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Stranded after a plane crash in the Andes mountains, individual members of Uruguay's rugby team respond differently. Group leader Nando (Ethan Hawke) tries to keep everyone's spirits up; medical student Roberto (Josh Hamilton) diligently treats cases of frostbite and gangrene; loose cannon Antonio (Vincent Spano) gradually loses his composure. Once all available food stuffs run out, the group faces a terrible dilemma: eat one or more of their deceased teammates, or die.
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David Denby New York Magazine/Vulture Not every good story needs to be made into a movie. Dec 31, 2019 Full Review David Ansen Newsweek Marshall is a good technician, but there's no sense of artistic adventure in his sometimes exciting, sometimes draggy movie. He's content to scratch the surface of a great and harrowing story. May 29, 2018 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: C- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting A traumatizing but ultimately uplifting story about the human spirit. 1993 means that the cast is uniformly white (and a little generic), but the powerful elements of the real life story, including the crash, the avalanche, and the trek out, all work Rated: 3/5 Feb 11, 2025 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...an overlong yet mostly satisfying true-life tale... Rated: 3/4 Mar 1, 2024 Full Review Jenn Adams Bloody Disgusting Usually classified as a drama, Alive is an authentic recreation of this harrowing ordeal and one of the best examples of true survival horror ever committed to film. Rated: A Feb 18, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Wayne J Amazing story of survival and a very entertaining movie. Not sure why all the low ratings. It’s a must see! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/16/25 Full Review John H Very good movie on the Uruguay crash. A bit Hollywood but still a good film of a unreal situation Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/21/24 Full Review Carlos No doubt this is a great movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/09/24 Full Review R Z This is one of those movies where the dialog would sound OK in a book, but spoken out loud it just sounds weird. Like at the beginning when the mom says, "The mountains look like big teeth." Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/24 Full Review Audience Member It was 1972 and it was called the Miracle of the Andes based on the Piers Paul Read biography The only known stars here are John Malkovich, a young Josh Lucas, and Ethan Hawke This centers on an Uruguayan rugby team flying to Chile for their next tournament Unfortunately the plane ends up crashing into the mountains and each member reacts differently The leader Nando tries to keep everyone's spirits up; medical student Roberto diligently treats cases of frostbite and gangrene; loose cannon Antonio gradually loses his composure Once all available food supplies run out, the group faces a terrible dilemma: eat one or more of their deceased teammates, or die It's a struggle to maintain their composure and figure out a way to survive with one another or all perish The film seems very realistic in terms of its scenario, has a decent assortment of actors, and dramatic music A harrowing and disturbing look at the struggles of survival among many Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/24 Full Review Marshall P A great movie about endurance, faith and the power of friendship. I have watched it many times! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Frank Marshall

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Ethan Hawke

Nando Parrado

Vincent Spano

Antonio Balbi

Josh Hamilton

Roberto Canessa

Bruce Ramsay

Carlitos Páez

John Newton

Antonio "Tintín" Vizintín

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Synopsis Stranded after a plane crash in the Andes mountains, individual members of Uruguay's rugby team respond differently. Group leader Nando (Ethan Hawke) tries to keep everyone's spirits up; medical student Roberto (Josh Hamilton) diligently treats cases of frostbite and gangrene; loose cannon Antonio (Vincent Spano) gradually loses his composure. Once all available food stuffs run out, the group faces a terrible dilemma: eat one or more of their deceased teammates, or die.
Director
Frank Marshall
Producer
Robert Watts, Kathleen Kennedy
Screenwriter
John Patrick Shanley, Piers Paul Read
Production Co
Touchstone Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$36.3M
Runtime
2h 7m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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