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Big Miracle, originally Everybody Loves Whales, is a 2012 drama film directed by Ken Kwapis. It stars Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski . The film is based on Tom Rose's 1989 book Freeing the Whales , which covers Operation Breakthrough , the 1988 international effort to rescue gray whales trapped in ice near Point Barrow, Alaska .
Big Miracle: Directed by Ken Kwapis. With John Pingayak, Ahmaogak Sweeney, John Chase, Ishmael Angalook Hope. In small-town Alaska, a news reporter recruits his Greenpeace-volunteer ex-girlfriend on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly-forming ice in the Arctic Circle.
- Ken Kwapis
- 3 min
Now that "Big Miracle" is opening -- the movie is loosely based on the 1988 rescue effort in Barrow -- how close is the movie to actual events? How on earth did Greenpeace, Veco's Bill Allen and ...
Sep 23, 2011 · http://everybodyloveswhales.comInspired by the true story that captured the hearts of people across the world, the rescue adventure Big Miracle tells the ama...
- 3 min
- 326.2K
- Universal Pictures
Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski star in this incredible rescue adventure - the amazing true story that inspired the world and captured the hearts of millio...
Feb 3, 2012 · Big Miracle uses real-life events as the basis for a surprisingly satisfying family drama. Adam Carlson (John Krasinski), a reporter based in a small town in northern Alaska, can't wait to land a ...
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- Adventure, Drama
- PG
A reporter in small-town Alaska and his former lover, an environmentalist, try to form an international coalition to rescue three ice-trapped whales. 1,833 IMDb 6.5 1 h 46 min 2012. X-Ray PG. Adventure · Drama · Feel-good · Inspiring. Available to rent or buy. Rent.