The Grey
2011 · Movie · R · 117 min · ★ 6.6 · 72% critics
After an oil crew’s plane crashes in the frozen Alaskan wilderness, a small group of survivors must make a dangerous trek toward safety. Injuries, brutal cold, fear, and a stalking pack of wolves turn their struggle into a grim test of endurance and will.
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2012-01-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (4,123 votes)
- Box office
- $81,249,176
- Budget
- $25,000,000
About
You’ll like this if you want a bleak, intense survival drama closer to The Edge or 127 Hours; Not for you if you need upbeat adventure or constant action.
Pros: bleak survival tension; strong lead performance; thoughtful themes | Cons: very grim mood; disputed wolf realism; not action focused
Themes
- wolf
- flashback
- alaska
- airplane crash
- struggle for survival
- based on short story
- campfire
- male camaraderie
- oil rig
- aftercreditsstinger
- wolf pack
- american wilderness
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Liam Neeson
as John Ottway
Dermot Mulroney
as Jerome Talget
Frank Grillo
as John Diaz
Dallas Roberts
as Pete Henrick
Nonso Anozie
as Jackson Burke
James Badge Dale
as Luke Lewenden
Anne Openshaw
as Ana Ottway
- JB
Jonathan James Bitonti
as John Ottway (5 Years Old)
Ben Hernandez Bray
as Dwayne Hernandez
- PG
Peter Girges
as Company Clerk
Directed by Joe Carnahan