Story Line
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
Top Cast
Brendan Fraser
Charlie
Sadie Sink
Ellie
Ty Simpkins
Thomas
Hong Chau
Liz
Samantha Morton
Mary
Sathya Sridharan
Dan the Pizza Man
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Rating
7.8/ 10
Release Date
2022-12-09
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
Drama
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User Reviews (8)
Manuel São Bento
8/10
•10/15/2022FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/the-whale-spoiler-free-review-lff-2022
"The Whale earns its place in the "most tearful films of the year" list as it moves slowly yet efficiently towards its overwhelmingly emotio...
Nathan
8/10
•2/1/2023The Whale is a heart breaking story of our main character, Charlie (Brendon Fraser), as he tries to make amends for abandoning his daughter. Charlie is obese, an ailment that has manifested itself as a coping mechanism for a life of regret. In every ...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•2/9/2023Yikes, but this second gay-themed outing for Brendan Fraser could hardly be more different from his 1998 "Gods and Monsters" one. Here his is the critically obese "Charlie" who has grown to a size where his health is in tatters and he has virtually n...
r96sk
10/10
•2/13/2023I doubt I can add much more to what has already been said about <em>'The Whale'</em>, but in a word: Bravo!
Brendan Fraser truly is sensational in this role. I heard about all the acclaim and seen a few of the standing ovations he has received and...