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Big Miracle

A family of whales trapped beneath the ice. One unforgettable rescue.

A small-town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle.

1h 47m2012PGTMDb 6.7

AdventureDramaRomanceFantasy

English

Crew and Cast

Ken KwapisKen KwapisDirectorDrew BarrymoreDrew BarrymoreRachel KramerJohn KrasinskiJohn KrasinskiAdam CarlsonKristen BellKristen BellJill JerardVinessa ShawVinessa ShawKelly MeyersDermot MulroneyDermot MulroneyColonel Scott BoyerTed DansonTed DansonJ. W. McGrawKathy BakerKathy BakerRuth McGrawTim Blake NelsonTim Blake NelsonPat LafaytetteStephen RootStephen RootGovernor HaskellJohn Michael HigginsJohn Michael HigginsWes HandrickBruce AltmanBruce AltmanChief of StaffAndy DalyAndy DalyDon Davis
Thomas R. DalyFrank
Thom Van DorpDon Carr
Kent SmithStuRob RiggleRob RiggleDean GlowackiJames Le GrosJames Le GrosKarl HootkinBrett BakerBrett BakerBarrow Street ReporterStefan KapičićStefan KapičićYuriMark IvanirMark IvanirDimitriShea WhighamShea WhighamSAR Pilot ConradSarah PalinSarah PalinMichael GastonMichael GastonPorter Beckford
John ChaseRoy
Ahmaogak SweeneyNathan
John PingayakMalik
Maliaq KairaiuakDana
Maeve BlakeShayna Dobler
Hillarie PutnamMinneapolis ReporterGregory JbaraGregory JbaraGeneral Stanton

Storyline

A small-town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle.

  • Working Title
  • Universal Pictures
  • Anonymous Content

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Info

Status
Released
Released
2 February 2012
Runtime
1h 47m
Rating
PG
TMDB score
6.7 / 10 (534 votes)

Production

Director
Ken Kwapis
Writers
Jack Amiel, Michael Begler
Studios
Working Title, Universal Pictures, Anonymous Content
Countries
Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$40.0M
Revenue
$24.7M
Profit
$15.3M loss
Return
0.6×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English