Beyond the Pole

Released Oct 25, 2009

1 hr. 27 min.

Comedy

Drama

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62%

13 Reviews

Tomatometer

43%

100+ Ratings

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Mark and Brian want to be the first carbon-neutral vegans to make it to the North Pole.

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great fun. performances are ace.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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A british eco comedy, which doesn't have much laughs, but a quite surprising bittersweet ending, which will make u change your mind about one of the main characters......

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Quite fun but pretty lightweight in most ways, this should, perhaps, have gone straight to television and only the impressive locations ever make it feel any more than that.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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What starts out as a silly comedy mock-doc turns into a bit of an adventure with some heart.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

Weird... not what i expected.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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such a bad movie only watched it coz alexander skargurd was in it. and he was brill but the movie was not

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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David L Williams

Director

Rhys Thomas

Brian Tongue

Stephen Mangan

Mark Bark Jones

Mark Benton

Graham

Rosie Cavaliero

Sandra

Alexander Skarsgård

Terje

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Catherine Shoard

Guardian

This is gummy (if welcome) eco-film satire, then, but mostly just a vehicle for tent and crampon gags, and for Mangan to perfect his grating-dolt shtick.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 6, 2010

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Matt Bochenski

Little White Lies

It is by turns a ferocious 'j'accuse' of the limits of liberal intervention and the myth of personal responsibility, underpinned by a surprisingly bitter current of darkness and despair.

Mar 19, 2010

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Derek Elley

Variety

With considerable experience in both comedy and genuine docus, helmer David L. Williams... knows exactly the filmmaking cliches he's spoofing, as well as the deadpan comic timing needed to stretch this over feature length.

Mar 19, 2010

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Jay Richardson

Future Movies UK

This engaging comedy is consistently amusing rather than ferociously funny, but it has heart, ensuring an unexpectedly affecting climax.

Rated: 7/10

Mar 23, 2010

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Eschewing easy slapstick, director David L Williams finds humour in unexpected places. The Arctic has never been so much fun.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 23, 2010

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Alistair Harkness

Scotsman

A likeable but giggle-free Brit comedy that brings nothing new to the ubiquitous mockumentary format, it succeeds only in gumming its targets instead of sinking its teeth into them.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 22, 2010

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Synopsis

Mark and Brian want to be the first carbon-neutral vegans to make it to the North Pole.

Director: David L Williams
Executive Producer: Helen Baxendale
Screenwriter: Neil Warhurst, David L Williams
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 25, 2009, Original