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The Edge This 1997 classic starring two legendary actors (Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin) follows their hopeful return to civilization after their float plane crashes in the Alaskan wilderness. As they make their way back, they’re chased by a bear, and their own insecurities. This film is as enjoyable today, 20+ years after its release, as it was when it came out. Such a great performance. Studio: 20th Century Fox Review by: JD O’Brien https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1533674017465-3AB7BGEPLN1LA3FHK7GV/thewayback.jpg Wilderness Survival Movies - 9. The Way Back One of two films on this list that opens in a POW camp, The Way Back follows a large group of Soviet prisoners as they first escape a communist prison, and then travel all the way from Siberia to Tibet on foot. In addition to wonderful performances from Ed Harris, Colin Farrell and many others, the most striking element of this film, and what puts it on this list of great Wilderness Survival films is that the characters have to battle so many kinds of wilderness. They face a true Odyssey of Siberian winter, the buggy forests of Southern Russia, and then the treacherous deserts of Western China. Finishing back in the snow-capped Himalays, this film covers months of man vs. nature. A truly harrowing adventure well worth the watch. Studio: Image Entertainment Review by: JD O’Brien https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1533672872369-SH99YQEZ47877N6KLWCR/fullwidth.b6656b4b.png Wilderness Survival Movies - 8. Grizzly Man The first of two documentaries on this list, Grizzly Man is a biopic of Timothy Treadwell, who spent 13 summers living among grizzly bears in Alaska. Director Werner Herzog offers a sympathetic biography of Treadwell as an ecologist and a filmmaker who slowly loses his mind. This film is holds your attention from moment one even though you know the ending from the first few minutes in. Studio: Lionsgate Review by: JD O’Brien https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1533672882984-SM39Q9OBLHERME47VMDM/rescue+dawn.jpg Wilderness Survival Movies - 7. Rescue Dawn I thought Rescue Dawn was interesting and exciting to watch. The thing that I enjoyed the most was that the elements or nature was the ‘bad guy.’ So the most intense parts of the movie were the times when the only sounds were nature sounds and Christian Bale’s heightened breathing. Very powerful. I thought the concept of sensor deprivation was a good idea but a touch over done. I thought it came across and quirky. The balance between music and nature sounds could have been done a bit better. Again, I thought for me, the times when you only heard nature sounds and nothing else it was very powerful, so finding a way to weave background music in needed to be done tastefully. Studio: MGM Review by: Justin Tucker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1533673897119-FNK983GF6NIKE4YJN6GH/wild-reese-witherspoon.jpg Wilderness Survival Movies - 6. Wild Wild features an absolutely splendid performance from Reese Witherspoon. As a wilderness survival film, this is an outlier given that rather than trying to escape from the wilderness, Wild follows Cheryl (Witherspoon) on a 1,000 mile after she suffers a personal tragedy. It is a survival movie thru and thru, and it becomes all the more interesting that every physical obstacle Cheryl faces is a choice she embraces as a way of overcoming or paying penance for her much more challenging emotional obstacles. This film is the best emotional, character driven drama in this list. Studio: Fox Searchlight Review by: JD O’Brien https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1533674145052-BHZ6PG61G2VWNC24YF19/touching+the+void.jpg Wilderness Survival Movies - 5. Touching the Void The second documentary on this list, Touching the Void is one of the most intense films you’ll ever see. The story of the only recorded summit of a treacherous Peruvian mountain, this film builds tension through reenactments that are far more drawn out and powerful than any narrative film could do. Studio: FilmFour Limited Review By: JD O’Brien https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1533674154379-Z7C2WX5XLGAAA9ONPX2I/the-grey.jpg Wilderness Survival Movies - 4. The Grey The Grey is the most fearful film on this list. In addition to trying to brave the blizzards and cold of Northern Alaska, the characters are being hunted the whole film by a pack of wolves. While the film occasionally loses balance by focusing too much on Man vs. Animal and not enough on the equally deadly Man vs. Nature elements of their quest for survival, it still keeps audiences on the edge of their seat till the end credits roll. Studio: Universal Pictures Review by: JD O’Brien https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1532536507459-U8HT06D6E4RDTNXS538M/__59541700ab02b.jpg Wilderness Survival Movies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1533669307641-LQLZZC1DJIV37210NWLS/127hours.jpg Wilderness Survival Movies - 3. 127 Hours “127 Hours” follows the true story of Aron Ralston, a thrill-seeking young man with a strong nature wanderlust. Like most protagonists in wilderness movies, Aron runs to the beat of his own drum, and could navigate any beaten path by intuition alone. More than anything, he is independent. In the opening sequence, Aron ghosts his family’s phone calls while he prepares for his next adventure to Blue John Canyon. In many ways, Aron’s most trusted comrade is nature itself, and there is an urgency to get on the road to be with his “friend.” He uses a video camera to document his journey, but it all turns sour when a boulder falls and leaves him (his arm) caught quite literally between a rock and a hard place. He’s left alone realizing that his only friend has seemingly betrayed him. Unlike other wilderness movies, this is not a survival of the fittest against nature, but survival of the fittest against self and the journey the audience goes on with Aron. But is more than plot details that allow viewers to enter into Aron’s story. Wide camera angles plus close ups make the audience feel almost like they are the ones Aron is speaking to as he record daily updates on his camera. The audience serves as a main character as well...Aron’s friend in his loneliness. Memories of family keep him alive and ultimately give him the audacity to do what to anyone else would be reckless and dangerous. With a powerful and tearjerker ending, Aron not only finds courage, but the humility to call out for help when he is most desperate. 127 Hours is the story of the strength of humanity TOGETHER. It is ultimately the beautiful story of self-discovery and finding courage through humility and sacrifice. Studio: Fox Searchlight Review By: Jenny Vang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1533669540817-LUCXHFPTIWGGDKXIXPBA/into-the-wild4.jpg Wilderness Survival Movies - 2. Into the Wild Into The Wild is the story of Christopher McCandless, a young man born into privilege and wealth, who leaves everything material behind in search of a true wilderness existence. As a wilderness movie, this is my absolute favorite…. This young man embarks on a life adventure that takes him from one end of the continent to the other, no direction is left unexplored. In doing so, young Chris also finds himself on a spiritual journey, meeting others, like him, who long for a simple life that leaves behind the trappings of a world full of distraction and commitment. Finally Chris seeks out the ultimate wilderness habitat: Alaska. This fateful journey allows Chris to learn the most basic of lessons: survival of the fittest as well as the raw beauty, joy, and brutal power that is found there. The movie is filled with amazing scenery as well as a look at the breathtaking beauty and brutality that exists . There is a peace that comes with simplification and in death, Chris has lived a life far more rich than anyone could imagine or strive for. This is a must watch! Studio: Paramount Review By: Deb Jarding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1533672790599-PN0S2ZMTKFYRIETWVF2G/IMG_0508.jpg Wilderness Survival Movies - Before we get to #1 If you like wilderness survival films, help make one happen by donating to the crowdfunding campaign for After the Gunflint. This independent film follows a man and his granddaughter as they take their annual float-plane fishing trip to the Northwoods of Minnesota, and for the first time, the girl’s Dad, the man’s son-in-law, accompanies them. When Pops has a heart attack, the other two need to find a way out of the woods while trying to keep Pops alive. Learn more about After the Gunflint here: https://www.hatchfund.org/project/after_the_gunflint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1532538803418-JQ5IPOXBO1FURBQJD1R4/revenant.jpg Wilderness Survival Movies - 1. The Revenant Getting Leonardo DiCaprio his long-deserved Oscar for Best Actor, the Revenant was an incredibly intense production that almost never got finished because of safety concerns and walkouts from the crew. Shot with almost entirely available light, the Revenant is a masterpiece in cinematography, earning Director of Photography Emmanuel Lubezki his 3rd consecutive Oscar (Gravity & Birdman were his others). Studio: Fox Review By: JD O’Brien https://www.afterthegunflint.com/father-daughter-movies daily 0.75 2018-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1535043087709-QKRCGGADQS6ZPZPY5NRW/IMG_0999.jpg Father Daughter Movies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1535043460009-K9RBZYZMV6H6OO9T2FN6/moneyball.jpg Father Daughter Movies - 10. Moneyball I’ll be honest. The Father/Daughter relationship in this film is a bit more of a subplot. But as you watch Brad Pitt’s character, Billy Beane, traverse his way through a Major League Baseball season trying to keep a team competitive with a fraction of the payroll of the Yankees and Red Sox, it’s clear that writer Aaron Sorkin is using Beane’s relationship with his daughter to show what’s most important in his life. In a movie full of bro’s, it’s the young daughter that ends up being the real hero. Review by: JD O’Brien Studio: Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1535042785250-VXL7J92281OQBLS4P8ZY/moneyball.jpg Father Daughter Movies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1535042783097-58Y5MTF2VL2H9Z1ND6X0/1c5015ba5e1b8c73f5bf4e8130d00c4c.jpg Father Daughter Movies - 9. War of the Worlds Steven Spielberg tackles H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise as dead-beat dad, Ray who is called on to take his kids for the weekend. While Ray finds it difficult to connect with his teenage son Robbie (who calls his dad by his first name), ten-year old Rachel seems to take a liking to her dad, but more like a friend or big brother. His parenting skills quickly take flight when alien invaders begin torching everything on earth, and they are forced to flee home. When things go from bad to worse, Ray can see clearly that Robbie is Rachel's source of safety, which he feels torn about. In the chaos, Robbie is separated from his dad and sister which opens up a door for Rachel to discover that her dad is not just a legal guardian, but a protective father. Review by: Jenny Vang Studio: Paramount https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1535042785587-OBZYW5DLZX7TQQJ26QW0/mulan.jpg Father Daughter Movies - 8. Mulan This animated Disney classic is set to be re-released as a live action film in 2020, but until then, the late 90’s version is one of the last traditionally animated films before Pixar’s CGI revolution. It’s also one of the most intense harrowing stories in this group. It’s truly the daughter who embarks on the heroine’s journey to save her father. With this, Disney was well ahead of its time. Review by: JD O’Brien Studio: Disney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1535052539963-Z3511AEQXNOKUBIBKU37/seeker.jpg Father Daughter Movies - 7. The Seeker Even though it’s a locally produced indie-film with only a single line of dialogue in the whole movie, the Seeker is one of the most beautiful Father-Daughter stories I’ve ever seen. An hour long film set to the Cloud Cult album by the same name, and produced by the band, this film starring Josh Radnor of How I Met Your Mother, and an ensemble of amazing young women that play his daughter at different ages (more on that later.) The cinematography is incredible and the music is brilliant. This film is very much worth your time. Review by: JD O’Brien Studio: The Film Collaborative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1535042788155-WK9Y4VF704IFV6KAP4FI/leave-no-trace-movie.jpg Father Daughter Movies - 6. Leave No Trace Leave No Trace is an American movie that hits at the heart of what it means to love your family deeply even when you know your family is far from normal. The movie opens with a father and daughter who live deep in the woods on the west coast. They live off of the land and with some camping supplies and using the father’s former military skills. This is the only life that the daughter has ever know. Even so, she knows it’s not completely normal. Once they are discovered living in the woods an agency tries to help them adjust and also find them a place to live. The reality is having a place to live isn’t the problem. As much as the father loves his daughter, living in society is impossible for him. The movie culminates as the now early teen daughter must decide if she wants to stay with her father and thus remain a family or if she wants to live the life she knows she deserves. Leave No Trace will tug on your heart strings, bring a tear to even the most dry eye, and really help you examine what it means to love those who love you. How much is too much? You will cheer for both father and daughter and by the end realize that there isn’t always a happily ever after before the closing credits. This movie is worth your time and will leave you wanting to talk to someone about your experience with this film. You won’t regret it, see Leave No Trace. 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Meanwhile, in a small town living a “provincial life” is Belle, the beauty, whose caring, widowed father has raised her to be an educated, independent woman who ignores what others think of her and is happy helping others in whatever ways she is able, and she gets pretty creative with some of her “help.” The respect that Maurice, Belle’s father, has for her despite the patriarchal confines and expectations they were living in and the way Maurice and Belle interact with one another makes this a great example of how a dad can encourage, teach, protect and love his kids. It’s also a great example of how caring for others can bring out the best in everyone. Definitely a winner for the father-daughter genre—and really for any genre. A great movie overall. Review by: Liz Wheeler Studio: Disney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1535042786471-6M8S5K6VB2Y2FMWP54YA/MV5BZjJmODc2ZmYtMjZkYy00M2M0LThlYTctNDBkZTczNThiMjNiL2ltYWdlL2ltYWdlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTAyNDQ2NjI%40._V1_.jpg Father Daughter Movies - 4. Taken The movie Taken is a paradox regarding the father-daughter relationship. What’s great for the plot line is Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) is a retired spy. What’s lousy for Bryan’s familial relationships is that, well, he was a spy. From the interactions, you get the feeling he wasn’t able to be there for his now ex-wife or his daughter, Kim, who is turning 17. The fact that both his ex-wife and his daughter are willing to bald-faced lie to him to get his permission for Kim to fly to Paris seems to embolden that inference. However, if you’re going to be a cute American girl who gets kidnapped in Paris, then you really want a champion who loves you dearly and has “a very particular set of skills.” Bryan is willing to go to any lengths to get his daughter back, and the action and intrigue involved in unraveling the story make this one of the all-time best father-daughter movies. Review by: Liz Wheeler Studio: 20th Century Fox https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1535042783566-JYYQIDBWNTXMHWIYSX1X/fatherhed.jpg Father Daughter Movies - 3. Father of the Bride Oh, Steve Martin. Certainly the most comedic film on this list, Father of the Bride is an early 90’s classic. Macaulay Culkin and everything. But this is truly a heartwarming, hysterical story of a father’s love for his daughter and his coming to grips with her coming of age. Review by: JD O’Brien Studio: Touchstone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1535042784717-7EHL4FR73XSVWSTT4J9S/maxresdefault.jpg Father Daughter Movies - 2. I am Sam I am Sam Sean Penn provides a stunning performance in this remarkable film about love and parenthood. I Am Sam chronicles the relationship between a father with limited mental capacity and his 7-year-old daughter. This movie shows that parenthood- while it might look different on the outside- is not marked by status ability to “bring home the bacon ” or mental capacity. Sam is a father who takes delight in spending time with his daughter. He is not squeezing time with her in between phone calls and meetings. Everything he does is for or with his daughter. I Am Sam is both a heartbreaking and heartwarming story. It reminds us that no parent is perfect and it is difficult for any person to raise a child entirely on their own. However a good father is one who will go to great lengths to give his daughter the best life possible and who deeply loves and accepts her for who she is. Review by: Emily Sample Studio: New Line Cinema https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1535044551723-CLPBRJAUFJ7T31FHUTGU/IMG_0999.jpg Father Daughter Movies - Before we get to Number 1... There’s something really special about Father Daughter movies. There’s something so pure about having masculinity and femininity both represented in a deep relationship without sexual tension. Even if we never knew our birth parents, all of us were raised by someone, and can therefore relate to the complexity of a parent/child relationship. If you love Father Daughter movies, you’ll love After the Gunflint. It follows A man and his granddaughter as they take their annual float-plane fishing trip to the north woods, and for the first time, the girl’s Dad, the man’s son-in-law, accompanies them. 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Trained by some of the best local instructors and casting agents, Al brings his professional background in public speaking, teaching and leadership and is a natural on set. “Working on set is no different than working anywhere else. If the boss wants it done a certain way, then you give the boss what the boss wants. I’m proud of my work and love seeing the clients and shareholders happy with a project.” When Al is not on set he’s Executive Director of a non-profit called The Legacy Project. For the man who wants to build a life that makes a difference, the organization provides a restful and inspiring place to refuel and return motivated to better serve his family, his co-workers and this world. He’s a Minnesota boy who enjoys the outdoors and playing cribbage with his boys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1531761607118-OSX9L8CVB9Q2N7D6CF9X/IMG_0761.jpg Meet the Team - Josie Axelson (Jenna) Josie Axelson is a multi-hyphenate actress, dancer, singer, and writer currently based in New York City. Her love for performing sparked in equity theaters across the Twin Cities of Minnesota at age 9 & continued to grow upon entering the film industry at age 11. Getting the opportunity to play Jenna in "After the Gunflint" has been the blessing of a lifetime, as she has been able to learn and grow alongside this film for the past 6 years. She recently graduated from NYU Tisch School of Drama in May 2024, and her work continues to span across Minneapolis, NYC, and beyond. You can find her guest starring in the CW's newest true crime series, "Hostage Rescue," producing musical cabarets in the New York Theatre District, and sharing her Minnesota-bred, passion-led experiences on her social media. Josie is thrilled to be an Executive Producer for this film and cannot wait to continue sharing this film's transformational impact with the world! Big thanks to J.D for trusting her with this role, and to her family for being her rock. Follow Josie's journey at www.josieaxelson.com and @josie.axelson on Instagram and TikTok. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1531761415177-2HQUTT979BVIMZN7QNC4/IMG_0663.jpg Meet the Team - Bruce Purcell (Pops) Bruce Purcell has been an actor/performer since the age of 10 years old. Working in just about every live venue, from community theater, regional theater, improv groups, children’s theater, lounge bands to opening acts for national touring recording artists. Not to mention independent movies, student films and commercials. His knowledge of behind the scenes, has been well instructed as producer, Emmy nominated director, director of photography, editor, props person and theatrical stage manager. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b0dc63b4611a02d3ffe6f56/1531761989589-G74I02SF2WQCGDQ7NPPZ/IMG_0732.jpg Meet the Team - J.D. O'Brien (Director) Growing up, JD always had a guitar in his hand. After years of playing music, he discovered that film is an even more fulfilling outlet for his creativity than music. Since then, he's never looked back. He's directed films on 3 continents and was nominated for both "best documentary" and "indie vision breakthrough film" at the Twin Cities Film Festival for his feature length debut "Out in the Cold". JD is continuously fascinated by the world around us, and finds great joy in converting that fascination into stories to share it with others. 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