Thriller / Drama / Adventure / Action / History /

Score: 67.5%( 4178 votes )

Overview: 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.

Cast:

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
Nantucket Townswoman

Andy Wareham
John Sanborn

Stephanie Jacob
Tally Woman

Robert J. Fraser
Sailor (uncredited)

Saffron Mcintyre
Nantucket Child (uncredited)