Stranded oilmen fight for survival against brutal elements and a relentless pack of wolves.
Bleak and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Netflix and Kanopy (free).
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: real scares and several jump scares.
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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.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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In the Heart of the Sea (2015)Gritty · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA whaling ship's crew endures a bleak, gritty struggle for survival against an epic, vengeful beast.
Fight Club (1999)Gritty · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastatingAn insomniac and a soap salesman unleash primal aggression, igniting a darkly comic, surreal spiral toward oblivion.
Blood Diamond (2006)Gritty · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastatingAmidst a brutal civil war, a smuggler and a fisherman chase a rare diamond and a stolen son.
Parasite (2019)Darkly comic · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastatingA poor family's grift of the wealthy Parks escalates into a darkly comic and bleakly suspenseful class struggle.
The Walking Dead (2010)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastatingA sheriff awakens to a bleak, zombie-filled world, fighting to find family among desperate survivors.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)Gritty · light gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyHumanity's last stand clashes with an ape civilization's rise, a gritty and suspenseful fight for survival.The Grey is on our Thriller on Netflix and Action on Kanopy lists.
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