The Grey (2012)

January 26, 2012 (GB) • Action, Adventure, Thriller • 117m

Overview

After their plane crashes in Alaska, six oil workers are led by a skilled huntsman to survival, but a pack of merciless wolves haunts their every step.

Director

Ian Mackenzie Jeffers, Joe Carnahan

Top Billed

Liam Neeson

Keywords

wolf flashback alaska airplane crash struggle for survival based on short story campfire male camaraderie oil rig aftercreditsstinger wolf pack american wilderness aggressive grieving man outdoors wolf hunter

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Reviews

Dark Jedi

⭐ 4/10

June 30, 2018

I am amazed by how many people on IMDb that have given this movie 8, 9 and even 10 stars. It’s perhaps not the worst movie I’ve seen but it is in no way worth that kind of rating.

The good part of the movie is Liam Neeson who makes an enjoyable performance with the script that he was given. He is pretty much the reason that I gave it as much as 4 IMDb stars. The rest of the film is just plain wrong.

My first impression is, god this director… read the rest.

Gimly

⭐ 7/10

January 20, 2019

I can't believe it took me so long to get around to watching _The Grey_.

What a ride. Don't know that it's realistic but damn it was good. Put me in that wolf pack. Would I be instantly dismembered? Sure, but you get that on the big jobs.

_Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._

Wuchak

⭐ 7/10

March 11, 2022

**_Go out fighting (and believing)_**

Liam Neeson stars as the quasi-leader of seven misfit Alaskan oil workers who survive a plane crash in the wilderness. As if this isn't bad enough, a pack of territorial wolves want to take them out. Will they survive?

Released in January 2012, "The Grey" is a somber survival flick filled with primal reflections on death and faith. The trailer is misleading in that it advertises the movie as an action … read the rest.

Filipe Manuel Neto

⭐ 6/10

December 12, 2023

**An unoriginal, occasionally predictable film, but one that stands out for its effectiveness and for its commitment to solutions that are convincing or, at least, functional.**

This weekend was definitely dedicated to Alaska here at home. With this film, I saw two whose action takes place in this frigid North American state. However, the best was undoubtedly this one: not only does it have a very convincing story, it also features Liam Neeson in an extraordinary dramatic performance.

Directed by Joe Carnahan, the film is an effective survival thriller, taking into account all the qualities it presents to us and the enormous amount of rubbish that abounds in this cinematic sub-genre. It's not original, we know how difficult this is today. However, it is effective, and that is already something significant. The script starts well, introducing us to a series of characters that are not very recommendable and not worthy of sympathy, very similar to mercenaries, and introduces the danger in a convincing way through a plane crash, which only a handful of people survive. lucky people who soon become aware of the neighborhood of a pack of ferocious wolves.

In addition to providing us with a very well modeled tension and a sense of danger that makes us pay our full attention to what we are seeing, the film features Liam Neeson in yet another truly solid and committed effort. The actor is one of the safest for the roles of tough guys and anti-heroes, he has done this many times and has a track record that is enviable for any actor, so expectations were high, and he knew how to rise to the challenge. Unfortunately, I felt that the rest of the cast is not at all capable of keeping up with him, and I think it goes without saying that several character deaths are so idiotic that they become unbelievable.

The film has good production values and relies heavily on good filming and snowy landscapes, which seems to be common for films set in Alaska. It is not irrelevant to say that filming largely took place in real locations and not inside studios, and that the cast and crew really experienced the intense cold that the film leaves us feeling. Good sets and good effects make up a visually beautiful and generally well-executed film.

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Status

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Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$79,781,695

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