When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters - and make history to boot.When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters - and make history to boot.When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters - and make history to boot.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 13 nominations total
Karl Urban
- Jacob Holland
- (voice)
Zaris-Angel Hator
- Maisie
- (voice)
Jared Harris
- Captain Crow
- (voice)
Benjamin Plessala
- Child 1
- (voice)
Somali Rose
- Child 2
- (voice)
Kaya McLean
- Child 3
- (voice)
Helen Sadler
- Matron
- (voice)
- …
Xana Tang
- Lea the Lookout
- (voice)
Alex Wyndham
- Sailor #1 and 2
- (voice)
- …
Ian Mercer
- Old Nick
- (voice)
Shannon Chan-Kent
- Fen
- (voice)
Max Mittelman
- Young Sailor
- (voice)
Paul Chowdhry
- Surgeon
- (voice)
Jim Carter
- King
- (voice)
Doon Mackichan
- Queen
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne of the only animated films to feature the navigational needs of a ship in the age of sail. Throughout the film, the Inevitable is seen being navigated using accurate sailing commands and seamanship (with much artistic liberty). A sailing master is present (Mrs. Merino) who directs the movements of the ship under Captain Crow's commands, and consideration is given in the dialogue and animation to real-world actions of masts, sails, rigging, and wind direction.
- GoofsIt is physically impossible for water not to be flowing in through the open nostrils of Red when she is underwater, thereby drowning Jacob and Maisie who are sitting right behind it. However, if you watch carefully when Red surfaces, you'll see a red edge of skin shift across the nostril before Maisie and Jacob get blasted with air. That appears to be a nictating membrane of some sort, albeit clear so people can see through it underwater.
- Quotes
Jacob Holland: What do you think you're doing?
Maisie: I'm afraid anything I say will upset you.
- Crazy creditsThe second half of the credits roll over an old-timey map, with monsters and ships appearing throughout.
- ConnectionsFeatured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Scrats, Servants & Sea Beasts (2022)
Featured review
Pirates Of The Caribbean Meets How To Train Your Dragon
Pirates of the Caribbean meets How To Train Your Dragon in this simple, sweet & sumptuously animated sea voyage that's crafted with sincerity & rendered with finesse. The Sea Beast is a fascinating story about fantastic beasts & sailors who venture to find them and makes for one surprisingly delightful adventure-fantasy that packs no shortage of heart, heroics & humanity.
Co-written & directed by Chris Williams, the story takes its inspiration from several well-known sources and mashes them together to come up with its amusing premise. What makes it worth viewing & investing into however are the colourful set of characters who are scripted with care, bestowed with proper arcs & exhibit strong personalities. And it's their relationships that drives the plot forward.
The animation is rich in detail & gorgeous to look at and also gets much of the oceanic physics right. Add to that, the picture is breezily paced and its moments of action also carry that sense of awe & wonder that its vibrant score complements beautifully. Still, it fails to stick the landing as its simplistic themes & easily resolved conflicts only hurt its emotional impact and prevent it from realising its true potential.
Overall, The Sea Beast is a thoroughly fun, consistently entertaining & mostly satisfying offering that promises an enjoyable time to its viewers & delivers it effectively. Despite the familiar beats, there is a freshness to it but its last act also needed extra polish as there was more up for grabs than what the story eventually settles for. Nevertheless, the positives outweigh the negatives by a big margin and it scores better marks than anticipated.
Co-written & directed by Chris Williams, the story takes its inspiration from several well-known sources and mashes them together to come up with its amusing premise. What makes it worth viewing & investing into however are the colourful set of characters who are scripted with care, bestowed with proper arcs & exhibit strong personalities. And it's their relationships that drives the plot forward.
The animation is rich in detail & gorgeous to look at and also gets much of the oceanic physics right. Add to that, the picture is breezily paced and its moments of action also carry that sense of awe & wonder that its vibrant score complements beautifully. Still, it fails to stick the landing as its simplistic themes & easily resolved conflicts only hurt its emotional impact and prevent it from realising its true potential.
Overall, The Sea Beast is a thoroughly fun, consistently entertaining & mostly satisfying offering that promises an enjoyable time to its viewers & delivers it effectively. Despite the familiar beats, there is a freshness to it but its last act also needed extra polish as there was more up for grabs than what the story eventually settles for. Nevertheless, the positives outweigh the negatives by a big margin and it scores better marks than anticipated.
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- Jul 29, 2022
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- Also known as
- Monstruo del mar
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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