Jan 26 2012
7 Great Movies That Take Place in Freezing Weather
The Shining
This horror classic based on the best-selling Stephen King novel takes place in the picturesque mountains of Colorado, which would make for an ideal locale for vacationing skiers, but the infamous Overlook Hotel can’t operate during the winter months because the snow-covered roads thwart access to the resort. And let’s just assume you guys know the rest.
Alive
This true story about a Uruguayan rugby team who survived a plane crash in the Andes is a heart-rending account of the human will to survive, including infamous scenes involving cannibalism. But it’s also a movie about freezing to death, which is preferable to being char-broiled.
The Empire Strikes Back
The first third of this beloved sequel takes place on the Ice Planet Hoth. Downsides: rampaging snow monsters, spy droids, giant woolly kangaroos that “smell bad on the outside.” Upsides: there are no heatwaves on Hoth.
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umm…. the thing?
YAA! The Thing!!
No “Groundhog Day”? xD
May I repeat.. The Thing?
Insomnia should be on here, too. Though the coldness isn’t really touched upon
Regardless of the quality of the film. “Whiteout” must certainly qualify.
The Way Back? Can’t get much colder than Siberia , at least for the first third of it
How the hell does this list not include “The Sweet Hereafter”?
Winter’s Bone, Girl with a Dragon Tattoo (Swedish)
Home Alone!
Ahemm….Stephen King’s Dreamcacther.
Out Cold
Dead Snow
Snow Walker definitely qualifies here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337721/
The Thing… cold was an integral part of the story.