The Grey (2012)

The Grey rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.7/10· 274K votes

Rotten Tomatoes80%

Metacritic64%

TMDb6.574/10· 4K votes

With 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 64/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About The Grey

Following a grueling five-week shift at an Alaskan oil refinery, workers led by sharpshooter John Ottway are flying home for a much-needed vacation. But a brutal storm causes their plane to crash in the frozen wilderness, and only eight men, including Ottway, survive. As they trek southward toward civilization and safety, Ottway and his companions must battle mortal injuries, the icy elements, and a pack of hungry wolves.

Cast of The Grey

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  Liam Neeson

  as John Ottway

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  Dermot Mulroney

  as Jerome Talget

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  Frank Grillo

  as John Diaz

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  Dallas Roberts

  as Pete Henrick

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  Nonso Anozie

  as Jackson Burke

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  James Badge Dale

  as Luke Lewenden

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  Anne Openshaw

  as Ana Ottway

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  Jonathan James Bitonti

  as John Ottway (5 Years Old)

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  Ben Hernandez Bray

  as Dwayne Hernandez

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  Peter Girges

  as Company Clerk

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  James Bitonti

  as Ottway's Father

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  Ella Kosor

  as Talget's Little Girl

The Grey facts

Budget

$25M

Box office

$79.8M

Our take on The Grey

Joe Carnahan's 2012 survival thriller follows oil-rig workers whose plane crashes in the frozen Alaskan wilderness after a brutal storm. Only eight men survive, led by sharpshooter John Ottway, and their trek toward safety pits them against injuries, murderous cold, and a pack of hungry wolves. Beneath the man-versus-nature struggle runs a bleaker meditation on mortality and the will to keep going, giving the film unexpected weight. Viewers who like grim, physical survival stories with philosophical undertones will find it gripping rather than merely brutal. It is often harsher and more melancholy than its premise suggests, so those expecting a straightforward action romp should adjust their expectations.