In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.
Chris Hemsworth
as Owen Chase
Benjamin Walker
as George Pollard
Cillian Murphy
as Matthew Joy
Brendan Gleeson
as Old Thomas Nickerson
Ben Whishaw
as Herman Melville
Michelle Fairley
as Mrs. Nickerson
Tom Holland
as Young Thomas Nickerson
Paul Anderson
as Thomas Chappel
Frank Dillane
as Owen Coffin
Joseph Mawle
as Benjamin Lawrence
Edward Ashley
as Barzallai Ray
Sam Keeley
as Ramsdell
