The Whale (2022)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
- Released: 2022-12-09
- Genres: Drama
- Runtime: 1h 57m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 4,917 votes
Directed by Darren Aronofsky.
Top cast
- Brendan Fraser as Charlie
- Sadie Sink as Ellie
- Ty Simpkins as Thomas
- Hong Chau as Liz
- Samantha Morton as Mary
- Sathya Sridharan as Dan the Pizza Man
- Jacey Sink as Young Ellie
- Allison Altman as Young Mary (uncredited)
- Lance Oppenheim as Julian (uncredited)
- Grace Perkins as Maddie (uncredited)
Where to watch The Whale
- United States: watch free on The Roku Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Curzon Home Cinema; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- India: stream on Sony Liv
- Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: watch free on SBS On Demand; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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