The Edge (1997)

Directed by

Lee Tamahori

Genre

drama film, action film, adventure film, thriller film, survival film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,334 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of men stranded in the Alaskan wilderness after a plane crash must survive the elements and a bear hunt threatening them. Their tension among each other grows as they fight to stay alive.

tensesurvivalisolatedgrimslow-burnsuspensefulwildernessgritty

What happens

The Edge is a 1997 survival thriller film directed by Lee Tamahori, written by David Mamet, and starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin. The plot follows wealthy businessman Charles Morse (Hopkins), photographer Bob Green (Baldwin), and assistant Stephen (Harold Perrineau), who must trek through the elements and try to survive after their plane crashes in the Alaskan wilderness, all while being hunted by a large Kodiak bear and the men's fraying friendships. Bart the Bear, a trained Kodiak bear known for appearances in several Hollywood films, appears in the film as the bloodthirsty Kodiak, in one of his last film roles. The Edge premiered at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 1997, and was released in theaters in the United States on September 26, 1997, by 20th Century Fox. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and grossed $43.3 million worldwide against a $30 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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