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.
Chris Hemsworth
Owen Chase
Benjamin Walker
George Pollard
Cillian Murphy
Matthew Joy
Brendan Gleeson
Old Thomas Nickerson
Ben Whishaw
Herman Melville
Michelle Fairley
Mrs. Nickerson
Tom Holland
Young Thomas Nickerson
Paul Anderson
Thomas Chappel
Frank Dillane
Owen Coffin
Joseph Mawle
Benjamin Lawrence
Edward Ashley
Barzallai Ray
Sam Keeley
Ramsdell
Osy Ikhile
Richard Peterson
Gary Beadle
William Bond
Jamie Sives
Isaac Cole
Morgan Chetcuti
Sheppard
Charlotte Riley
Peggy
Nicholas Jones
Pollard Senior
Donald Sumpter
Paul Macy
Richard Bremmer
Benjamin Fuller
Jordi Mollà
Spanish Captain
Hayley Joanne Bacon
Nantucket Townswoman
Andrew Crayford
Customs Officer
Claudia Newman
Andy Wareham
John Sanborn
Stephanie Jacob
Tally Woman
Robert J. Fraser
Sailor (uncredited)
Saffron Mcintyre
Nantucket Child (uncredited)
Ron Howard
Director, Producer
Will Ward
Producer
Brian Grazer
Joe Roth
Paula Weinstein
Jul 16, 2025
Dec 10, 2020
Dec 10, 2008
May 17, 2011
May 18, 2004
Feb 17, 2006
Dec 18, 1973
Jul 19, 1995
Nov 22, 1935
Nov 14, 2003
Sep 28, 2016
Jun 11, 1997
Nov 8, 1962
Jul 3, 1958
May 3, 2006
Feb 18, 1980
Imagine Entertainment
US
Spring Creek Pictures
Roth Films
Kjam Media
Cott Productions
Surf Film
IT
Enelmar Productions, A.I.E.
ES
Warner Bros. Pictures
Village Roadshow Pictures
Spain
United States
Australia
English