Alive
1993 · Movie · R · 127 min · ★ 6.9 · 60% critics
Based on a true story, a Uruguayan rugby team’s plane crashes in the Andes, leaving survivors stranded in extreme cold with little food and no clear hope of rescue. They must do whatever they can to stay alive while the harsh conditions test their strength, faith, and humanity.
Based on Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
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Details
- Years
- 1993
- Release date
- 1993-01-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 60/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (1,583 votes)
- Box office
- $36,733,909
- Budget
- $32,000,000
About
You’ll likely like Alive if you’re drawn to true-life survival stories and relentless hope in dire conditions; Not for you if you want light entertainment or you can’t handle moral pressure and distressing survival choices, similar to Against the Ice.
Pros: true survival drama; tense snowbound setting; strong performances | Cons: pacing can drag; moral discomfort; graphic expectations vary
Themes
- airplane wreck
- based on true story
- rugby
- survival
- stranded
- airplane crash
- freezing
- disaster movie
- andes mountains
- frostbite
- cannibalism
- dramatic
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Josh Hamilton
as Roberto Canessa
Bruce Ramsay
as Carlitos Páez
Ethan Hawke
as Nando Parrado
Vincent Spano
as Antonio Balbi
John Newton
as Antonio Vizintín
David Kriegel
as Gustavo Zerbino
Kevin Breznahan
as Roy Harley
Sam Behrens
as Javier Methol
Illeana Douglas
as Lilliana Methol
Jack Noseworthy
as Bobby François
Directed by Frank Marshall