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Alaska

1996 · 109 min

A wholesome, old-fashioned wilderness adventure that mixes family drama with mild peril and a touch of animal magic.

Genres
Family, Drama, Adventure
Tagline
A missing father. A desperate search. An unforgettable adventure.
Overview
Jake Barnes and his two kids, Sean and Jessie, have moved to Alaska after his wife died. He is a former airline pilot now delivering toilet paper across the mountains. During an emergency delivery in a storm his plane goes down somewhere in the mountains. Annoyed that the authorities aren't doing enough, Jessie and Sean set out on an adventure to find their father with the help of a polar bear which they have saved from a ferocious poacher. Conflict ensues.

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Genres
Family, Drama, Adventure
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • grief
  • coming-of-age
  • nature
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
family, drama, adventure
Directed by
Fraser Clarke Heston
Written by
Andy Burg, Scott Myers
Starring
Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, Dirk Benedict, Ben Cardinal, Kristin Lehman, Stephen E. Miller, Don S. Davis, Charlton Heston
Music
Reg Powell
Cinematography
Tony Westman
Runtime
109 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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