A Glean movie guide
Lost in the Wild
Man vs. Nature
Gripping tales of survival against the elements and the unknown.
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The movie list
- 01
The Edge
A classic, high-stakes battle of wits and survival between two men and a predatory bear in the Alaskan wilderness.
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.
- 02
The Revenant
A visceral, visually stunning epic about a frontiersman’s relentless quest for survival and revenge.
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.
- 03
First Blood
A veteran uses his elite tactical skills to wage a one-man war in the woods after being pushed to his limit.
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.
- 04
Arctic
A masterclass in minimalism that captures the brutal, quiet desperation of being stranded in the frozen wild.
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.
- 05
Backcountry
A camping trip turns into a terrifying fight for life when a couple becomes lost and hunted in the deep woods.
A couple on a deep-wilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bear's territory.
- 06
Into the Wild
A poignant, true-story exploration of one man's desire to abandon society for the isolation of the Alaskan wild.
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.
- 07
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
A refreshing, heartfelt adventure about an unlikely duo 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.
- 08
Leave No Trace
A grounded and deeply moving look at a father and daughter living off the grid in the Pacific Northwest.
A father and daughter live a perfect but mysterious existence in Forest Park, a beautiful nature reserve near Portland, Oregon, rarely making contact with the world. But when a small mistake tips them off to authorities, they are sent on an increasingly erratic journey in search of a place to call their own.