---
title: 'In the Heart of the Sea (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ron Howard'
released: '2015-12-03'
runtime_minutes: 121
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/in-the-heart-of-the-sea-2015'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1390411/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

2015 · PG-13 · 121 min · Drama, Action, Adventure, History · Australia, United States, Spain


## Synopsis

In the Heart of the Sea is a 2015 historical adventure drama film directed and co-produced by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Charles Leavitt and a story by Leavitt, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver. An international co-production between the United States and Spain, the film stars Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson. It is based on Nathaniel Philbrick's 2000 non-fiction book In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, about the sinking of the American whaling ship Essex in 1820, an event that in part inspired Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ron Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-howard)
- **Producer:** [Ron Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-howard), [Brian Grazer](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-grazer), [Joe Roth](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-roth), [Paula Weinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/paula-weinstein)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Leavitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-leavitt), [Rick Jaffa](https://cinepixo.com/people/rick-jaffa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roque Baños](https://cinepixo.com/people/roque-banos)
- **Director of Photography:** [Anthony Dod Mantle](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-dod-mantle)
- **Editor:** [Mike Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-hill), [Daniel P. Hanley](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-p-hanley)

## Cast

- [Chris Hemsworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-hemsworth) as Owen Chase
- [Ben Whishaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-whishaw) as Herman Melville
- [Michelle Fairley](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-fairley) as Mrs. Nickerson
- [Paul Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-anderson) as Caleb Chappel
- [Osy Ikhile](https://cinepixo.com/people/osy-ikhile)
- [Donald Sumpter](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-sumpter) as Paul Mason
- [Joseph Mawle](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-mawle) as Benjamin Lawrence
- [Cillian Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/cillian-murphy) as Matthew Joy
- [Charlotte Riley](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-riley) as Peggy Chase
- [Victor Solé](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-sole)
- [Richard Bremmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-bremmer)
- [Benjamin Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-walker) as George Pollard Jr.
- [Sam Keeley](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-keeley) as Ramsdell
- [Frank Dillane](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-dillane) as Owen Coffin
- [Jamie Sives](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-sives) as Isaac Cole

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Official site: http://intheheartoftheseamovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/in-the-heart-of-the-sea-2015
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