Storyline
Based on an inspiring true story, a small-town news reporter (Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Barrymore) enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle. ‘Big Miracle’ is adapted from the nonfiction book ‘Freeing the Whales: How the Media Created the World’s Greatest Non-Event’ by Tom Rose.
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Cast
Mark Ivanir, Bruce Altman, John Michael Higgins, Drew Barrymore, Tim Blake Nelson, Ted Danson, Andrew Daly, Stephen Root, John Krasinski, Dermot Mulroney, Kristen Bell, Shea Whigham, Rob Riggle, Kathy Baker, Vinessa Shaw, Michael Gaston, James Le Gros, Thomas R. Daly, Thom Van Dorp, Kent Smith, Brett Baker, Stefan Kapičić, Sarah Palin, John Chase, Ahmaogak Sweeney, John Pingayak, Maliaq Kairaiuak, Maeve Blake, Hillarie Putnam, Gregory Jbara, Robert Forgit, Maury Ginsberg, Kelly Lee Williams, Wayne Mitchell, R.F. Daley, Shanette Harper, Quinn K. Redeker, Jason Martin
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Reviews
75
Kwapis fills small roles with great character actors like Stephen Root, Andrew Daly, Kathy Baker, Tim Blake Nelson, John Michael Higgins, Rob Riggle, and James LeGros, all skilled at making a lot out of a little.
75
Rounded, redemptive and refreshingly free of cynicism.
75
Big Miracle even throws in an unexpected bonus, a surprise last-minute cameo that is funny without being the slightest bit mean, just like the rest of this hugely likable movie.
70
It's the affable cast, headed by Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski, that really makes the picture so widely accessible.
70
Variety
This family-friendly outing captures the story's human snowball effect with a measure of sly, satirical wit, if also an excess of boilerplate subplots and jokey '80s details.
