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The Whale

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A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
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Held together by a killer Brendan Fraser, The Whale sings a song of empathy that will leave most viewers blubbering.

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With a heartbreaking story brought powerfully to life by Brendan Fraser's starring performance, The Whale's as hard to watch as it is to look away from.

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Christina Newland iNews.co.uk ...a very authentically felt and still-uncomfortable topic from such a saddening standpoint. Rated: 3/5 Sep 18, 2024 Full Review Udita Jhunjhunwala Livemint Charlie [is] played brilliantly by Brendan Fraser... Jun 2, 2023 Full Review Jenny Nulf Austin Chronicle There’s nothing consciously sinister about THE WHALE’s use of Charlie’s eating disorder (the original play was, in fact, written from experience), but Aronofsky’s adaptation is cruel, not just to Charlie’s character, but to all of them. Rated: 2/5 Feb 21, 2023 Full Review Joseph Tomastik Loud and Clear Reviews This is a film that will slowly beat your heart down, begin to rebuild it, and then break it again, before finally leaving it in an achingly bittersweet place. Rated: 5/5 Nov 2, 2024 Full Review Brittany Patrice Witherspoon Pop Culture Reviews I am certain that as is, The Whale (the film), struggles to say anything meaningful about people and oversells the characterizations and the relationships in a way that doesn’t feel natural. Rated: 1.5/5 Jul 26, 2024 Full Review Yasmine Kandil Discussing Film ...a project that, while certainly powerful at points, could have reached further heights if not for some very questionable calls. Rated: 3/5 Jul 17, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nick Brendan Frasers performance is lives up to the hype. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/15/23 Full Review Jim P It was a great movie as far as the content.. We feel the language could have been cleaned up and it would have still been a great movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/28/23 Full Review Andrea Spectacular film that took us through a range of emotions for full depth of the human experience. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/24/23 Full Review Leo The 'Whale' was fabulous. Acting by alll characters was well done. Story line touching and deeply analyzes dysfunctional familly. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/22/23 Full Review April Im not sure how I feel about the movie. The actors were great but it was a depressing and hard to watch him eat. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/21/23 Full Review Susie R I really liked this movie, it was very moving at the end, had me in tears! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
Director
Darren Aronofsky
Screenwriter
Samuel D. Hunter
Distributor
A24
Production Co
Protozoa Pictures
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Drug Use)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 21, 2022, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 21, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.2M
Runtime
1h 57m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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