The Whale

Dec 21 2022 R NA
Comedy, Drama

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

Official Trailer
Plot

A reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.

Written by

Samuel D. Hunter

Directed by

Darren Aronofsky

Cast

Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

American Empirical Pictures, Protozoa Pictures, A24

Languages

English

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 50 wins & 122 nominations total

Trailers
Official Trailer
Official Trailer 2
Featurettes
The Whale at the BFI London Film Festival 2022
'The Whale' with Brendan Fraser, Samuel D. Hunter, Adrien Morot & more | Academy Conversations
Scene at the Academy: The Whale
Special Feature - Charlie
Best Actor Brendan Fraser | Oscars95 Press Room Speech
Makeup and Hairstyling | Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Annemarie Bradley | Oscars95 Press Room Speech
'The Whale' Wins Best Makeup and Hairstyling | 95th Oscars (2023)
Brendan Fraser Wins Best Actor in a Leading Role for 'The Whale' | 95th Oscars (2023)
THE WHALE Q&A | TIFF 2022
Hong Chau on Working with The Whale Director Darren Aronofsky | EE BAFTAs Red Carpet
Brendan Fraser Talks The "Transformational" Experience Of The Whale | EE BAFTAs Red Carpet
Behind the Scenes
Special Feature - The Apartment
Special Feature - Creating Atmosphere with a Flute
Scores
# of Votes
241,523
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
60
Popularity
NA