Your kids will love this real-life story a trio of trapped whales who unite the world in the Reagan 80’s.

This is one of those rare true family films that will have you discarding your cheese filter to be totally immersed in a story based on a real-life effort to free family of whales trapped in beyond frigid waters in Barrow, Alaska in the 80’s. It took a village to do it. It was the unlikely coalition of Greenpeacers (with an unmade-up-bad-haired Drew Barrymore in the lead) , native Alaskan whale hunters, an oil tycoon (a very charming Ted Danson), tv reporters (with John Krasinski as the local guy who broke the story) , the White House and even The Soviets all working together. It sounds like a whale of a tale, right? But it happened.

Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski carry the film. There’s a nice family subplot involving a very engaging young native Alaskan and his old school grandfather. Tim Blake Nelson is most authentic as a whale expert. Kristen Bell is an ambitious reporter from L.A. who’s woefully unprepared for the brutal tundra. Dermot Mulroney is the very macho Alaskan National Guard colonel leading the government charge.

While adults won’t be rushing out to be the first to see it, this is perfect for the family. Blessedly 3-d-free, this one’s tense, and heartfelt and funny.