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On Thin Ice

Get ready to journey into the wilderness with these snowy survival movies! Whether watching hero fight to make it home after an unexpected accident, rooting for a group to conquer frosty peaks, or be enthralled by canines lost in the arctic, these movies are sure to feel you with chills!

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  • After a plane crash in an icy wasteland, Overgard must live by his wits as he waits for help to arrive. But when a long-awaited rescue effort fails, he faces a life-or-death decision: remain in the relative safety of his camp and hope to…
    DVDUniversal City, CA : Universal, [2019] — DVD ARCTIC
  • The frozen wasteland of Antarctica serves as the background for a tale about the bonds of friendship and loyalty. Three members of a scientific expedition, Jerry, his friend Cooper,) and an American geologist, must leave their beloved sled…
    DVDBurbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Entertainment, [2006] — DVD EIGHT B
  • Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, the film documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest…
    DVDUniversal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2016] — DVD EVEREST
  • A research team at a remote research station in Antarctica finds an alien being that has fallen from the sky and has remained buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Unfrozen and unleashed, it creates havoc and terror as it changes…
    DVDUniversal City, CA : Universal, [2005] — DVD THING
  • Inspired by true events, an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass is brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. Guided by sheer will and the love of his…
    DVDLos Angeles, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2016] — DVD REVENAN
  • A young man tries to fulfill his father's wish to find gold in the treacherous Yukon Valley of Alaska. Along the way he befriends a veteran gold miner and a magnificent wolf-dog named White Fang.
    DVD[Burbank, California] : Disney DVD, [2002] — DVD WHITE F
  • After their plane crashes in Alaska, seven oil workers are led by a skilled huntsman to survival, but a pack of merciless wolves haunts their every step.
    DVDLos Angeles, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2012] — DVD GREY
  • A team of rugby players survive a plane crash deep in the desolate, snow-covered Andes Mountains. Stranded there, they must overcome incredible odds to stay alive.
    DVDBurbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2002. — DVD ALIVE
  • When a climber encounters a stranded stranger on Mt. Washington, she must get them both down the mountain before nightfall when an oncoming blizzard is due to hit.
    DVDLos Angeles, CA : Decal, [2022] — DVD INFINIT
  • At the beginning of World War II, a hostile chance encounter in the skies above the harsh Norwegian wilderness leaves two aircraft, one British, one German, shot down in a remote and isolated region. They must battle to survive the brutal…
    DVDLos Angeles, Calif. : Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2013. — DVD INTO TH