Alpha
2018 · Movie · PG-13 · 97 min · ★ 6.5 · 72% critics
In the prehistoric past, a young, inexperienced hunter is separated from his tribe after a bison hunt goes wrong. Struggling to find his way back home, he faces harsh wilderness dangers and encounters an unexpected ally along the way.
Also known as The Solutrean
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-08-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (2,756 votes)
- Box office
- $98,203,196
- Budget
- $51,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Alpha if you want an emotional survival adventure with a strong animal bond and rugged prehistoric atmosphere; Not for you if you prefer fast, tightly coherent storytelling, more adult complexity, or you dislike CGI and subtitles like in Wildlike or Wolf Totem.
Pros: survival tale; beautiful landscapes; heartwarming bond | Cons: predictable plot; slow pacing; CGI issues
Themes
- wolf
- ice age
- human animal relationship
- wilderness
- survival
- prehistory
- snow
- saber-toothed tiger
- boy and dog
- injury
- pets
- bison
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Kodi Smit-McPhee
as Keda
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
as Tau
Marcin Kowalczyk
as Sigma
Jens Hultén
as Xi
Natassia Malthe
as Rho
Spencer Bogaert
as Kappa
Mercedes de la Zerda
as Nu
Leonor Varela
as Shaman Woman
Priya Rajaratnam
as Huntress (uncredited)
- ND
Nashon Douglas
as Lion Tribe #3 (uncredited)
Directed by Albert Hughes