Movies and TV shows set in alaska
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in alaska ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, suspense, serious, interesting, inspirational and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with snow, winter, survival, wilderness, chase, danger, dog, adaptation, mentor and runaway plots mostly in Drama, Adventure and Thriller genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as alaska: Into the Wild (2007), To Brave Alaska (1996), Wildlike (2014), The Frozen Ground (2013), Northern Exposure (1990), Hold the Dark (2018), 30 Days of Night (2007), Into the Grizzly Maze (2015), Insomnia (2002), Edge of Alaska (2014).
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
The true story of top student and athlete, Christopher McCandless, who after graduating from Emory University in 1992, abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
Style:
road movie, philosophical, melancholic, inspirational, reflective ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
wilderness, self discovery, survival, road trip, freedom, isolation, solitude, journey, life philosophy, lifestyle change, beautiful scenery, nature ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, 20th century, year 1990, year 1992 ...
Place:
alaska, los angeles, north america, northern california, america ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A young couple and their dog struggle to survive in Alaska.
Style:
captivating, uplifting, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, treasure hunt, wilderness survival, pets, blizzard, treasure hunter, starvation, disorder, chases and races, confined, escapades ...
Time:
70s
Place:
yukon, alaska, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Fourteen-year-old Mackenzie is sent to live with her uncle in Juneau when her mother can’t care for her anymore. The living situation quickly takes a turn for the worse, and she runs away to rejoin her mother in Seattle. While on her dangerous ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, atmospheric, captivating
Plot:
runaway teen, nature, uncle niece relationship, road trip, travel, camping, grief, runaway, survival, family relations, solitude, danger ...
Place:
alaska, usa
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, psychopath, winter, investigation, homicide detective, murder investigation, manhunt, kidnapping, drug overdose, rape and murder, rape ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1983, 70s
Place:
alaska, usa, boston
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
After receiving a scholarship from the state, a recent Columbia University medical school graduate is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town.
Style:
realistic, humorous, surreal, semi serious, touching ...
Plot:
small town, fish out of water, small town life, medical, cold weather, moose, self discovery, love and romance, doctors and patients, couple relations, misfit, graduation ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
alaska, usa, north america
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In the grim Alaskan winter, a naturalist hunts for wolves blamed for killing a local boy, but he soon finds himself swept into a chilling mystery.
Style:
suspense, psychological horror, suspenseful, brutal, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
wolf, blood, survival, murder, hunter, snow, child murder investigation, murder investigation, police investigation, winter, wilderness survival, wilderness ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
alaska
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
This is the story of an isolated Alaskan town that is plunged into darkness for a month each year when the sun sinks below the horizon. As the last rays of light fade, the town is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires bent on an uninterrupted ...
Style:
scary, bloody, gothic, atmospheric, horrifying ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
vampire, winter, small town, survival, snow, gory, blood, monster, supernatural, bloodsucker, blizzard, zombie ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
alaska, oceania, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Two estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-day hike and are stalked by an unrelenting grizzly bear.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, natural horror, suspense ...
Plot:
bear, animal attack, bear attack, grizzly bear, survival, camping, creature feature, danger, family relations, siblings relations, monster, mountain ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
alaska, usa
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339K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, psychological, atmospheric, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
small town, murder, police investigation, psychopath, investigation, investigator, character study, police corruption, murder mystery, insomnia, death, guilt ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
alaska, persia, usa, north america, los angeles
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Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story:
Hidden deep in the wilderness of Alaska is the toughest town in America: McCarthy. Only 42 residents brave the extreme conditions. They are mavericks, trailblazers, risk takers and rabble rousers, all trying to escape their past by surviving at the ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, suspense, realistic, non fiction
Plot:
wilderness, survival, survivalist, wildlife, lifestyle, ordinary people, traditional versus modern, isolation, city, risk, nature, life ...
Place:
alaska
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This film dramatizes the true story of Farley Mowat, when he was sent to the Canadian tundra area to collect evidence of the grievous harm the wolf population was allegedly doing to the caribou herds. In his struggle to survive in that difficult ...
Style:
semi autobiographical, scenic, philosophical, anthropological, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
wilderness, nature, wolf, mountain, scientist, arctic, camping, snow, voice over narration, skinny dipping, environment, dog ...
Time:
year 1983, 1940s, 80s, 1930s
Place:
alaska, usa, canada
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61K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Family, History
Country: USA, UK, India, China, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The untold true story set in the winter of 1925 that takes you across the treacherous terrain of the Alaskan tundra for an exhilarating and uplifting adventure that will test the strength, courage and determination of one man, Leonhard Seppala, and ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, atmospheric, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, adult
Plot:
dog, dog sled, escapades, delivery, save the day, friendship, snow, puppy, plague, blizzard, winter, mountain ...
Time:
1920s, future, year 2019, 1910s
Place:
alaska, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Men in Trees is an American romantic television comedy-drama series which premiered on September 12, 2006 on ABC and starred Anne Heche who played relationship coach Marin Frist. The series was set in the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska and concerned ...
Style:
touching, realistic, semi serious, humorous, clever ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
love and romance, looking for love, starting over, fish out of water, social relations, dating, village life, fall in love, hopes, lifestyle, writer's life, family problems ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
alaska, usa
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84K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, sexy, serious, clever ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, bear, danger, animal attack, grizzly bear, survivalist, bear attack, hunter, lost in the woods, billionaire, nature ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
alaska, usa, california
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273K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An oil drilling team struggles to survive after a plane crash strands them in the wilds of Alaska. Hunting them is a pack of wolves that sees them as intruders.
Style:
suspenseful, harsh, bad ending, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, wilderness, animal attack, snow, hunting, wolf, dangerous animal, wolf attack, forces of nature, struggle for survival, wilderness survival, stranded ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
alaska, usa
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393K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant, Andrew Paxton, to marry her.
Style:
romantic, feel good, light, romantic comedy, funny ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens, adult
Plot:
love story, love, wedding, enemies to lovers, happy ending, workplace romance, love and romance, fake marriage, initially antagonists, relationships, boss and employee, opposites attract ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
alaska, new york, usa, boston, canada ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler, a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the ...
Style:
scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, disturbing, spooky ...
Plot:
ufo, alien abduction, hypnosis, alien encounter, disappearance, found footage, space and aliens, extraterrestrial, alien, paranormal activity, alien invasion, space ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
alaska, usa, california, antarctica
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In 1925, a group of brave mushers travel 700 miles to save the small children of Nome, Alaska from a deadly epidemic.
Style:
tense, inspirational, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
danger, epidemic, perseverance, cold, arctic, rescue mission, winter, snow, heroism, survival, bravery, youth ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
alaska
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt CEO, Michael Jennings, is the kind of person who doesn't care whether or not oil spills into the ocean or onto the land, just as long ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, vigilante, corruption, corporate greed, oil company, conspiracy, oil rig, one against many, oil, one man army, tough heroes, revenge ...
Time:
20th century, year 1994, 90s
Place:
alaska, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Based on an inspiring true story, a small-town news reporter (Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Barrymore) enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle. ‘Big Miracle’ is ...
Style:
realistic, feel good, touching, serious, cute ...
Audience:
girls' night, family outing, adult
Plot:
animal rescue, rescue, journalism, volunteer, media, whale, ocean, animal, environmentalism, danger, diving, winter ...
Time:
20th century, year 2012, 80s, year 1988
Place:
alaska, new york, los angeles
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A sled dog struggles for survival in the wilds of the Yukon.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, sincere, inspirational, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
dog, dog sled, survival, wolf, gold rush, danger, snow, wolf pack, friendship, medieval, grizzly bear, gold ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 20th century, victorian era, 2020s
Place:
alaska, canada, north america, yukon
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young orphaned woman, named Kotzebue, is trying to find out who her parents are in the icy landscapes of Alaska. Kotzebue (K.d. Lang) is helped by a east-german librarian (Rosel Zech), whose husband was killed while fleeing from the GDR. Although ...
Style:
mysterious, contemplative, realistic, serious, touching ...
Plot:
lesbian, lesbianism, lgbtq, lgbt, indigenous people, iron curtain, librarian, woman woman relationship, fall in love, gays and lesbians, lifestyle, couple relations ...
Time:
90s
Place:
alaska, usa, east germany, berlin germany
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Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A tough, hard-drinking Alaska logging foreman likes fighting only slightly less than working.
Style:
tense, period piece, independent film
Plot:
sawmill, sabotage, corrupt sheriff, teamwork, corruption, wilderness, working class, blue collar, greed, survival, friendship, man versus nature ...
Time:
70s
Place:
alaska
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When a driven doctor doesn't get the prestigious position she planned for, she unexpectedly finds herself moving to a remote Alaskan town. While she meets the locals and even starts a new romance, she has to learn to let the life she planned ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, feel good, sentimental, emotional ...
Audience:
girls' night, family outing, toddlers
Plot:
christmas, love and romance, small town, fall in love, christmas romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, doctor, social relations, christmas eve, christmas time, reindeer, small town life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
alaska, usa, north america, san francisco, seattle
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30K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When a Miami dentist inherits a team of sled dogs, he's got to learn the trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, humorous, light hearted, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
dog, pets, dog sled, husky dog, fish out of water, small town, snow, nothing goes right, against the odds, friendship, animal, talking animal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
alaska, antarctic, usa, cuba
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In Mystery, Alaska, life revolves around the legendary Saturday hockey game at the local pond. But everything changes when the hometown team unexpectedly gets booked in an exhibition match against the New York Rangers. When quirky small-towners, ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, entertaining, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
small town, ice hockey, underdog, happy ending, hockey, transformation, winter, contests and competitions, hockey player, ambition, ice skater, heartwarming ...
Time:
20th century, year 1999, 90s
Place:
alaska, usa, new york, new jersey, california
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia, Germany, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When Blackie Blacavov and his sister Barbara inherit 50,000 acres of Alaskan wilderness, he tries to live a more harmonious, natural existence on the land. But Barbara, without informing Blackie, gives mining exploration rights to King, a ...
Style:
suspenseful, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
wolf, corporate greed, toxic waste, poaching, exploitation, environmental activism, man versus nature, survival, vigilantism, siblings, family drama, isolation ...
Place:
alaska
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada, UK, Luxembourg
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A man must participate in the Iditarod dog race across Alaska to inherit property from his legendary grandfather, but ends up getting much more than he bargained for.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, captivating, independent film
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
dog, ambition, danger, contests and competitions, escapades, rivalry, friendship, fish out of water, dog sled, winter, snow, silly humor ...
Place:
alaska, usa
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A reclusive surveillance expert is hired to spy on a mysterious blackmailer, who just may be a serial killer.
Style:
sexy, psychological, neo noir, erotic, enigmatic ...
Plot:
serial killer, obsession, murder, femme fatale, secret agent, surveillance, secret service, obsessive love, voyeur, making love, stalking, female serial killer ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
Place:
alaska, san francisco, chicago, new york, pittsburgh ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, Canada, UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.
Style:
humorous, clever, dark comedy, black comedy, cult classic ...
Plot:
dark humor, nothing goes right, kidnapping, murder, snow, disorder, comedy of errors, down on your luck, held captive, life insurance, frozen body, winter ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
alaska, usa, minnesota
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