A Glean movie guide
Sub-Zero Survival
Don't let the frostbite set in.
High-stakes thrillers where the freezing cold is the deadliest enemy.
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- 01
Society of the Snow
A visceral and harrowing retelling of the Andes flight disaster that prioritizes realism and the human spirit.
On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.
- 02
The Grey
A grim, philosophical battle for survival against a relentless wolf pack in the Alaskan wilderness.
Following a grueling five-week shift at an Alaskan oil refinery, workers led by sharpshooter John Ottway are flying home for a much-needed vacation. But a brutal storm causes their plane to crash in the frozen wilderness, and only eight men, including Ottway, survive. As they trek southward toward civilization and safety, Ottway and his companions must battle mortal injuries, the icy elements, and a pack of hungry wolves.
- 03
The Revenant
A visceral epic of endurance and revenge set against a punishing, beautifully shot winter landscape.
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.
- 04
Arctic
A masterclass in minimalist storytelling that captures the grueling reality of being stranded alone in the ice.
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
Everest
A terrifying look at the 1996 disaster that captures the lethal unpredictability of high-altitude storms.
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.
- 06
Alive
The definitive survival drama about the moral and physical extremes required to stay alive in the Andes.
The amazing true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive, forced to do anything and everything they could to stay alive on meager rations and through the freezing cold.
- 07
The 12th Man
An unbelievable true story of a resistance fighter’s desperate trek through the frozen Norwegian Arctic.
After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his eleven comrades dead, a Norwegian resistance fighter finds himself fleeing the Gestapo through the snowbound reaches of Scandinavia.
- 08
Frozen
A lean, high-tension thriller that turns a simple chairlift malfunction into a sub-zero nightmare.
When three skiers find themselves stranded on a chair lift at a New England ski resort that has closed for the next week, they are forced to make life or death choices that prove to be more perilous than staying put and freezing to death.
- 09
The Edge
A sharp, high-stakes survival thriller pitting human intellect against the raw power of a predatory 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.
- 10
Centigrade
A claustrophobic and intense look at a couple’s psychological struggle while trapped in a snow-buried car.
A young American couple travel to the arctic mountains of Norway. After pulling over during a snowstorm, they wake up trapped in their SUV, buried underneath layers of snow and ice.