The Grey

What it’s about:

An unruly group of oil-rig roughnecks’ plane crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness.

Battling mortal injuries and merciless weather, the survivors have only a few days to escape the icy elements – and a vicious pack of rogue wolves on the hunt – before their time runs out.

What the critics thought:

“It’s a fine, tough little movie, technically assured and brutally efficient, with a simple story that ventures into some profound existential territory without making a big fuss about it.”
– A.O. Scott, New York Times

“Liam Neeson confers weight and muscle on the movie, and endows it with a kind of emotional dignity it would not otherwise have.”
– Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

“When I learned of Sarah Palin hunting wolves from a helicopter, my sensibilities were tested, but after this film, I was prepared to call in more helicopters.”
– Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times