A surprisingly gripping recount of the mind-boggling ordeal faced by the survivors of a plane crash, deep in the heart of the Andes mountains.
The liberties that appear to have been taken (for the sake of a more viewer friendly / homogonized story) are easy to overlook knowing...( read more)
Bruce Ramsay, Christian J. Meoli, Danny Nucci
Uruguayan rugby team stranded in the snow swept Andes are forced to use desperate measures to survive after a plane crash.
DVD Release Date: October 8, 2002
Stats: 1,309 reviews
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July 23, 2009
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August 20, 2007
A few flaws but otherwise enjoyable movie, may be boring moments but only fleeting ones.
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July 14, 2007
Spectacularly scary plane crash scene. The survivors are trapped on a snowy mountain peak with the wreck, and they have to eat what's available. They handled this subject delicately. I don't really care much for dramas or serious flesh-eating.
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June 26, 2007
Awesome movie, I remember this movie being on the news with the whole cannibalism thing. Great story, I love this movie.
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October 15, 2009
great movie about survival, with the high-tension cannibalism scene.,
this movie delivers a great message that less appreciated by peoples most of the times, to be alive is the most important thing you could ever get in life..
this is the kind of movie that makes me forget about ...( read more) -
August 15, 2009
"Alive" is the compelling true story of a Uruguayan rugby team who's plane crashes, stranding them in the Andes Mountains. They have to find a way to survive the chilling cold weather until they find a way to get back home.
"Alive" has many dramatic sequences such as when the pe...( read more) -
August 14, 2009
I saw some of it and it was pretty good, but I never got to finish it :-(
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July 18, 2009
Sad it was based in a true history.
In general a good movie.
It makes you know that all your traditions, all your ideas and everything that you consider important is nothing when you find yourself struggling for surviving. It makes us know that our body is really only dust and bo...( read more)
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