A Glean movie guide
Lost in the Wild
Nature is the ultimate adversary.
Gripping tales of endurance, isolation, and the fight to survive against the elements.
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The movie list
- 01
The Revenant
A visceral, masterfully shot journey of a frontiersman seeking vengeance after being left for dead.
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
- 02
The Edge
A classic survival thriller that pits two mismatched men against the Alaskan wilderness and a relentless bear.
The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles suspects is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.
- 03
Into the Wild
A haunting, true-life exploration of one man's quest to abandon society for the Alaskan frontier.
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
- 04
The Grey
A group of plane crash survivors faces a brutal battle against freezing temperatures and a pack of wolves.
After their plane crashes in Alaska, six oil workers are led by a skilled huntsman to survival, but a pack of merciless wolves haunts their every step.
- 05
First Blood
A veteran uses his expert forest survival skills to evade law enforcement in this high-stakes cat-and-mouse game.
When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
- 06
Arctic
A stripped-back, powerful performance anchors this story of a man making a desperate trek to survive.
A man stranded in the Arctic is finally about to receive his long awaited rescue. However, after a tragic accident, his opportunity is lost and he must then decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his camp or embark on a deadly trek through the unknown for potential salvation.
- 07
Backcountry
This lean thriller turns a simple camping trip into a terrifying fight for survival against a predator.
A couple on a deep-wilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bear's territory.
- 08
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
A charming and adventurous change of pace about a boy and his foster uncle on the run in the New Zealand bush.
Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.