The White Dawn (1974), Terror in a Texas Town (1958), The Sea Beast (1926), Hell Below Zero (1954), Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Whaler movies.
Storyline: In 1896, three whalers are stranded in the Arctic North Canada and seek refuge with an Eskimo tribe. Gradually, they gain control with the Eskimo village and introduce gambling, booze, theft, and their special variation of sex. In the beginning, the Eskimos accept it, but slowly the cultural tension starts growing.—Frank Christensen <fch@post4.tele.dk>
Plot Keywords: whaler, sailor, cabin boy, eskimo, young girl, officer, gritty ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Sven Hanson is one of a number of farmers whom Ed McNeil wants to run off their land (because he knows there's oil on it). When Hanson is murdered by McNeil's gunman, Johnny Crale, Hanson's friend Pepe Mirada hides his knowledge of the murderer's identity in order to protect his family. When Hanson's son George arrives and takes up his father's cause, not only Mirada but also Johnny Crale begin to reevaluate their attitudes.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Plot Keywords: whaler, land baron, sheriff, gunslinger, father, gutsy, raw ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: This silent movie is based on Melville's classic Moby Dick. Ahab and his brother compete for the affections of minister's daughter Esther. But the great white whale has been eluding the harpooners, bearing many scars of failed attacks. Can our hero Ahab succeed where others have perished?—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: whaler, half brother, whale, daughter, reverend, captain, spectacular ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Duncan Craig signs on a whaling ship, partly because his own business deal has fallen through, partly to help Judie Nordhall find her father. Rumor has it that her father may have been murdered by Erik Bland, son of her father's partner and her one-time lover. Duncan and Erik find themselves on rival whaleboats and, ultimately, on an ice floe.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
Plot Keywords: ship captain, businessman, woman, whaler, suspenseful, rousing, antarctica ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Willy the whale is back, this time threatened by illegal whalers making money off sushi. Jesse, now 16 years old, has taken a job on an orca-researching ship, along with old friend Randolph and a sarcastic scientist, Drew. On the whaler's ship is captain John Wesley and his 10-year-old son, Max, who isn't really pleased about his father's job, but doesn't have the gut to say so. Along the way, Willy reunites with Jesse, who helps Max realize that whales are a little more than just cheese burgers.—Bryan Chiu
Plot Keywords: oceanographer, teen boy, native american, whale, young boy, whaler, charming ...
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