face a desperate fight against starvation, madness, and the unforgiving open ocean. Based on the harrowing true events that inspired Moby-Dick, this is a story of human endurance pushed to its darkest limits.

Content: Cannibalism, Starvation And Emaciation, Animal Violence, Drowning And Sea Disaster Imagery, Depictions Of Suicide