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1. Insomnia (2002)
R | 118 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Martin Donovan
Votes: 319,456 | Gross: $67.36M
2. Despicable Me 2 (2013)
PG | 98 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Gru, the world's most super-bad turned super-dad has been recruited by a team of officials to stop lethal muscle and a host of Gru's own, he has to fight back with new gadgetry, cars, and more minion madness.
Directors: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud | Stars: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove
Votes: 426,513 | Gross: $368.06M
3. The Midnight Sky (2020)
PG-13 | 118 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
This post-apocalyptic tale follows Augustine, a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully and her fellow astronauts from returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.
Director: George Clooney | Stars: George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Caoilinn Springall
Votes: 89,513
4. Cardinal (2017–2020)
TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detectives John Cardinal and Lise Delorme investigate the murder of a young girl, while Cardinal struggles to right past wrongs that could derail the investigation and end his career, as the case grows more violent and twisted.
Stars: Billy Campbell, Karine Vanasse, Kristen Thomson, Glen Gould
Votes: 11,725
5. Arctic Circle (2018– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A detective and a virologist pursue an unusual investigation that places them on the wrong side of the law.
Stars: Iina Kuustonen, Pihla Viitala, Venla Ronkainen, Mikko Leppilampi
Votes: 2,811
6. Leviathan (2014)
R | 140 min | Crime, Drama
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev | Stars: Aleksey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova, Roman Madyanov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov
Votes: 56,951 | Gross: $1.09M
7. The Salt of the Earth (2014)
PG-13 | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.
Directors: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders | Stars: Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Lélia Wanick Salgado, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Votes: 23,499 | Gross: $1.34M
8. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV Movie)
TV-G | 47 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.
Director: Larry Roemer | Stars: Billie Mae Richards, Burl Ives, Larry D. Mann, Paul Soles
Votes: 37,502
9. Compartment Number 6 (2021)
R | 107 min | Drama, Romance
As a train weaves its way up to the arctic circle, two strangers share a journey that will change their perspective on life.
Director: Juho Kuosmanen | Stars: Seidi Haarla, Yura Borisov, Dinara Drukarova, Yuliya Aug
Votes: 15,502
10. Stargate: Continuum (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.
Director: Martin Wood | Stars: Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks
Votes: 26,325
11. The Brand New Testament (2015)
Not Rated | 114 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Did you know that God is alive and lives in Brussels with his daughter?
Director: Jaco Van Dormael | Stars: Pili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, François Damiens
Votes: 35,029 | Gross: $0.09M
12. Aloft (2014)
R | 112 min | Drama
A struggling mother encounters the son she abandoned 20 years earlier.
Director: Claudia Llosa | Stars: Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy, Mélanie Laurent, Oona Chaplin
Votes: 4,059 | Gross: $0.05M
13. Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018 Video)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The new sequel finds Burt Gummer, who's dying from Graboid poison, and his son Travis at a remote research station in Canada's Nunavut Territory, where they must go up against a new batch of Graboids to save Burt's life.
Director: Don Michael Paul | Stars: Jay Anstey, Alistair Moulton Black, Paul du Toit, Michael Gross
Votes: 6,926
14. Big Miracle (2012)
PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
In small-town Alaska, a news reporter recruits his Greenpeace-volunteer ex-girlfriend on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly-forming ice in the Arctic Circle.
Director: Ken Kwapis | Stars: Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, John Pingayak, Ahmaogak Sweeney
Votes: 20,527 | Gross: $20.11M
15. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
Approved | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.
Director: Eugène Lourié | Stars: Paul Hubschmid, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway, Kenneth Tobey
Votes: 8,737 | Gross: $5.00M
16. The Sunlit Night (2019)
106 min | Drama, Romance
An aspiring painter meets eccentric locals and a fellow New Yorker while working on a barn in Norway.
Director: David Wnendt | Stars: Jenny Slate, Alex Sharp, Fridtjov Såheim, Gillian Anderson
Votes: 2,554
17. Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998)
R | 112 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
In Lapland's cold Arctic Circle, under the eternal midnight sun, unfavourable circumstances reunite two kindred spirits. And governed by circular motifs woven by faith and love, they must answer a pivotal question. Can they deny destiny?
Director: Julio Medem | Stars: Najwa Nimri, Fele Martínez, Nancho Novo, Maru Valdivielso
Votes: 20,217 | Gross: $0.50M
18. The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
G | 93 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
In 1907, four explorers discover a lost colony of Vikings in the Arctic.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: David Hartman, Donald Sinden, Jacques Marin, Mako
Votes: 3,162
19. Midnight Sun (2016)
440 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The brutal murder of a French citizen sees French homicide investigator Kahina Zadi go to Kiruna, Sweden. Together with Rutger Burlin she begins an investigation that soon takes on staggering proportions.
Stars: Leïla Bekhti, Gustaf Hammarsten, Albin Grenholm, Jakob Hultcrantz Hansson
Votes: 5,389
20. Winged Migration (2001)
G | 89 min | Documentary
Documentary on the migratory patterns of birds, shot over the course of three years on all seven continents.
Directors: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats | Stars: Jacques Perrin, Philippe Labro
Votes: 12,374 | Gross: $10.76M
21. Nanook of the North (1922)
Passed | 78 min | Documentary
In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.
Director: Robert J. Flaherty | Stars: Allakariallak, Alice Nevalinga, Cunayou, Allegoo
Votes: 13,468
22. Map of the Human Heart (1992)
R | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Arctic, 1965: Avik tells his story starting in 1931. A mapmaker flies Avik, then a preteen Eskimo boy with TB, to a hospital in Montreal where he meets Albertine. They meet again when Avik joins World War II in the UK.
Director: Vincent Ward | Stars: Jason Scott Lee, Anne Parillaud, Patrick Bergin, Robert Joamie
Votes: 3,435 | Gross: $2.81M
23. Reel Injun (2009)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Western
The history of the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films.
Directors: Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge, Jeremiah Hayes | Stars: Adam Beach, Chris Eyre, Russell Means, John Trudell
Votes: 1,650
24. North of the Sun (2012)
46 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport
Two young men decide to spend an archive circle Norwegian winter in the isolated and uninhabited bay of Norway. Their home is built from salvaged material washed up onshore. They surf every day with much time for self reflection.
Directors: Jørn Nyseth Ranum, Inge Wegge | Stars: Jørn Nyseth Ranum, Inge Wegge
Votes: 1,028
25. Born American (1986)
R | 95 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A trio of vacationing American students cross the border from Finland to the USSR during the Cold War and are soon imprisoned after a skirmish with Soviet soldiers.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Mike Norris, Steve Durham, David Coburn, Thalmus Rasulala
Votes: 2,188 | Gross: $3.39M
26. As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (2001)
TV-G | 158 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A German Army officer is captured by the Soviets in World War II and sent to a labor camp in Eastern Siberia. After five years of enormous hardship he escapes, commencing an incredible, arduous, danger-filled journey.
Director: Hardy Martins | Stars: Bernhard Bettermann, Iris Böhm, Anatoliy Kotenyov, Michael Mendl
Votes: 8,100
27. Branded (2012)
R | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
In future Moscow, where corporate brands have created a disillusioned population, one man's effort to unlock the truth behind the conspiracy will lead to an epic battle with hidden forces that control the world.
Directors: Jamie Bradshaw, Aleksandr Dulerayn | Stars: Ed Stoppard, Leelee Sobieski, Jeffrey Tambor, Ingeborga Dapkunaite
Votes: 9,338 | Gross: $0.35M
28. Live Action Frozen with Bella Thorne and Mae Whitman (2015)
TV-14 | 2 min | Short, Comedy
Bella Thorne and Mae Whitman star in Disney's latest live-action adaptation of an animated movie. Because the world needs that.
Director: Andrew Bush | Stars: Bella Thorne, Mae Whitman
Votes: 34
29. OutPost 11 (2013)
TV-MA | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
OutPost 11 is a thrilling story of three Arctic Circle soldiers, Albert, Mason, and Graham, who must navigate isolation, madness, and arctic spiders to survive in an alternative past ruled by steam power.
Director: Anthony Woodley | Stars: Billy Clarke, Alexander Devrient, Luke Healy, Bernard Hill
Votes: 738
30. March of the Dinosaurs (2011 TV Movie)
87 min | Documentary, Animation, Drama
Set 70 million years ago in the Cretaceous period in North America, this animated documentation/drama follows the journey of a young Edmontosaurus named Scar and his herd as they migrate ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Thompson | Stars: Stephen Fry, Simon Kerr
Votes: 583
31. Arktika Incognita (2018)
52 min | Documentary
"For me, ARKTIKA INCOGNITA is a very good example of scientific and sport collaboration between France, Russia and the United States"
Directors: Bertrand Delapierre, Alain Zenou | Stars: Luc Hardy, Aurore Asso, Marie de la Ville Bauge, Eric Crubezy
32. Atletu (2009)
Not Rated | 92 min | Biography, Drama
Running the streets of Rome in 1960, an unknown, barefooted Ethiopian man stunned the world by winning Olympic gold in the marathon. Overnight, Abebe Bikila became a sports legend. A hero ... See full summary »
Directors: Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew | Stars: Rasselas Lakew, Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas, Abba Waka Dessalegn
Votes: 261
33. The Last Border: Viimeisellä rajalla (1993)
105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
One man's quest for revenge in a post-apocalyptic world
Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Jolyon Baker, Jürgen Prochnow, Fanny Bastien, Kari Väänänen
Votes: 509
34. Picture of Light (1994)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
A documentary of an expedition to Churchill, Manitoba to film the Northern Lights.
Director: Peter Mettler | Stars: Gavin Connor, Brian Ladoon, Don Lind, Peter Mettler
Votes: 279
35. Expedition Overland (2013– )
TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure
Expedition Overland embarks on their dream to see the last frontier, Alaska and the Yukon. Learn the history of the team and follow their preparations for the adventure of their lives. Join... See full summary »
Stars: Ross Addiego, Rachelle Croft, Clay Croft, Scott Cahill
Votes: 35
36. Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
Approved | 213 min | Adventure
An expedition arrives on an uncharted jungle island to rescue the local natives, led by a jungle boy, from a volcano that is about to erupt.
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Bruce Bennett, Mala, Monte Blue, Harley Wood
Votes: 88
37. Land of the Mammoth (2001– )
Animation, Documentary
As archaeological research shows, Siberia was previously a territory with a mild climate. Various types of prehistoric animals lived here, the largest of which was a mammoth. Climate change... See full summary »
Stars: Avery Brooks, Bernard Buigues, Dick Mol, Larry Agenbroad
Votes: 47
38. A Moon of Nickel and Ice (2017)
110 min | Documentary
An intimate portrayal of the closed-off Russian city of Norilsk through the eyes of its youth, mine workers and truth seekers.
Director: François Jacob | Stars: Anna Baranova, Aleksandr Kharitonov, Lev Netto, Viktor Pashin
Votes: 114
39. Cry of the Wild (1973)
PG | 89 min | Documentary
The startling and intimate behavior of wolves both in the wilderness and in captivity are shown in this film which was years in the making.
Director: Bill Mason | Star: Bill Mason
Votes: 61 | Gross: $10.90M
40. This Is My Alaska (1969)
G | 120 min | Documentary, Adventure
Photographed around the time of statehood, depicts hunting and fishing in Alaska's beautiful scenic wilderness.
Director: Leroy Shebal | Stars: Leroy Shebal, Vivian Shebal, Guy Okakak
Votes: 8
41. Die Arktis - 66,5 Grad Nord (2023)
132 min | Documentary
The beauty of the Arctic is breathtaking. For as long as we can remember, the Arctic has been associated with inhospitable cold. But the climate is changing, and with it the northern polar ... See full summary »
Stars: Benjamin Völz, Jason Box, Sofia Ribeiro, Dustin Whalen
Votes: 10
42. Black Ice
Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Announced
A unit of military, corporate, and academic experts is sent to an abandoned Arctic listening station to identify and contain inexplicable events warping the land, wildlife, and entire communities, and straining the geopolitical balance.
43. Life of Ivanna (2021)
79 min | Documentary
Ivanna, a 26-year-young Nenets mother of five children, is living in the Arctic region in the northwest Siberia. She lives a traditional nomadic life, driving her herd of reindeer at the ... See full summary »
Director: Renato Borrayo Serrano | Stars: Ivanna Yaptune, Yaroslav Yaptune, Yulianna Yaptune, Andrian Yaptune
Votes: 118
44. Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness (2015 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew investigates the disappearance of the captain of the Icelandic ship "Heerlijkheid".
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Katherine Grant-Suttie, Billie Wildrick, Gene Thorkildsen
Votes: 43
45. Mädchen im Eis (2015)
92 min | Drama, Thriller
A young German woman follows her Russian lover unbeknownst to him to Russia. There she is confronted with notions of law and morals completely differing from her own ones.
Director: Stefan Krohmer | Stars: Lucie Heinze, Aleksey Guskov, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Anton Pampushnyy
Votes: 93
46. The Eye of Wilkins (2021)
75 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
He was one of the greatest Polar explorers. He was also a world-class photographer. For the first time, the photos and films of South Australian, Sir George Hubert Wilkins are being brought... See full summary »
Director: Peter Maddern | Stars: Hubert Wilkins, Suzanne Catherine Bennett, Brodie Bowers, Peter Maddern
47. Sport strany Sovetov (1979)
57 min | Documentary, Sport
Documentary film 'Sport of the country of Soviets' is about the history of the development of physical education in the Soviet Union. The sport began to develop rapidly. Athletes have ... See full summary »
Director: Alexandra Rybakova | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Nikolay Andrianov, Eduard Azaryan, Vilhelmina Bardauskiene
48. Wings to Finland (1955)
21 min | Documentary, Short
A travelogue of Finland, narrated by a Finnish native who returns to his homeland on vacation. Statues, architecture, natural beauty, castles, a restaurant in a fort and saunas are merely some of the stops along the way.
49. When They Awake (2017)
90 min | Documentary, Music
A remarkable generation of established and emerging Indigenous musicians soars in a moment of cultural resurgence - from Idle No More to Standing Rock - channeling the pain of the past into a stirring, hopeful vision of the future.
Directors: PJ Marcellino, Hermon Farahi | Stars: Don Amero, Carmen Braden, Ian Campeau, Leela Gilday
Votes: 12
50. Scarlet Sunrise (2007)
15 min | Documentary, Short
At the height of communist power, the U.S.S.R. built a massive coal mine on a Norwegian island in the Arctic circle. Today, only 200 miners work there. Some decide to stay and make it their home. This town is Barentsburg.
Directors: Edward Edwards, Eduard Grau
Votes: 9