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Name: Arctic
Released: 2019-1-31
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, María Thelma

Arctic

PG-13
1h 38m
2019

90%

age 14+

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Mads Mikkelsen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Doctor Strange) delivers an engrossing tour-de-force performance as Overgård, a resourceful yet increasingly desperate man stranded in a remote, snow-covered wilderness. After a plane crash in an icy wasteland, Overgård must live by his wits as he waits for help to arrive. But when a long-awaited rescue effort fails, he faces a life-or-death decision: remain in the relative safety of his camp and hope to be found, or embark on an arduous trek that may be the only hope for both him and a critically injured stranger. Critics are calling this captivating, white-knuckle film "chilling and thrilling, heart-wrenching and heart-lifting" (Los Angeles Times).

Director:

Joe Penna

Producer:

Christopher Lemole, Tim Zajaros, Noah C. Haeussner

Writer:

Joe Penna, Ryan Morrison

Cast:

Mads Mikkelsen, María Thelma

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

90%

Critics Consensus: Arctic proves that a good survival thriller doesn't need much in the way of dialogue to get by -- especially when Mads Mikkelsen is the one doing the surviving.

Reviews

Flickering Myth

Tori Brazier

As the linchpin of the film, Overgård requires an actor of Mikkelsen's calibre in order for an audience to fully identify and sympathise with his struggle - as well as marvel at his ingenuity and integrity.

The best movies transport their audiences to places they may never experience or even want to go. The makers of Arctic go to flabbergasting lengths to tell their harrowing story, giving its audience a massive reward in the process.

February 18, 2021

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Confessions From A Geek Mind

Kelechi Ehenulo

It wouldn't surprise me if you need a moment to catch your breath after watching Arctic. Joe Penna's beautifully absorbing film is the ultimate journey of survival.

Mikkelsen's performance is a triumph of physicality, portraying a man who carries all of his suffering and hardship in his increasingly snowy beard.

[The filmmakers] shoot their horizons with a disoriented field of direction that never telegraphs itself while the sound . . . is more teasing in its momentum.

July 27, 2020

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Common Sense Media

age 14+

Common Sense Says

Well-made survival story has intense peril, some blood.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Arctic is a survival thriller about a stranded man (Mads Mikkelsen) who must decide whether to take a dangerous trek to save an injured woman's life. It has moments of very intense peril and danger, as well as some blood: a stomach wound is stapled shut, and an injured leg leaves a trail of blood in the snow. A minor character dies, and there's a helicopter crash. A polar bear is involved in a jump scare, and a man catches a fish and whacks its head to knock it unconscious. Language includes two uses of "f---ing." Sex, drinking, drugs, smoking, and consumerism aren't issues. This lean, minimalist film is expertly made and rises well above many other examples of the genre; plus, it's all about solving problems and overcoming challenges.