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The Whale

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
7.8/10
4,795 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

3

Wins

📋

12

Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 1 nomination
Won
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best Actor
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress
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Other Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 11 nominations
Won
St. Louis Film Critics Association for Best Actor
Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society for Best Actor
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Actor
San Diego Film Critics Society for Best Adapted Screenplay
San Francisco Film Critics Circle for Best Adapted Screenplay
San Francisco Film Critics Circle for Best Actor
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Breakthrough Performance
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Adapted Screenplay
London Film Critics Circle for Actor of the Year
Online Film Critics Society for Best Actor
London Film Critics Circle for Supporting Actress of the Year
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association for Best Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$3.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$57.6M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$54.6M

ROI: +1821%

Budget Recovery1921% of budget
$0|Budget: $3.0M|Revenue: $57.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

185.3K

Daily Avg

3.1K

7-Day Trend

+31%
30 days agoToday
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Based On

The Whale

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Newburgh
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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In
Idaho panhandle
Time Period
2016

Themes & Subjects

#interpersonalrelationship#salvationinchristianity#obesity

Characters

Charlie

Played by Brendan Fraser

Mary

Liz

Thomas

Ellie

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Matthew Libatique

Film Editing

Andrew Weisblum

Music / Score

Rob Simonsen

Production Companies

Protozoa Pictures

Distributors

ADS ServiceARP SélectionA24

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

4:3

Where to Watch The Whale

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United States of AmericaR
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United Kingdom15
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Canada18A
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AustraliaM
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India
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR
United Kingdom15
Canada18A
AustraliaM
Germany12
FranceTP
Belgium16
Brazil16

+23 more countries

Production

Director

Darren Aronofsky

Writers

Samuel D. Hunter, Samuel D. Hunter

Production Companies

A24Protozoa Pictures

Cast

Brendan Fraser photo

Brendan Fraser

Charlie

Sadie Sink photo

Sadie Sink

Ellie

Ty Simpkins photo

Ty Simpkins

Thomas

Hong Chau photo

Hong Chau

Liz

Samantha Morton photo

Samantha Morton

Mary

Sathya Sridharan photo

Sathya Sridharan

Dan the Pizza Man

No Image

Jacey Sink

Young Ellie

Allison Altman photo

Allison Altman

Young Mary (uncredited)

Lance Oppenheim photo

Lance Oppenheim

Julian (uncredited)

No Image

Grace Perkins

Maddie (uncredited)

Wilhelm Schalaudek photo

Wilhelm Schalaudek

Liam (uncredited)

Glenn Mullins photo

Glenn Mullins

Young Charlie (uncredited)

Tags & Keywords

depressionnursemissionaryidahobibleoverweight manbased on play or musicaldying manobesityreligiondeath of loverrebellious daughterrecluselgbteating disorder

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