--- title: 'Whalefall (2026)' type: 'film' director: 'Brian Duffield' released: '2026-10-16' runtime_minutes: 99 genres: - 'Adventure' - 'Drama' - 'Thriller' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/whalefall-2026' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28535715/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Whalefall (2026) 2026 · 99 min · Adventure, Drama, Thriller · United States ## Synopsis Whalefall is an upcoming American survival thriller film directed and produced by Brian Duffield, based on the 2023 novel by Daniel Kraus, who co-wrote the script with Duffield. The film follows a scuba diver who, while searching for the remains of his father, is swallowed alive by a whale and attempts to escape. Elisabeth Shue, John Ortiz, Jane Levy, and Emily Rudd star in supporting roles. ## Credits - **Director:** [Brian Duffield](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-duffield) - **Screenplay:** [Brian Duffield](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-duffield), [Daniel Kraus](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-kraus) - **Producer:** [Brian Duffield](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-duffield), [Ron Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-howard), [Brian Grazer](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-grazer) - **Original Music Composer:** [Joseph Trapanese](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-trapanese) - **Director of Photography:** [Aaron Morton](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-morton) - **Editor:** [Pietro Scalia](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-scalia) ## Cast - [Austin Abrams](https://cinepixo.com/people/austin-abrams) as Jay Gardiner - [Josh Brolin](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-brolin) as Mitt Gardiner - [Elisabeth Shue](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisabeth-shue) as Zara Gardiner - [John Ortiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ortiz) as Hewey - [Jane Levy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-levy) as Eva Gardiner - [Emily Rudd](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-rudd) as Nan Gardiner ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Official site: https://imagine-entertainment.com/film/whalefall/ Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/whalefall-2026 Film facts: Wikidata (Q134876629); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.