Big Miracle

Big Miracle
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ken Kwapis
Screenplay by	Jack Amiel Michael Begler
Based on	Freeing the Whales by Tom Rose
Produced by	Steve Golin Michael Sugar Tim Bevan Liza Chasin Eric Fellner
Starring	Drew Barrymore John Krasinski Kristen Bell Dermot Mulroney Tim Blake Nelson Vinessa Shaw Ted Danson
Cinematography	John Bailey
Edited by	Cara Silverman
Music by	Cliff Eidelman
Production companies	Anonymous Content Working Title Films
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	February 3, 2012 (2012-02-03) (United States) February 10, 2012 (2012-02-10) (United Kingdom)
Running time	107 minutes
Countries	United States United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$40 million[1]
Box office	$24.7 million[2]

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.