Eight Below
2006, Adventure/Kids & family, 2h
152 Reviews 250,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Featuring a stellar cast of marooned mutts, who deftly display emotion, tenderness, loyalty and resolve, Eight Below is a heartwarming and exhilarating adventure film. Read critic reviews
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Jerry Shepard
Davis McClaren
Katie
Charlie Cooper
Dr. Andy Harrison
Mindo
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Critic Reviews for Eight Below
All Critics (152) | Top Critics (42) | Fresh (110) | Rotten (42)
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Live-action animal adventures have always been a Disney specialty, and this one has a pretty compelling plot.
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It's heartwarming, occasionally exciting, and some of the cinematography is exemplary.
June 24, 2006 | Full Review… -
There are times when resisting the Disney line just isn't worth the effort.
May 6, 2006 | Full Review… -
After two hours in Walker's slack-jawed company, you feel like you've just gone through the Antarctic winter yourself.
May 6, 2006 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
Walker and co. might get a healthy burst of screentime in the middle, but its the team of dogs who steal the show.
May 6, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
The dogs take the biscuit in Eight Below, an enthralling fact-based tale of man's best friend struggling to survive a harsh Antarctic winter.
March 14, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
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Live-action animal adventures have always been a Disney specialty, and this one has a pretty compelling plot.
May 27, 2011 | Full Review… -
It's heartwarming, occasionally exciting, and some of the cinematography is exemplary.
June 24, 2006 | Full Review… -
There are times when resisting the Disney line just isn't worth the effort.
May 6, 2006 | Full Review… -
After two hours in Walker's slack-jawed company, you feel like you've just gone through the Antarctic winter yourself.
May 6, 2006 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
A marvelous family film.
September 7, 2020 | Rating: 3.0/4.0 | Full Review… -
[Director] Frank Marshall does a good job.
May 14, 2019 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Eight Below
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Aug 07, 2014Despite the sheen of sentimentality afforded the dog of a calamity presented here, this Disneyfied true story can't help but keep all but the most cynical moviegoers invested in this somehow loveable snow job. Fluffy but earnest, the real events sometimes feel sanitized more than dramatized. This proves purposeful, allowing for a broader (read: family) audience. So, facts get kinda sorta truncated, characters become near-caricatures, and human drama mostly gets played safe. The bare Milk Bone facts behind the almost Movie-of-the-Week spit and polish, however, punches through any hint of melodrama and grabs the audience. There's an art form to this kind of filmmaking, after all, and it's a precarious balance that the ultimately heartwarming Eight Below pulls off. In this PG-rated drama, a scientific expedition comprising sled dog handler Jerry Shepard (Paul Walker) and a rugged American geologist (Bruce Greenwood) become forced to leave behind their team of beloved sled dogs due to a sudden accident and perilous weather conditions in Antarctica. The late Paul Walker always stood and delivered like a well oiled matinee idol. Oh, there was never any chance of putting him in the pure, raw nerve, Oscar-baiting acting league of Daniel Day-Lewis or even Ryan Gosling, but this was never his or H'Wood's plan. Great looking and likeable to girls AND guys, he wasn't hired to go method and actually live among the huskies in the frigid tundra snow, he was hired to be the concerned and heroic human face behind the true star, man's best friend--a task he does truthfully and beautifully here. Bottom line: 7 Up-LiftJeff B Super Reviewer
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Dec 02, 2011Eight below is an emotional and good movie. The problem is that they say it was based on a true story, when in reality the dogs were lost they have no idea what happened to the dogs. It was depressing at times but could also be kind and good hearted. Its worth a watch but only once or twice.Bradley W Super Reviewer
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Oct 27, 2011If only those actors could act, we'd have ourselves a gold winner.Scott G Super Reviewer
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May 28, 2011it has courage and can be mildly enjoyable, but it's still a tad too long and can get tirsome that fast. C+Juan C Super Reviewer
Eight Below Quotes
| Davis McClaren: | You gotta take chances for the things you care about. |
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