Frozen
Three stranded snowboarders face hypothermia, isolation, and predators when a mountain chairlift stops above an abandoned ski resort.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- claustrophobic
- foreboding
- harrowing
- winter movie night
- late night horror viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the minimalist survival premise and cold-weather suspense inventive and frightening, but considered the acting, dialogue, and script uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Most of the story traps three friends on a chairlift after the ski resort closes, making the lift itself the central dramatic space.
Hypothermia, exposure, height, starvation, and wolves create a grounded sense of danger that reviewers emphasized as unusually authentic.
The familiar ski-lift environment becomes lethal when the resort shuts down and the stranded group is left without assistance.
Dan, Parker, and Joe must decide whether to leave the chairlift or risk freezing to death as the mountain empties around them.
Films like Frozen, and why
The Grey
shared survival horror, wilderness isolation, escalating physical peril, and minimalist tension
Buried
shared claustrophobic survival premise, environmental hostility, and emotionally strained relationships
The Edge
shared cold-weather dread, animal attacks, brutal physical danger, and stranded protagonists
127 Hours
shared contained horror structure, friendship under pressure, and wince-inducing bodily peril
Movie Details
- Director
- Adam Green
- Release Date
- 2010-02-05
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (2082)
Cast
- Emma Bell
- Shawn Ashmore
- Kevin Zegers
- Ed Ackerman
- Rileah Vanderbilt
- Kane Hodder
- Adam Johnson
- Chris York
- Peder Melhuse
- Joe Lynch
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MovieSphere+ Amazon 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 Frozen about?
- Three stranded snowboarders face hypothermia, isolation, and predators when a mountain chairlift stops above an abandoned ski resort.
- What is Frozen like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Frozen as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Frozen violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Frozen as graphic.
- What did critics think of Frozen?
- Critics broadly found the minimalist survival premise and cold-weather suspense inventive and frightening, but considered the acting, dialogue, and script uneven.
- Which films are like Frozen?
- Films with a similar feel include The Grey, Buried, The Edge, and 127 Hours.
- How long is Frozen?
- Frozen runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Frozen?
- In United States, Frozen streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
