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Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 72Audiences 66GoodWatch 69
Tomatometer80%
Metascore64
User score6.9
IMDb6.7
Letterboxd · 137 K ratings3.3/5
Audience score61%
Box office
3.2×its budget
- Budget
- $25 M
- Worldwide
- $80 M
Worldwide it earned $55 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 57 min
A typical length for action movies, +9 min on the typical 108
typical 108117Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 57 countries, rent or buy in 12 more
+47Released
2012
January 26, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
ActionAdventureThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
16 of 16
Liam NeesonJohn Ottway
Dermot MulroneyJerome Talget
Frank GrilloJohn Diaz
Dallas RobertsPete Henrick
Nonso AnozieJackson Burke
James Badge DaleLuke Lewenden
Anne OpenshawAna Ottway- JJJonathan James BitontiJohn Ottway (5 Years Old)
Ben Hernandez BrayDwayne Hernandez- PGPeter GirgesCompany Clerk
- JBJames BitontiOttway's Father
- EKElla KosorTalget's Little Girl
Jacob BlairSimon Cimoski
Lani GeleraFlight Attendant #1
Larissa StadnichukFlight Attendant #2
Joe AndersonTodd Flannery
Directing · 5
- Joe Carnahan Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Ben Hernandez Bray Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- James Bitonti First Assistant Director
- Dan Mansfield Second Assistant Director
- Susan Lambie Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Ian Mackenzie Jeffers Screenplay, Short Story
Production · 15
- Tony Scott Executive Producer
- Adi Shankar Executive Producer
- Jennifer Monroe Executive Producer
- Bill Johnson Executive Producer
- Ross T. Fanger Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Jim Seibel Executive Producer
Camera · 3
- Masanobu Takayanagi Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- Dean Heselden Camera Operator
- Kimberly French Still Photographer
Editing · 4
- Jason Hellmann Editor
- Roger Barton Editor
- Brett Schlaman First Assistant Editor
- Dave Muscat Digital Intermediate
Sound · 23
- Marc Streitenfeld Original Music Composer
- Warren Hendriks Sound Designer
- Bob Kellough Sound Designer
- Mark Gingras Supervising Sound Editor
- David Evans Supervising Sound Editor
- Craig Henighan Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 7
- John Willett Production Design
- Carie Wallis Art Department Coordinator
- Peter Lando Set Decoration
- Charles Leitrants Construction Coordinator
- Ross Dempster Art Direction
- Graham Coutts Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Courtney Daniel Costume Design
- Greg Nicotero Special Effects Key Makeup Artist, Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects, Makeup Effects
- Howard Berger Special Effects Key Makeup Artist, Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
- Noriko Watanabe Makeup Department Head, Hair Department Head
- Gitte Axen Makeup Department Head
- Roy Sidick Hair Department Head
Visual Effects · 5
- Gunnar Hansen Visual Effects Supervisor
- Stephane Stoll Animation Director
- Julie Cardinal Visual Effects Producer
- Sophie Leclerc Visual Effects Producer
- Kristen Branan Visual Effects Producer
Other crew · 32
- Scott J. Ateah Stunt Coordinator
- Mark Vanselow Stunt Double
- Adrian Hein Stunt Double
- Vince Murdocco Stunts
- Todd Scott Stunts
- Clay Virtue Stunts
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