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Big Miracle (2012)

★ 6.7 · 523 ratings on TMDB

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

Big Miracle poster★ 6.7

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.

DirectorKen Kwapis
CastDermot Mulroney, Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, John Michael Higgins, Kathy Baker, Kristen Bell
GenresAdventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The emergence reading

Big Miracle keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E11 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same rung, same subject

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Same subject, different rung

The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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