Alaska

Alaska (1996)

  • 18% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 50% of users liked it
    (10,222 ratings)

Widower Jake Barnes (Dirk Benedict) moves with his daughter and son to a fishing village in Alaska, and earns his keep as a bush pilot by ferrying supplies to remote locations throughout the state. While the daughter loves her new home, the son cannot stand it, and is impatiently waiting until he is… More

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PG,
Directed By
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Written By
Andy Burg
Genres
Action & Adventure, Kids & Family
In Theaters
Aug 14, 1996 Wide
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, Variety

    Beautiful vistas, Thora Birch and a cute bear can't compensate for the routine story and sloppy direction of this old-fashioned family adventure about the courageous efforts of two children to find their missing father.

  • Brandon Judell, Critics Inc./America Online

    Charlton Heston, though he has saved the Jews and a whole bunch of other distressed folk in the past, along with painting the Sistine Chapel, can't rescue his son's picture.

  • Jeff Vice, Deseret News, Salt Lake City

    Really bad performances, an awful script straight out of a TV movie of the week and one of the least appealing, most irritating young heroes in recent screen history

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jason O


    I can't believe that "Alaska" isn't getting better reviews than it is. A movie doesn't have to be one of the best ever to be a great movie. I thought it was a good all around movie. Two teens go on a search for their father after his plane crashes and the… More

  • xGary X


    Charlton Heston slums it as a poacher in this wilderness nonsense that sees a pair of american brats climb up and down mountainsides in between bouts of utterly contrived "suspense". They are helped along the way by a friendly polar bear, which are always handy to have… More

  • Sunil J


    A sweet survival movie that strengthen a brother and sister's relationship.

  • Sarah B


    Gorgeous looking kids film, set in breathtaking scenery.

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