Out Cold
A rowdy Alaskan snowboard crew fights to preserve its chaotic mountain home when corporate polish threatens to erase the culture that made it special.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- rowdy
- witty
- snow day
- party night
What critics said
Critics broadly dismissed the film as a sophomoric party comedy driven by gross-out humor, while its snowboarding audience embraced it as a cult favorite.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
John Majors plans to turn the informal Bull Mountain resort into a slick destination, threatening its eccentric staff and communal identity.
The central romantic conflict involving Rick, Anna, and her impending marriage is described as subtly incorporating Casablanca story beats.
The film features exposed-butt imagery, sight gags, pranks, alcohol-fueled antics, and other deliberately vulgar snowboard humor.
Bull Mountain is populated by partying snowboarders whose friendships and lifestyle define the threatened resort community.
Films like Out Cold, and why
Ski Patrol
snowboard-centered party comedy with crude humor, youthful rebellion, and an irreverent ensemble
Hot Dog... The Movie
sports comedy built around rowdy friends, competition, and resistance to commercial takeover
Strange Brew
cult comedy combining a threatened leisure community, broad gags, and anti-gentrification sentiment
Half Baked
romantic comedy structure layered onto an unruly, alcohol-fueled ensemble farce
Movie Details
- Directors
- Emmett Malloy, Brendan Malloy
- Release Date
- 2001-11-21
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (198)
Cast
- Jason London
- Lee Majors
- Zach Galifianakis
- Victoria Silvstedt
- David Koechner
- Willie Garson
- A.J. Cook
- Caroline Dhavernas
- Flex Alexander
- Derek Hamilton
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Out Cold about?
- A rowdy Alaskan snowboard crew fights to preserve its chaotic mountain home when corporate polish threatens to erase the culture that made it special.
- What is Out Cold like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Out Cold as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Out Cold violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Out Cold as mild.
- What did critics think of Out Cold?
- Critics broadly dismissed the film as a sophomoric party comedy driven by gross-out humor, while its snowboarding audience embraced it as a cult favorite.
- Which films are like Out Cold?
- Films with a similar feel include Ski Patrol, Hot Dog... The Movie, Strange Brew, and Half Baked.
- How long is Out Cold?
- Out Cold runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Out Cold?
- In United States, Out Cold is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
