The word Arctic literally means, pertaining to the North Pole. However, this time I have kept its meaning a little wider and used it to mean the lands close to the poles and covered with permanent snow and ice. The best arctic movies are guaranteed to have as much snow and ice as the eye can see. Even walking in these harsh natural conditions is such an adventure that it can be the subject of a movie. The best arctic movies feature adventures that are far more intriguing and exciting than this.
In the best arctic movies, the theme is almost always humans' struggle with nature. Sometimes villains are involved and the heroes of the movies have to fight with people who want to harm them, as if the difficulties of nature were not enough. The best arctic movies are of different genres, with an adventure at its core. Sometimes it is about changing the lifestyle of an arctic town with a sport, sometimes it is an explorer's biography.
The best arctic movies, some of them based on true stories, are always a reminder of how good the natural conditions are where we live. Some of them live in the arctic region because they were born there, some of them went to these regions voluntarily for scientific or sporting purposes, and some of them found themselves in lands covered with snow and ice as a result of an accident. It is possible to witness the life experiences of each of them in the best arctic movies.
When I decided to put together the best arctic movies of all time, I was worried if I would find enough movies set in the arctic regions. Actually, what I had to think about was how to choose the best among so many movies about the arctic. I've selected the best arctic movies about what happens in lands of snow and ice, and I've put them together in a list for you. Keep a blanket with you while watching these movies because you may feel a little chilly. Let's take a look at the best arctic movies.
Best Arctic Movies
1
Release Date: 1982
Director: John Carpenter
Stars: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur
2
Release Date: 2019
Director: Ericson Core
Stars: Willem Dafoe, Julianne Nicholson, Christopher Heyerdahl, Richard Dormer
3
Release Date: 2006
Director: Frank Marshall
Stars: Paul Walker, Jason Biggs, Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood
4
Release Date: 1983
Director: Carroll Ballard
Stars: Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy, Zachary Ittimangnaq, Samson Jorah
5
Release Date: 2018
Director: Miranda de Pencier
Stars: Jack Anawak, Fred Bailey, Seth Burke, Mary Buscemi
6
Release Date: 2003
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Stars: Barry Pepper, Annabella Piugattuk, James Cromwell, Kiersten Warren
7
Release Date: 1969
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov
Stars: Sean Connery, Peter Finch, Claudia Cardinale, Hardy Krüger
8
Release Date: 1960
Director: Nicholas Ray
Stars: Anthony Quinn, Yôko Tani, Peter O'Toole, Carlo Giustini
9
Release Date: 2022
Director: Peter Flinth
Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, Heida Reed, Þorsteinn Bachmann
10
Release Date: 2018
Director: Joe Penna
Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smáradóttir, Tintrinai Thikhasuk
11
Release Date: 2019
Director: Espen Sandberg
Stars: Pål Sverre Hagen, Christian Rubeck, Katherine Waterston, Trond Espen Seim
12
Release Date: 2012
Director: Ken Kwapis
Stars: Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, John Pingayak, Ahmaogak Sweeney
13
Release Date: 2020
Director: Chris Sanders
Stars: Harrison Ford, Omar Sy, Cara Gee, Dan Stevens
14
Release Date: 2007
Director: Chris Weitz
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards, Ben Walker
15
Release Date: 2007
Director: Asif Kapadia
Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Michelle Krusiec, Sean Bean, Gary Pillai
16
Release Date: 2020
Director: George Clooney
Stars: George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Caoilinn Springall
17
Release Date: 2021
Director: Jonathan Hensleigh
Stars: Liam Neeson, Marcus Thomas, Laurence Fishburne, Amber Midthunder
18
Release Date: 2009
Director: Dominic Sena
Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Columbus Short
19
Release Date: 2009
Director: Mark A. Lewis
Stars: Val Kilmer, Martha MacIsaac, Aaron Ashmore, Kyle Schmid
20
Release Date: 2002
Director: Brian Levant
Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., James Coburn, Sisqó, Nichelle Nichols