Whalefall

Whalefall

Whalefall

6.6/ 10

TMDB Rating

115

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2026

Release Year

106 min

Runtime

Thriller

Overview

Following the death of his father, Jay Gardiner goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale. While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes to realize that the hard-earned lessons his father imparted may be the key to his escape.

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Keywords

race against time

based on novel or book

oxygen

death of father

survival

scuba diver

cautionary

callous

embarrassed

sperm whale

survival thriller

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Cast

Austin Abrams

Austin Abrams

Jay Gardiner

Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Mitt Gardiner

Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Shue

Zara Gardiner

John Ortiz

John Ortiz

Hewey

Jane Levy

Jane Levy

Eva Gardiner

Emily Rudd

Emily Rudd

Nan Gardiner

Kamy D. Bruder

Kamy D. Bruder

Whale Watcher Man

Mark Meloro Jr.

Whale Watcher Man

Sam Franich

Jay at 10

Nicholas Gould

US Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class Whaley

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Reviews(3)

7.0avg rating

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Manuel São Bento

@msbreviews

October 16, 2026

7

7/10

Check out my review @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/whalefall-movie-review-austin-abrams-anchors-a-gorgeously-gross-survival-thriller/ Rating: B WHALEFALL takes an insane premise, keeps making it crazier, and never stops committing to it. The practical whale interior is genuinely claustropho…

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

October 21, 2026

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7/10

I think it's fairly safe to say that neither Josh Brolin nor Austin Abrams are having a great 2026! If the former isn't being attacked by zillions of zombies he's struggling with a chronic lung disease - no good thing when you're a pro-diver; and the latter is also having to avoid a similar grizzly …

The Fixate & Binge Podcast, w/ Joe Curdy

The Fixate & Binge Podcast, w/ Joe Curdy

@fixateandbingepodcast

October 23, 2026

7

7/10

As someone who struggles with thalassophobia -- I found **WHALEFALL** immediately gripping and intense before the whale even showed up. As a harrowing survival adventure, it shares a kinship with Danny Boyle's **127 HOURS**, pitting the main character -- Jay (Austin Abrams) against the force of n…