2010: Moby Dick

2010: Moby Dick

Herman Melville's classic tale retold.

201087 min3.0 / 10

A high-octane sci-fi action retelling of Moby Dick that trades philosophical depth for spectacle, pitting a determined captain and modern submarine against an oversized, weaponized whale.

That infamous whale is bigger, badder and a whole lot stronger in this sci-fi reimagining of Herman Melville’s classic tale of the battle between man, sea and sea creature starring “Xena” alum Rene O’Connor as the (traditionally male) narrator. But the boat — now a high-tech submarine — is also bigger, and Capt. Ahab is as determined as ever to settle the score and take down the mighty sea mammal that maimed him.

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