Every second counts.
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
AdventureDramaThrillercanyonbased on novel or bookutahphotographydespairhikingbiographyengineerbased on true storyalonemountain bikingstruggle for survival
- Graphic violence
- Body horror
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Character
Earnest, contemporary, intimate and grave.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
Who loves it, who doesn't
18 profiled raters. Loved most by The Empaths; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
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Cast
- James FrancoAron Ralston
- Kate MaraKristi Moore
- Amber TamblynMegan McBride
- Clémence PoésyRana
- Lizzy CaplanSonja Ralston
- Kate BurtonAron's Mom
- Treat WilliamsAron's Dad
- Sean BottAron's Friend
- Fenton QuinnBlue John
- John LawrenceBrion
Crew
- Danny BoyleDirector
- Simon BeaufoyScreenplay
- Danny BoyleScreenplay
- Enrique ChediakDirector of Photography
- Anthony Dod MantleDirector of Photography
- A.R. RahmanOriginal Music Composer
- Jon HarrisEditor
- Danny BoyleProducer
- John SmithsonProducer
- Christian ColsonProducer
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Pairings
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The Patient 202264% alikeSeries · Both contemporary, intimate, earnest.
Sharp Objects 201860% alikeSeries · Both earnest, contemporary, grave.
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