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Alive
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6.9/10   14,528 votes
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Release Date:
15 January 1993 (USA) more
Tagline:
They survived the impossible...by doing the unthinkable. more
Plot:
Uruguayan rugby team stranded in the snow swept Andes are forced to use desperate measures to survive after a plane crash. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
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Remarkable more (88 total)

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Also Known As:
Alive: The Miracle of the Andes
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MPAA:
Rated R for crash scenes too intense for unaccompanied children.
Runtime:
127 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Shot in sequence, an unusual practice for a film of this size. more
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Crew or equipment visible: After the plane tail is gone, there are reflections of a studio light in a boy's glasses who sits in the last row. The sky is overcast so it couldn't be sunlight. more
Quotes:
[the plane is over the Andes]
Susana Parrado: Oh, mama, look at the mountains! They're beautiful!
Eugenia Parrado: Don't make me look at the mountains, Susana. The mountains look like big teeth.
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15 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Remarkable, 24 October 2002
10/10
Author: neobowler from United States

The very concept that this film is based on a true story makes it great. When you watch it you can't help but wonder what you would do in their situation. You want to think that you wouldn't, but then you think of their situation. After watching this movie the whole cannibalism thing sticks in your head, but you really should look at the whole movie. It really is a great story and is uplifting. I know Roger Ebert doesn't think that this movie really shows, what it would be like to be stranded there for 70+ days, but I don't think any movie truly could. But Alive gets really close at doing that, they just keep getting in one bad situation after the other. It really shows how strong the human spirit is. I give it a 10/10!

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