March of the Penguins vs Whale Shark Jack

Whale Shark Jack has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for March of the Penguins). March of the Penguins is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 1h 26m. March of the Penguins is the older of the two (2005 against 2026). Both are family movies, so they suit a similar mood.

March of the Penguins posterMarch of the Penguins2005 VS Whale Shark Jack posterWhale Shark Jack2026
March of the PenguinsWhale Shark Jack
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 10.0/10
Year20052026
Length1h 20m1h 26m
GenresDocumentary, FamilyFamily
Country–Australia
DirectorLuc JacquetKhrob Edmonds, Miranda Edmonds
Main castMorgan Freeman, Charles Berling, Romane Bohringer, Jules SitrukMichael Dorman, Abbie Cornish, Rachel Ward, Alyla Browne, Ursula Yovich

Synopsis

March of the Penguins

Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. This amazing, true-life tale is touched with humour and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering drama of devoted parent penguins who, in the fierce polar winter, take turns…

Whale Shark Jack

Sarah, 12, lives on a boat with her parents, who research whale sharks. Her only friend is a whale shark named Jack, who Sarah rescued when he was a pup. But following a tragic accident, mum and Sarah move to the coastal town of Exmouth. Desperate to return to her old life, Sarah pegs all her hopes on Jack, certain that when his migration brings him back to Exmouth, mum will take her out on the boat again. But Jack fails to return, so Sarah…

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