Alpha (2018)
Leaders are born from survival
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Alpha rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.6/10· 71K votes
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Metacritic63%
TMDb6.543/10· 3K votesWith 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.6/10 on IMDb and 63/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About Alpha
In the prehistoric past, Keda, a young and inexperienced hunter, struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe when bison hunting goes awry. On his way back he will find an unexpected ally.
Cast of Alpha
Kodi Smit-McPhee
as Keda
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
as Tau
Marcin Kowalczyk
as Sigma
Jens Hultén
as Xi
Natassia Malthe
as Rho
Spencer Bogaert
as Kappa
Mercedes de la Zerda
as Nu
Leonor Varela
as Shaman Woman
Priya Rajaratnam
as Huntress (uncredited)
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Nashon Douglas
as Lion Tribe #3 (uncredited)
Michael Kruse-Dahl
as Lion Tribe #4 (uncredited)
Kyle Glenn Thomas
as Lion Tribe #9 (uncredited)
Alpha facts
- Budget
- $51M
- Box office
- $99.6M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Adventure drama delivers empathetic human-animal relationship with authenticity
- •Period adventure explores appreciation of survival in prehistoric setting
- •Adventure bond between boy and dog creates genuine emotional resonance
What the audience disliked
- •Drama pacing feels slow during extended adventure sequences
- •Prehistoric setting adventure conventions rely on familiar coming-of-age formula
Trailer
Where to watch Alpha(US)
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