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1. Northern Exposure (1990–1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A city doctor is forced to work in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, where he encounters peculiar locals, including a former astronaut, as he adjusts to small-town life.
Stars: Rob Morrow, Janine Turner, Barry Corbin, John Cullum
Votes: 21,764
2. Brother Bear (2003)
G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a young Inuit hunter needlessly kills a bear, he is magically changed into a bear himself as punishment with a talkative cub being his only guide to changing back.
Directors: Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Suarez, Rick Moranis, Jason Raize
Votes: 124,020 | Gross: $85.34M
3. The Simpsons Movie (2007)
PG-13 | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After Homer pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.
Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 350,149 | Gross: $183.14M
4. The Invention of Lying (2009)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain.
Directors: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson | Stars: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K.
Votes: 149,059 | Gross: $18.44M
5. On Deadly Ground (1994)
R | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A blowout firefighter takes on an environmentally destructive oil corporation by causing many deaths and explosions in Alaska.
Director: Steven Seagal | Stars: Steven Seagal, Michael Caine, Joan Chen, John C. McGinley
Votes: 25,500 | Gross: $38.59M
6. Arizona Dream (1993)
R | 142 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A young New Yorker goes to Arizona where he finds freedom to both love and dream.
Director: Emir Kusturica | Stars: Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, Faye Dunaway, Lili Taylor
Votes: 45,691 | Gross: $0.11M
7. 49th Parallel (1941)
Not Rated | 123 min | Drama, Thriller, War
A World War II U-boat crew are stranded in northern Canada. To avoid internment, they must make their way to the border and get into the still-neutral U.S.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Richard George, Eric Portman
Votes: 7,680
8. The Day of the Locust (1975)
R | 144 min | Drama, Thriller
An art director in the 1930s falls in love and attempts to make a young woman an actress despite Hollywood who wants nothing to do with her because of her problems with an estranged man and her alcoholic father.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith, William Atherton
Votes: 6,373 | Gross: $17.79M
9. The Snow Walker (2003)
PG | 103 min | Adventure, Drama
A pilot and his passenger struggle for survival after crashing in the Arctic tundra.
Director: Charles Martin Smith | Stars: Barry Pepper, Annabella Piugattuk, James Cromwell, Kiersten Warren
Votes: 11,382
10. Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A 6 y.o. Inuit boy runs off a snowy roof in Copenhagen and dies. Smilla, a half Inuit who lives in the building and knows the boy, looks into it. What makes an acrophobic boy run up on the roof? The clues take her to Greenland.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Julia Ormond, Jens Jørgen Fleischer, Agga Olsen, Patrick Field
Votes: 15,225 | Gross: $2.22M
11. Dear Lemon Lima (2009)
PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
After being dumped by Philip, her one true love, the infatuated Nessa enrolls at his private school in the hopes of winning him back.
Director: Suzi Yoonessi | Stars: Savanah Wiltfong, Shayne Topp, Eleanor Hutchins, Kari Nissena
Votes: 1,261
12. The Call of Cthulhu (2005)
Not Rated | 47 min | Horror, Mystery
While sorting the affairs of his late Uncle, a man accidentally stumbles across a series of dark secrets connected to an ancient horror waiting to be freed.
Director: Andrew Leman | Stars: Matt Foyer, John Bolen, Ralph Lucas, Chad Fifer
Votes: 8,907
13. Far North (2007)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A soldier's unexpected arrival affects two women's simple existence.
Director: Asif Kapadia | Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Michelle Krusiec, Sean Bean, Gary Pillai
Votes: 3,245
14. Leaving Normal (1992)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
Two contrasting women, one optimistic and the other cynical, embark on a life-changing road trip to Alaska, where an unexpected inheritance awaits one of them, leading to a series of adventures that challenge their perspectives.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Christine Lahti, Meg Tilly, Patrika Darbo, Lenny von Dohlen
Votes: 1,608 | Gross: $1.51M
15. Nanook of the North (1922)
Passed | 78 min | Documentary
In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.
Director: Robert J. Flaherty | Stars: Allakariallak, Alice Nevalinga, Cunayou, Allegoo
Votes: 13,471
16. Map of the Human Heart (1992)
R | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Arctic, 1965: Avik tells his story starting in 1931. A mapmaker flies Avik, then a preteen Eskimo boy with TB, to a hospital in Montreal where he meets Albertine. They meet again when Avik joins World War II in the UK.
Director: Vincent Ward | Stars: Jason Scott Lee, Anne Parillaud, Patrick Bergin, Robert Joamie
Votes: 3,436 | Gross: $2.81M
17. The Savage Innocents (1960)
Not Rated | 110 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
An Eskimo who has had little contact with white men goes to a trading post where he accidentally kills a missionary and finds himself being pursued by the police.
Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Yôko Tani, Peter O'Toole, Carlo Giustini
Votes: 2,041
18. Gamera: The Giant Monster (1964)
Not Rated | 81 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
From out of the arctic comes a gigantic flying, fire-breathing turtle that sets its sights on destroying Tokyo.
Director: Noriaki Yuasa | Stars: Eiji Funakoshi, Harumi Kiritachi, Junichiro Yamashita, Yoshiro Uchida
Votes: 3,812
19. Shadow of the Wolf (1992)
PG-13 | 112 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
In Canada's North during the 1930s, a young Inuit kills a White trader and is pursued by the police but his father is determined to protect his fugitive son at any cost.
Directors: Jacques Dorfmann, Pierre Magny | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Toshirô Mifune, Jennifer Tilly, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Votes: 1,056 | Gross: $1.45M
20. Ice Palace (1960)
Approved | 143 min | Adventure, Drama, History
After WW1, Zeb and Thor start a cannery business in Alaska but eventually they drift apart with Zeb becoming unscrupulous and Thor becoming involved in Alaskan politics.
Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Richard Burton, Robert Ryan, Martha Hyer, Jim Backus
Votes: 409
21. The White Dawn (1974)
PG | 110 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1896, three survivors of a whaling ship-wreck in the Canadian Arctic are saved and adopted by an Eskimo tribe but frictions arise when the three start misbehaving.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Warren Oates, Timothy Bottoms, Louis Gossett Jr., Joanasie Salamonie
Votes: 894 | Gross: $0.40M
22. As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (2001)
TV-G | 158 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A German Army officer is captured by the Soviets in World War II and sent to a labor camp in Eastern Siberia. After five years of enormous hardship he escapes, commencing an incredible, arduous, danger-filled journey.
Director: Hardy Martins | Stars: Bernhard Bettermann, Iris Böhm, Anatoliy Kotenyov, Michael Mendl
Votes: 8,100
23. Salmonberries (1991)
R | 95 min | Drama
A woman who grew up in a small town in Alaska goes to the public library to try and find out who her parents were. She was brought to town as a baby in a cardboard box with "Kotzebue" on it... See full summary »
Director: Percy Adlon | Stars: Rosel Zech, k.d. lang, Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley, Eugene Omiak
Votes: 757 | Gross: $0.10M
24. Kodiak (1974)
30 min | Drama, Action, Adventure
The adventures of Alaska State Patrolman Cal "Kodiak" McKay.
Stars: Clint Walker, Margaret Blye, Richard Bradford, Abner Biberman
Votes: 57
25. Jim Gaffigan: Beyond the Pale (2006 TV Special)
TV-14 | 72 min | Comedy
In this brand-new comedy performance, he's more hilarious than ever with his unique style of self-deprecating observations and catty audience commentary.
Director: Michael Drumm | Stars: Jim Gaffigan, Jeannie Gaffigan
Votes: 4,241
26. Guy X (2005)
R | 101 min | Comedy, War
A black comedy set in 1979, about a soldier mistakenly posted to an Arctic military base.
Director: Saul Metzstein | Stars: Jason Biggs, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Northam, Sean Tucker
Votes: 2,085
27. Eskimo (1930)
86 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Jack Norton is a careless gambler, until his father turns his back on him. Dead drunk he winds up on a boat going far up North, where he leaves the boat, only to be saved by Eskimos, where he soon falls in love.
Director: George Schnéevoigt | Stars: Mona Mårtenson, Paul Richter, Ada Kramm, Knut Langgaard
Votes: 35
28. The Legend of Bigfoot (1975)
PG | 76 min | Documentary
A documentary about the legendary creature, Bigfoot, with emphasis on him being the missing link.
Director: Harry Winer | Stars: Ivan Marx, Peggy Marx, Yukon Frida, Raymond L. Wallace
Votes: 612
29. Ce qu'il faut pour vivre (2008)
PG | 102 min | Drama
In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to ... See full summary »
Director: Benoit Pilon | Stars: Natar Ungalaaq, Éveline Gélinas, Paul-André Brasseur, Louise Marleau
Votes: 1,021
30. Luna Park (1992)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama
Andrei leads a group of nationalist skinheads. They've taken over a Luna Park depot. They indulge in violence and racketeering against Jews, homosexuals and the marginalized.
Director: Pavel Lungin | Stars: Oleg Borisov, Andrei Gutin, Natalya Egorova, Nonna Mordyukova
Votes: 528
31. Kelly (1981)
94 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A young girl from a broken home who is having problems in school and her personal life decides to run away and live with her father in the wilderness.
Director: Christopher Chapman | Stars: Robert Logan, Twyla-Dawn Vokins, George Clutesi, Elaine Nalee
Votes: 60
32. Out of This World (1945)
Approved | 96 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
After struggling to become a success, Betty Miller and her all-girl orchestra finally hit pay dirt when crooner Herbie Fenton comes on board. Problems arise when Betty and her girls try to ... See full summary »
Director: Hal Walker | Stars: Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake, Diana Lynn, Cass Daley
Votes: 171
33. Our Mr. Sun (1956 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 57 min | Animation
One entry in a series of films produced to make science accessible to the masses--especially children--this film describes the sun in scientific but entertaining terms.
Directors: Frank Capra, William T. Hurtz | Stars: Eddie Albert, Lionel Barrymore, Frank Baxter, Marvin Miller
Votes: 207
34. Frigid Hare (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs rescues a penguin from an Inuit hunter at the South Pole and becomes obligated to it beyond his wildest dreams.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,354
35. I've Got to Sing a Torch Song (1933)
TV-G | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
A series of celebrity sketches set at a radio station. Some unorthodox calisthenics (including corset tightening, cradle rocking, and stock ticker reading) start the action. Bing Crosby (OK... See full summary »
Directors: Bernard B. Brown, Tom Palmer | Stars: Bernard B. Brown, Bud Duncan, Noreen Gammill, Selmer Jackson
Votes: 412
36. Red Snow (1952)
Passed | 75 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Lieutenant Johnson, a U. S. Air Force pilot, on the tip of Alaska, a few miles from the Bering Straits from Siberia, helps foil a Soviet plot to test a new secret weapon by loyal Alaskan ... See full summary »
Directors: Harry S. Franklin, Boris Petroff | Stars: Guy Madison, Mala, Carole Mathews, Gloria Saunders
Votes: 79
37. Tell (2007)
96 min | Comedy
William Tell, the number one "Swiss" hero is about to rock the screens. In reality, he's an Austrian dreaming of the Swiss passport. When noblemen send him on a mission to free the country ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Eschmann | Stars: Mike Müller, Axel Stein, Christian Tramitz, Ellenie Salvo González
Votes: 258
38. Electric Eskimo (1979)
57 min | Family, Sci-Fi
A young Eskimo boy accidentally gets hit by a mysterious ray during a secret British experiment and finds that he is now electrified.
Director: Frank Godwin | Stars: Tom Chadbon, Ivor Danvers, Kris Emmerson, Derek Francis
Votes: 47
39. Glory & Honor (1998 TV Movie)
94 min | Biography, Drama
The true story about Robert Peary's forgotten African American employee Mathew Henson who proved crucial in their race to North Pole.
Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Delroy Lindo, Henry Czerny, Bronwen Booth, Kim Staunton
Votes: 125
40. Detouring America (1939)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
This travelogue across America is filled with sight gags such as the 'Old Reliable' geyser spitting into a spittoon, cliff-dwelling Indians who walk horizontally up and down the faces of ... See full summary »
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce
Votes: 355
41. The Alaskan Eskimo (1953)
G | 27 min | Family, Documentary, Short
Depicts the everyday home life of the families in a typical Eskimo village. The building and hunting activities of the summer, the winter activities underground when the blizzards come, and... See full summary »
Director: James Algar | Star: Winston Hibler
Votes: 104
42. Legend of the Spirit Dog (1997)
PG | 86 min | Drama
A young boy in Alaska becomes involved with the legendary battle between a raven and a wolf.
Directors: Martin Goldman, Michael Spence | Stars: Morgan Brittany, David Richards, George Charles, Jon Paul Nicoll
Votes: 71
43. Kabloonak (1994)
103 min | Adventure, Drama
In 1922 the first documentary came on the big screen: Nanook of the North (1922). Kabloonak is the story of the making of this movie.
Director: Claude Massot | Stars: Charles Dance, Adamie Quasiak Inukpuk, Seporah Q. Ungalaq, Bernard Bloch
Votes: 127
44. Arctic Flight (1952)
Approved | 78 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Mike Wien, an Alaskan bush pilot operating the the Bering Sea area, makes friends with John W. Wetherby, posing as a wealthy American businessman. But, in reality, he is a Russian spy on ... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Wayne Morris, Lola Albright, Alan Hale Jr., Carol Thurston
Votes: 161
45. Land of the Midnight Fun (1939)
8 min | Family, Animation, Short
A cruise to Nome, Alaska, starts with some cruise-ship jokes: the ship pulls out of the harbor like a car, raising anchor also raises the front of the boat, the ship follows the coast by ... See full summary »
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Sara Berner, Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce
Votes: 160
46. Snow Bear (1970)
90 min | Adventure, Family
A polar bear cub is befriended by Timko, a teenage Eskimo boy, while he is on a year's self-imposed exile from his community, learning the art of the hunt. An Eskimo boy frees a polar bear ... See full summary »
Director: Gunther von Fritsch | Stars: Laura Itta, Steve Kaleak, Rossman Peetook
Votes: 20
47. River's End (1930)
Passed | 75 min | Western
Sgt. Conniston and his alcoholic guide O'Toole are on the trail of an escaped murderer named Keith. When they catch up with him in the farthest reaches of Northern Canada, Keith turns out ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Charles Bickford, Evalyn Knapp, J. Farrell MacDonald, Zasu Pitts
Votes: 169
48. The Deadly Mantis (1966)
9 min | Sci-Fi, Short
In the Arctic, an earthquake breaks apart a glacier, and from within emerges a giant praying mantis, which takes to the air. It flies over a village of terrified Eskimos, attacks a remote ... See full summary »
Stars: Craig Stevens, Donald Randolph, Keith Aldrich, William Hopper
Votes: 27
49. Ice Climber (I) (1985 Video Game)
E | Action, Family
The Ice Climbers Popo and Nana venture up 32 ice-covered mountains to recover stolen vegetables from a giant condor.
Director: Kenji Miki
Votes: 380
50. Uksuum Cauyai: The Drums of Winter (1989)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Music
A rare, intimate look at the spiritual and social life of the Yup'ik Eskimo people of Emmonak, Alaska - a culture centered around traditional gift-giving ceremonies featuring dances and drum music.
Directors: Sarah Elder, Leonard Kamerling
Votes: 40