An American research station in Antarctica takes in a dog from a burning Norwegian camp. Within a day nobody can prove they are still themselves and the nearest help is a season away.
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- Story & Writing avg 4.5
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- Acting avg 4.5
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- Cinematography avg 4.5
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- Music & Sound avg 4.5
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- Special Effects avg 5
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- Costume & Production Design avg 4
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- Directing avg 5
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- Pacing & Editing avg 4.5
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- Compared to everything avg 4.5
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- Compared to its genre avg 5
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IMDb
9/10
Letterboxd
4.5★
- Fresh
Rotten Tomatoes
4.5★
TMDB
9.5/10
Trakt
9/10
Metacritic (user)
9/10
Percent
92.2%
Cast
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- Director
- John Carpenter
- Cinematography
- Dean Cundey
- Music
- Ennio Morricone
Recent reviews
- Practical effects age better than trust does. Nobody in this film is stupid, which is why it still works.