Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- harrowing
- inspirational
- survival movie night
- winter viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be a conventional and uneven survival drama with a committed central performance but limited dramatic distinction.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Eric LeMarque’s fight to survive the Sierra Nevada storm is presented alongside his confrontation with personal demons and past behavior.
The High Sierras, blizzard conditions, deep snow, and back-country terrain dominate Eric’s struggle for shelter and escape.
The film dramatizes snowboarder Eric LeMarque’s real-life disappearance and survival ordeal.
Young Eric and the adult Eric’s personal history support the protagonist’s reckoning with the choices and demons preceding his ordeal.
Films like 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain, and why
The Grey
shared survival thriller structure, wilderness isolation, and human endurance focus
Everest
shared true-story survival drama, hostile natural environment, and psychological endurance
127 Hours
shared biographical adventure, extreme wilderness survival, and redemptive personal struggle
Arctic
shared snowbound survival tension and an isolated protagonist confronting physical limits
Movie Details
- Director
- Scott Waugh
- Release Date
- 2017-10-12
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (402)
Cast
- Josh Hartnett
- Mira Sorvino
- Sarah Dumont
- Kale Culley
- Jason Cottle
- Austin R. Grant
- Nathan Stevens
- Marty McSorely
- Sean Pilz
- Vashi Nedomansky
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Starz 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 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain about?
- A lost snowboarder battles a Sierra Nevada blizzard and his own past in a hard-won survival drama.
- What is 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain as mild.
- What did critics think of 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain?
- Critics broadly found the film to be a conventional and uneven survival drama with a committed central performance but limited dramatic distinction.
- Which films are like 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain?
- Films with a similar feel include The Grey, Everest, 127 Hours, and Arctic.
- How long is 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain?
- 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain?
- In United States, 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain streams on Starz Apple TV channel.
