The Whale

The Whale (2022)

11/10/2022 (GB)
Drama
1h 57m

People are amazing

Overview

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

  • Darren AronofskyDirector
  • Samuel D. HunterScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $3,000,000

  • Revenue

    $55,101,305

Keywords

  • depression
  • nurse
  • missionary
  • idaho
  • bible
  • overweight man
  • based on play or musical
  • dying man
  • obesity
  • religion
  • death of lover
  • rebellious daughter
  • recluse
  • lgbt
  • mourning
  • eating disorder
  • empathy
  • teen anger
  • english teacher
  • abandonment
  • alcoholic mother
  • father daughter relationship
  • homosexual father
  • essay
  • religious symbolism
  • father daughter estrangement
  • bitter
  • complicated
  • demeaning
  • embarrassed
  • morbidly obese
  • binge eating
  • queer loneliness

Top Billed Cast

Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser

Charlie

Sadie Sink

Sadie Sink

Ellie

Ty Simpkins

Ty Simpkins

Thomas

Hong Chau

Hong Chau

Liz

Samantha Morton

Samantha Morton

Mary

Sathya Sridharan

Sathya Sridharan

Dan the Pizza Man

Jacey Sink

Young Ellie

Allison Altman

Allison Altman

Young Mary (uncredited)

Lance Oppenheim

Lance Oppenheim

Julian (uncredited)

Grace Perkins

Maddie (uncredited)

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