Real-life maritime disaster that inspired Moby Dick. Year 2015 Theatrical Release 2015-12-11 Video Release 2016-03-08 Studio Warner Bros. Genre Action MPAA Rating PG-13 CARA intense sequences of action and peril, brief startling violence, and thematic material Color Color Runtime 122 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. Heart of the Sea reveals the encounter's harrowing aftermath, as the ship's surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive. Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, the men will call into question their deepest beliefs, from the value of their lives to the morality of their trade, as their captain searches for direction on the open sea and his first mate still seeks to bring the great whale down. Director Ron Howard Cast Ron Howard; Chris Hemsworth; Benjamin Walker; Cillian Murphy; Ben Whishaw; Brendan Gleeson; Tom Holland; Jordi Molla; Charlotte Riley; Joseph Mawle; Michelle Fairley