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Released 9 years ago.
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The Mountain Between Us
"What if your life depended on a stranger?"
2017 1h 49m EN
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SOLID
★6.6TMDB · 2,594
DramaAdventureRomance
Synopsis
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Stranded on a mountain after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must work together to endure the extreme elements of the remote, snow-covered terrain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across hundreds of miles of wilderness, pushing each other to survive and discovering their inner strength.
“What if your life depended on a stranger?”
Cast
Idris Elba
Dr. Ben Bass
Kate Winslet
Alex Martin
Dermot Mulroney
Mark Robertson
Beau Bridges
Walter
Linda Sorensen
Pamela
Mercy Myrdal
Sarah Bass
Dania Nassar
Mrs. Qabbani
Vincent Gale
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Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Hany Abu-Assad
- Writers
- J. Mills Goodloe, Chris Weitz
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Hany Abu-Assad, shot by Mandy Walker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Ramin Djawadi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Lee Percy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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AWARDS
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Idris Elba and Kate Winslet and Dermot Mulroney carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "What if your life depended on a stranger?".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2226597 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Hany Abu-Assad directs. Mandy Walker behind the camera. Ramin Djawadi scores. Lee Percy cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 9 years ago.
- 2Directed by Hany Abu-Assad, shot by Mandy Walker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Ramin Djawadi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Lee Percy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Idris Elba and Kate Winslet and Dermot Mulroney carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "What if your life depended on a stranger?".
- 7IMDB entry: tt2226597 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 24 themes, including "based on novel or book", "photographer", "mountain", "pilot".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Mandy Walker
- Original score
- Ramin Djawadi
- Editing
- Lee Percy
- Production design
- Patrice Vermette
- Costume design
- Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
- Makeup / hair
- Siân Grigg
- Runtime
- 109 min · 1h 49m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $35,000,000
- Box office
- $62,832,209
- Return
- 180% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Also by
Hany Abu-Assad
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Production companies
Who made it
Chernin Entertainment
US
20th Century Fox
US
Fox 2000 Pictures
US
Key crew
- Stunt DoubleJanene Carleton
- Dialect CoachSusan Hegarty
- NovelCharles Martin
- Executive ProducerFred Berger
- ProducerPeter Chernin
- ProducerDylan Clark
- Executive ProducerBecki Cross Trujillo
- Associate ProducerAmira Diab
- ProducerDavid Ready
- ProducerJenno Topping
- EditorLee Percy
- Art DirectionCheryl Marion
- Supervising Art DirectorJames Steuart
- Set DecorationShannon Gottlieb
- Costume DesignRenee Ehrlich Kalfus
- Makeup ArtistSiân Grigg
- Makeup ArtistMegan Tanner
- Unit Production ManagerBecki Cross Trujillo
- Unit Production ManagerThierry Tanguy
- First Assistant DirectorPaul Barry
- Assistant DirectorTim Macarthur
- Second Assistant DirectorPhilip Needs
- Third Assistant DirectorAmanda Petura
- LeadmanTony Beck
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- photographer
- mountain
- pilot
- wilderness
- survival
- wildlife
- snow
- airplane crash
- doctor
- dog
- struggle for survival
- argument
- freezing
- stranger
- injury
- holiday season
- american wilderness
- hopelessness
- valley
- scenic
- desolate wilderness
- delayed flight
- obstacles
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2017-10-06PG-13
- Physical2017-12-26PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- 우리 사이의 거대한 산KR
- Zwischen zwei LebenDE
- کوهستان میان ماIR
- کوه میان ماIR
