Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- romantic
- melancholic
- rainy day
- romantic movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film watchable and elevated by Kate Winslet and Idris Elba’s performances, while viewing its survival mechanics and romance as formulaic and unevenly balanced.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ben and Alex must endure injuries, snow, wildlife, and isolation after their plane crashes in the High Uintas Wilderness.
The stranded neurosurgeon and photojournalist gradually rely on one another while attempting to survive and reach civilization.
The film repeatedly places its protagonists against subzero temperatures, snow, cliffs, and the vast High Uintas terrain.
Alex is traveling to her wedding while Ben is headed toward emergency surgery, but the crash forces both to reconsider their immediate futures.
Films like The Mountain Between Us, and why
The Mountain Between Us
Shared survival adventure, wilderness isolation, romantic tension, and emotionally accessible drama.
The Revenant
Shared wilderness survival premise, physical hardship, relationship-driven storytelling, and dramatic realism.
Alive
Shared plane-crash survival, remote wilderness setting, resourcefulness, and human endurance.
Six Days Seven Nights
Shared survival drama, isolated natural environment, romantic intimacy, and reliance on practical skills.
Everest
Shared disaster survival, perilous landscape, emotional bonding, and mainstream adventure tone.
Movie Details
- Director
- Hany Abu-Assad
- Release Date
- 2017-10-05
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (2591)
Cast
- Idris Elba
- Kate Winslet
- Dermot Mulroney
- Beau Bridges
- Linda Sorensen
- Mercy Myrdal
- Dania Nassar
- Vincent Gale
- Marci T. House
- Lee Majdoub
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Mountain Between Us about?
- Two strangers stranded after a mountain-plane crash must master the wilderness and their growing dependence on each other before rescue arrives.
- What is The Mountain Between Us like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Mountain Between Us as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Mountain Between Us violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Mountain Between Us as mild.
- What did critics think of The Mountain Between Us?
- Critics broadly found the film watchable and elevated by Kate Winslet and Idris Elba’s performances, while viewing its survival mechanics and romance as formulaic and unevenly balanced.
- Which films are like The Mountain Between Us?
- Films with a similar feel include The Mountain Between Us, The Revenant, Alive, Six Days Seven Nights, and Everest.
- How long is The Mountain Between Us?
- The Mountain Between Us runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Mountain Between Us?
- In United States, The Mountain Between Us streams on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel.
