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Young Keda tries to survive alone in the wilderness after he's left for dead during his first hunt with his Cro-Magnon tribe. He soon forms an unlikely alliance with a lone wolf that was abandoned by its pack. Facing overwhelming odds and nonstop danger, Keda and the wolf must now trek through a harsh and unforgiving landscape to make it home before winter.

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Well-acted and beautifully filmed, Alpha offers a canine-assisted epic adventure that blends rousing action with an extra helping of canine charm.

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Alpha (2018) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Stephen Romei The Australian Parental difference of opinion is put to the test throughout. And there's a significant twist at the end that takes this 20,000-year-old story smack into the #MeToo moment. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 13, 2018 Full Review Alpha (2018) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald It's not so much a performance from Smit-Mcphee as a totally credible and unselfconscious demonstration of what it would be like to fight for your life against hunger and exposure Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 26, 2018 Full Review Alpha (2018) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Oliver Jones Observer It is difficult not to be impressed by much of what does arrive on screen. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 29, 2018 Full Review Alpha (2018) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut The film takes on a plastic, almost sterile feel, and the rugged landscape is less of a character, where it needs to be the center of the movie, especially since Alpha is in serious need of some star power Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 17, 2022 Full Review Alpha (2018) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Michael Clark Epoch Times Containing bits of Quest For Fire, The Revenant, Jeremiah Johnson, The Grey, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and maybe even a little bit of The Lion King, Alpha deftly mixes the survival, coming-of-age and shaggy dog genres to brilliant, mesmerizing effect. Rated: 5/5 Apr 9, 2022 Full Review Alpha (2018) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The grandeur and scope throughout, obvious computer animation notwithstanding, leaves the viewer with a sense of awe. Rated: 3/4 Mar 11, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Georgan G Interesting adventure idea about humans & wolves during the last Ice Age. Being a huge fan of the book series Clan of the Cave Bear, which was thoroughly researched, I wasn't excited by this film. However, but it is a pleasant diversion. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/18/24 Full Review Ricardo T Great movie!!! Keep me engaged all the way to the end!! Love it! I give 7 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 dog lovers and parents must see movie! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/09/24 Full Review Kim C Got me in and well and truly kept me there till the upbeat ending Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/19/24 Full Review Audience Member Good movie but a lot of story holes. Where did he find wood to build fires? Lots of shark jumping.... Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review Roshan S This movie was so touching and fun. I sometimes look at my wolfdog and wonder the inception of humans and wolves ever got along, before they became the little love machines in the modern iteration of dogs, this movie adds some perspective to it in ancient times, I beautiful perspective, only wish my animal was able to understand it Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/03/24 Full Review Valaya G I watched the movie four times. That's how much I liked it. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/26/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Albert Hughes Director Kodi Smit-McPhee Keda Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson Tau Marcin Kowalczyk Sigma Jens Hultén Xi Natassia Malthe Rho
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Synopsis Young Keda tries to survive alone in the wilderness after he's left for dead during his first hunt with his Cro-Magnon tribe. He soon forms an unlikely alliance with a lone wolf that was abandoned by its pack. Facing overwhelming odds and nonstop danger, Keda and the wolf must now trek through a harsh and unforgiving landscape to make it home before winter.

Director
Albert Hughes

Producer
Andrew Rona, Albert Hughes

Screenwriter
Dan Wiedenhaupt

Distributor
Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Production Co
Studio 8

Rating
PG-13 (Some Intense Peril)

Genre
Adventure, Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 17, 2018, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 17, 2018

Box Office (Gross USA)
$35.9M

Runtime
1h 37m

Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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