The Grey

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The Grey

R

Released Jan 27, 2012

1h 57m

Adventure

Drama

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Following a grueling five-week shift at an Alaskan oil refinery, workers led by sharpshooter John Ottway (Liam Neeson) are flying home for a much-needed vacation. A brutal storm causes their plane to crash in the frozen wilderness, and only eight men (Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney), including Ottway, survive. As they trek southward toward civilization and safety, Ottway and his companions must battle mortal injuries, the icy elements, and a pack of hungry wolves.

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Critics Consensus

The Grey is an exciting tale of survival, populated with fleshed-out characters and a surprising philosophical agenda.

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

Joe Carnahan has crafted a bone-chilling and relentless journey into the void.

Feb 6, 2024

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Wael Khairy

RogerEbert.com

"The Grey" explores man's most frightening questions...if there's an afterlife or if "dead is dead"...our fear of heights, flights, drowning or dying alone.

Nov 6, 2023

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Laura Kern

Film Comment Magazine

In the case of The Grey, less would have decidedly been more.

Jun 20, 2013

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Liam Neeson, in his 50s, convincingly, and even poetically, takes himself to another place when playing these survival and revenge roles at his age.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 14, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

An unforgivingly brutal, brilliantly acted, beautifully shot motion picture.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 23, 2023

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James Croot

The Post NZ

All this talk could have been dull, but Carnahan keeps it interesting via extensive use of intimate, close-up, almost claustrophobic shots.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 29, 2021

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Maggie G

absolutely terrible movie. it’s basically just dudes getting tortured by wolves and “surviving” but no one survives. i’d give it zero stars if i could.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/25

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Army H

I didn’t realize the entire movie was about wolves eating the men. Very upsetting waste of my time. Extremely disheartening and not an inspiring tale at all. More like a horror film. The men survived so much after the plane crash, only to be picked one by one, by a pack of wolves. It’s like watching a boat wreck tragedy and the men miraculously survive, until they slowly meet their fate from aggressive sharks. It also shows these creatures as horrifying. It was a depressing film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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T M

God, I thought the Kate Winslet Idris Elba plane crash movie was stupid, but this is 10 x more so. Obviously a genre sorely lacking. Can't tolerate.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/02/25

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Anthony J

It's a movie about death, how to deal with the end; accept it, fight it? The wolves and the setting are just a vehicle for that and an engrossing one. Different and very well done.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/26/24

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CT 8

In the real world wolves avoid people like the plague. In this movie they’re depicted as fearless hunters that actively prey upon men. It’s a laughable portrayal and one I just couldn’t ignore.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/24/24

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Korra N

Grim, haunting, and nihilistic, The Grey is an unforgiving and relentless survival thriller with phenomenal performances from everyone involved, gut-wrenching peril, an engaging script, taut direction and impeccable sound design paired with a gorgeous score from composer Marc Streitenfeld.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Synopsis

Following a grueling five-week shift at an Alaskan oil refinery, workers led by sharpshooter John Ottway (Liam Neeson) are flying home for a much-needed vacation. A brutal storm causes their plane to crash in the frozen wilderness, and only eight men (Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney), including Ottway, survive. As they trek southward toward civilization and safety, Ottway and his companions must battle mortal injuries, the icy elements, and a pack of hungry wolves.

Director: Joe Carnahan
Producer: Jules Daly, Joe Carnahan, Ridley Scott, Mickey Liddell
Screenwriter: Joe Carnahan, Ian Mackenzie Jeffers
Distributor: Entertainment Film Distributors Ltd.
Production Co: Scott Free Productions, LD Entertainment, Chambara Pictures
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Bloody Images|Violence/Disturbing Images)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 27, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $51.5M
Runtime: 1h 57m

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