Find Movies & TV
Home
Live TV
On Demand
Discover
Explore
Movies & TV Shows
Most Popular
Leaving Soon
Categories
Action
Animation
Comedy
Crime
Descriptive Audio
Documentary
Drama
En Español
Horror
Music
Romance
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Western
Explore
Browse Channels
Featured Channels
Stargate by MGM
Hallmark Movies & More
The First 48 by A&E
Categories
Hit TV
Drama TV
True Crime
Comedy
News
Sports
Reality
History & Science
Movies
Sci-Fi & Action
Classic TV
Food & Home
Lifestyle
Nature & Travel
Daytime TV
Game Shows
Kids & Family
Anime+
Chills & Thrills
International
En Español
Music
Sign In
In the Heart of the Sea
Directed by
Ron Howard
PG-13
2015
2h 2m
Action
,
Adventure
,
and more
6.9
42%
54%
Add to Watchlist
A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.
More
Where to Watch In the Heart of the Sea
Hoopla
Free
Amazon Video
Rent $2.99
Buy $12.99
Apple TV
Rent $3.99
Buy $12.99
+4 more
Cast of In the Heart of the Sea
Chris Hemsworth
Owen Chase
Benjamin Walker
George Pollard
Cillian Murphy
Matthew Joy
Brendan Gleeson
Old Thomas Nickerson
Ben Whishaw
Herman Melville
Michelle Fairley
Mrs. Nickerson
Tom Holland
Young Thomas Nickerson
Paul Anderson
Thomas Chappel
Frank Dillane
Owen Coffin
Joseph Mawle
Benjamin Lawrence
Edward Ashley
Barzallai Ray
Sam Keeley
Ramsdell
Osy Ikhile
Richard Peterson
Gary Beadle
William Bond
Jamie Sives
Isaac Cole
Morgan Chetcuti
Sheppard
Charlotte Riley
Peggy
Nicholas Jones
Pollard Senior
Donald Sumpter
Paul Macy
Richard Bremmer
Benjamin Fuller
Jordi Mollà
Spanish Captain
Hayley Joanne Bacon
Nantucket Townswoman
Andrew Crayford
Customs Officer
Claudia Newman
Nantucket Townswoman
Andy Wareham
John Sanborn
Stephanie Jacob
Tally Woman
Robert J. Fraser
Sailor (uncredited)
Saffron Mcintyre
Nantucket Child (uncredited)
Ron Howard
Director / Producer
Nathaniel Philbrick
Writer
Charles Leavitt
Writer
Amanda Silver
Writer
Rick Jaffa
Writer
Will Ward
Producer
Brian Grazer
Producer
Paula Weinstein
Producer
Joe Roth
Producer
In the Heart of the Sea Ratings & Reviews
Kevin Ward
July 1, 2025
For some reason I liked this much more than I remembered. The cast is absurd even if Hemsworth accent is not exactly consistent. Could have used a little respeecher on that one maybe? Pretty sure people aren’t hiring Hemsworth because of his dialect work though. Definitely found myself rooting for that whale though. Kind of fascinating that whaling was the oil industry at one point in time.
Seattle Times
Brent McKnight
Thor and Spider-Man fight a whale.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
In the Heart of the Sea loses the human intimacy that makes this epic what it is, the resulting movie is nothing more than an empty voyage to nowhere that sinks far more often than it swims.
Baltimore Magazine
Max Weiss
It's sturdy, watchable, competently mounted, of course -- Howard is nothing if not a pro -- but except for the visuals, which can be quite stunning, it never roused me.
BuzzFeed News
Alison Willmore
The vintage grotesquerie of the regular old whaling process turns out to be more disturbing than the dark adventures that are In the Heart of the Sea's reason for being.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Warner Bros. would have been better off sticking with the film's original March release date and selling it as a horror movie.
The New Yorker
Anthony Lane
If you want a Ron Howard movie about a man obsessed with a creature from the deep, "In the Heart of the Sea," sadly, is not the place to start. Try "Splash."
The Atlantic
David Sims
If a silent whale is your most magnetic screen presence, he should probably appear for more than a few minutes.
leonardmaltin.com
Leonard Maltin
Excellent cast and overwhelming special effects are provided aplenty, however...
The Verge
Tasha Robinson
"From Hell's heart I stab at thee," Captain Ahab cries in Moby-Dick... Heart of the Sea never expresses anything so strongly. "From a purgatory of apathy, I grumble at thee" isn't much of a epitaph, but it's about what Howard's film can muster.
San Diego Reader
Matthew Lickona
There's a hollow at the heart of things, a strange decency and politeness for a film that strives to depict, in epic form, man's dark and visceral struggle with the world and himself.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
If the movie accomplishes nothing else, though, I hope it inspires the curious to actually sit down and finally read Moby-Dick.
Associated Press
Lindsey Bahr
Most of the second half is spent drifting with them on lifeboats. In these interminable minutes, we don't get anything resembling an understanding of how they survived (or didn't) either mentally or physically.
The New Republic
Gwyneth Kelly
A few scenes in In the Heart of the Sea hint at how effective the film might have been if told purely as a gripping story of man versus nature.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Bilge Ebiri
The meat-and-potatoes Howard is uncomfortable in the realm of the spirit, or the metaphysical. He can film objects, and he can film people, but he can't quite film emptiness. The cosmic vastness of the sea eludes him.
Detroit News
Adam Graham
A lumbering sea adventure that never finds its bearings, Ron Howard's "In the Heart of the Sea" is a whale of a dud.
RogerEbert.com
Matt Zoller Seitz
It is so very many different things, but they all feel detached from each other, almost like a bunch of self-contained mini-movies stitched end-to-end, with the framing device serving as needle and thread.
Consequence
Allison Shoemaker
Ron Howard's latest film isn't epic. It's not even particularly compelling.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
An uneven attempt to give the real story the mythic force of Melville's tale.
USA Today
Brian Truitt
Howard creates an immersive, gorgeously shot experience pitting man against beast in the ocean for the film's most spectacular scenes, which are reminiscent of old-school scope of Mutiny on the Bounty and other watery adventures of yesteryear.
Watch In the Heart of the Sea Videos
In The Heart Of The Sea
In The Heart Of The Sea
Trailer
In The Heart Of The Sea (Trailer 1)
In The Heart Of The Sea (Trailer 1)
Trailer
In The Heart Of The Sea (Trailer 2)
In The Heart Of The Sea (Trailer 2)
Trailer
In The Heart Of The Sea (Trailer 3)
In The Heart Of The Sea (Trailer 3)
Trailer
In The Heart Of The Sea (Trailer 4)
In The Heart Of The Sea (Trailer 4)
Trailer
In The Heart Of The Sea (4K Trailer)
In The Heart Of The Sea (4K Trailer)
Trailer
In the Heart of the Sea (DVD/Blu-ray Trailer)
In the Heart of the Sea (DVD/Blu-ray Trailer)
Trailer
In The Heart Of The Sea (French/Canada Trailer 2)
In The Heart Of The Sea (French/Canada Trailer 2)
Trailer
In The Heart Of The Sea (International Trailer 7)
In The Heart Of The Sea (International Trailer 7)
Trailer
In The Heart Of The Sea: Ben Whishaw On The Plot
In The Heart Of The Sea: Ben Whishaw On The Plot
Behind the Scenes
In The Heart Of The Sea: Benjamin Walker On The Story
In The Heart Of The Sea: Benjamin Walker On The Story
Behind the Scenes
In The Heart Of The Sea: Brendan Gleeson On Ron Howard
In The Heart Of The Sea: Brendan Gleeson On Ron Howard
Behind the Scenes
In The Heart Of The Sea: Ron Howard On The Inspiring Survival Story
In The Heart Of The Sea: Ron Howard On The Inspiring Survival Story
Behind the Scenes
In The Heart Of The Sea: Chris Hemsworth On His Character And The Story
In The Heart Of The Sea: Chris Hemsworth On His Character And The Story
Behind the Scenes
In The Heart Of The Sea: Tom Holland On The Theme Of Brotherhood In The Film
In The Heart Of The Sea: Tom Holland On The Theme Of Brotherhood In The Film
Behind the Scenes
In The Heart Of The Sea: Cillian Murphy On The Script And Why He Wanted To Do The Film
In The Heart Of The Sea: Cillian Murphy On The Script And Why He Wanted To Do The Film
Behind the Scenes
In The Heart Of The Sea: Landsman
In The Heart Of The Sea: Landsman
Scene
In The Heart Of The Sea: He's Mine
In The Heart Of The Sea: He's Mine
Scene
In The Heart Of The Sea: Make Sail
In The Heart Of The Sea: Make Sail
Scene
In The Heart Of The Sea: What Was That?
In The Heart Of The Sea: What Was That?
Scene
Take Plex everywhere
Watch free anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
See the full list of supported devices
Home
Live TV
On Demand
Discover
