Does Alaska end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 85% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Alaska easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Alaska

Name: Alaska
Genre: Family, Drama, Adventure
Released: 1996
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, Dirk Benedict, Ben Cardinal, Kristin Lehman

A missing father. A desperate search. An unforgettable adventure.

Directed by Fraser Clarke Heston

Produced by Castle Rock Entertainment, Fuchs/Burg

1996109 min5.8 / 10

A family adventure centered on grief and resilience, where two children brave the Alaskan wilderness to rescue their missing father with the aid of a rescued polar bear.

Jake Barnes and his two kids, Sean and Jessie, have moved to Alaska after his wife died. He is a former airline pilot now delivering toilet paper across the mountains. During an emergency delivery in a storm his plane goes down somewhere in the mountains. Annoyed that the authorities aren't doing enough, Jessie and Sean set out on an adventure to find their father with the help of a polar bear which they have saved from a ferocious poacher. Conflict ensues.

Clusters

Underdog Comeback Stories Found Family Stories Underdog Sports Stories Underdog Sports Stories Wild Animals And Bears

Genres

Family Drama Adventure

Keywords

Pilot Polar Bear Poacher Alaska Airplane Crash Missing Parent

Questions people ask

Does Alaska end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.
Is Alaska scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Alaska easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is Alaska sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Alaska violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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