Based on the play by Samuel D. Hunter, a reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
Golden Globe Nominee
Best Actor (Drama) – Brendan Fraser
4 Critics Choice Awards nominations including:
Best Actor (Brendan Fraser), Best Young Actor/Actress (Sadie Sink), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Samuel D. Hunter)
“A searing, moving experience.”
-Seattle Times
“Fraser is reason enough to give The Whale a chance. The movie belongs to him, and his performance transcends its divisive provocations”
-Washington Blade
“The performance of a lifetime … Fraser is transcendent.”
-Movie Nation
