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Show all (12)Adam Carlson (John Krasinski), a reporter based in a small town in northern Alaska, can't wait to land a job in a bigger market. Then, the story of a lifetime practically lands in his lap: A family of gray whales is discovered near the Arctic Circle, trapped by rapidly forming ice. Along with the descending media comes Rachel Kramer (Drew Barrymore), an environmental activist and Adam's ex-lover. Together, they try to rally an international coalition to save the whales before it's too late.
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In this highly partisan era, when common ground seems to be located somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle, it's comforting to revisit 1988, when people from many backgrounds stumbled upon a unifying goal. What issue could possibly ally Greenpeace activists and oil executives, big-city journalists and rural Inuits, even Reagan and Gorbachev? The sweetly beguiling "Big Miracle," based on a true story, has the answer: three whales. (Full review)