
Whalefall
“Hold your breath.”
Director: Brian Duffield
Producer: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Allan Mandelbaum
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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Cast

Austin Abrams
Jay Gardiner

Josh Brolin
Mitt Gardiner

Elisabeth Shue
Zara Gardiner

John Ortiz
Hewey

Jane Levy
Eva Gardiner

Emily Rudd
Nan Gardiner

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
Laurel Lane Bowen
Cafe Patron

Sam Skolnik
Employee
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Reviews
- M7.0
Manuel São Bento
October 16, 2026
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 claustrophobic, the underwater…
7.0CinemaSerf
October 21, 2026
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 fate if he is to sur…
7.0The Fixate & Binge Podcast, w/ Joe Curdy
October 23, 2026
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 nature itself, in the…











