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Against the Wild

2013 · 90 min

A straightforward family adventure with mild peril, cute animal moments, and a reassuring survival story that's easy to watch together.

Genres
Adventure, Family
Tagline
Partners in survival. Friends for life.
Overview
The action-packed feature film tells the dramatic tale of two siblings and their Alaskan Malamute, who must make an emergency landing when their small plane has engine problems. They find themselves in a beautiful but potentially dangerous natural environment that they must overcome together.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • nature
  • loyalty
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Against the Wild Collection

  1. Against the WildMovie · 2013 This title
  2. Against the Wild II: Survive the SerengetiMovie · 2016
  3. Hero Dog: The Journey HomeMovie · 2021

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Genres
adventure, family
Directed by
Richard Boddington
Written by
Richard Boddington
Starring
Natasha Henstridge, CJ Adams, Erin Pitt, Ted Whittall, Rainbow Sun Francks, John Tench, Jennifer Gibson, Houston
Music
Dominik Svoboda, Varhan Orchestrovič Bauer
Cinematography
Stephen Chandler Whitehead
Runtime
90 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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