In the winter of 1820, the crew of the New England whaling ship the Essex struggle to survive after an attack by a rogue sperm whale leaves them stranded at sea for 90 days. Ron Howard helms this adaptation of Nathaniel Philbrick’s historical novel about the harrowing high-seas encounter that inspired Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson co-star.
2015; 121 minutes; PG-13
Warner Bros.
Location: Community Room