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The Whale (2022) | Smart Bashi

The Whale

released

Drama

depressionnursemissionary

The Whale

20221h 57mRLanguages: EnglishFrom United States of America

Ratings

Bashi Score

NR

Our Score

7.6

7.8

🍅64%

M60

Box Office

$55.1M

Bashi Score

NR

Our Score

IMDb

7.6

254.7K votes

TMDB

7.8

4.6K votes

🍅Rotten Tomatoes

64%

Critics

MMetacritic

60

Average

Users

-

0 votes

Box Office

Worldwide Gross

$55.1M

🏆 Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 50 wins & 122 nominations total

Internal Ratings

Pee Meter

Not reviewed yet

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Not reviewed yet

Escapism

Not reviewed yet

BS Meter

Not reviewed yet

Storyline

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

Brendan Fraser

Charlie

Sadie Sink

Ellie

Ty Simpkins

Thomas

Hong Chau

Liz

Samantha Morton

Mary

Sathya Sridharan

Dan the Pizza Man

Jacey Sink

Young Ellie

Allison Altman

Young Mary (uncredited)

Lance Oppenheim

Julian (uncredited)

Grace Perkins

Maddie (uncredited)

Wilhelm Schalaudek

Liam (uncredited)

Director

Darren Aronofsky

Darren Aronofsky

Director

Writers

Samuel D. Hunter

Samuel D. Hunter

Writers

Samuel D. Hunter

Samuel D. Hunter

Writers

Cinematographer

Matthew Libatique

Matthew Libatique

Cinematographer

Composer

Rob Simonsen

Rob Simonsen

Composer

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Details

Status: released
Release Date: December 9, 2022
Rated: R
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: A24, Protozoa Pictures
Budget: $3M
Box Office: $55.1M
Website: Visit official site

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8.0

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50%

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50%

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50%

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50%

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