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1. Northern Exposure (1990–1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A city doctor is forced to work in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, where he encounters peculiar locals, including a former astronaut, as he adjusts to small-town life.
Stars: Rob Morrow, Janine Turner, Barry Corbin, John Cullum
Votes: 21,713
2. Runaway Train (I) (1985)
R | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a speeding train with no brakes and nobody driving.
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, Kyle T. Heffner
Votes: 33,025 | Gross: $7.94M
3. The Frozen Ground (2013)
R | 105 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.
Director: Scott Walker | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Vanessa Hudgens, John Cusack, Dean Norris
Votes: 67,313
4. Ice Road Truckers (2007–2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Adventure, Reality-TV
The treacherous job of driving trucks over frozen lakes, also known as ice roads, in Canada's Northwest Territories and Alaska's improved but still remote Dalton Highway, which is mainly snow-covered solid ground.
Stars: Alex Debogorski, Thom Beers, Hugh Rowland, Lisa Kelly
Votes: 3,661
5. North to Alaska (1960)
Approved | 122 min | Comedy, Romance, Western
During the Alaska gold rush, prospector George sends partner Sam to Seattle to bring his fiancée but when it turns out that she married another man, Sam returns with a pretty substitute, the hostess of the Henhouse dance hall.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs, Fabian
Votes: 8,490
6. World War III (1982)
200 min | Drama, Thriller, War
In 1987, Soviet paratroopers drop into Alaska to sabotage the oil pipeline in retaliation against a United States grain embargo. A skirmish occurs at a pumping station, lightly defended by ... See full summary »
Stars: David Soul, Brian Keith, Cathy Lee Crosby, Jeroen Krabbé
Votes: 796
7. The Alaska Triangle (2020– )
Documentary, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The Alaska Triangle" - has been home to so much unusual activity that it has struck fear across Alaska and the world.
Stars: Andrew Gough, Drew Patterson, Jonny Enoch, Qituvituaq Litchard
Votes: 312
8. Yukon Men (2012– )
60 min | Adventure, Reality-TV
Follow the men of Tanana, Alaska, through the seasons as they navigate daily life in this remote Yukon River village.
Stars: Pat Duke, Darren O'Hare, Bill Justice, Jamie MacPhee
Votes: 908
9. Sarah Palin: You Betcha! (2011)
Unrated | 91 min | Documentary
Nick Broomfield goes in pursuit of Sarah Palin, interviewing her family and friends, for a decidedly unauthorized perspective on this growing force in American politics.
Directors: Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill | Stars: Sarah Palin, Nick Broomfield, Barbara Adams, Chuck Heath
Votes: 861 | Gross: $0.01M
10. Alaska: Spirit of the Wild (1997)
41 min | Documentary, Short
A look at the Alaskan wilderness throughout the year, from the harsh winters to the rejuvenating spring, and the animals (including its human residents) who learn to adapt to the extremes of Alaskan weather.
Director: George Casey | Star: Charlton Heston
Votes: 588 | Gross: $100.00M
11. Looking for Love: Bachelorettes in Alaska (2002– )
60 min | Reality-TV, Romance
Stars: Steve Santagati, Andrea, Cecile, Karen
Votes: 20
12. Polar Outpost (1957)
Approved | 15 min | Documentary, Short, History
This Cold War era documentary describes the building of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line, a string of radar stations across Alaska and Canada north of the Arctic Circle meant to protect against air attacks coming over the North Pole.
Stars: Don Morrow, Robert Alexander, Richard Crane, H.G. Ross
Votes: 75
13. Building Alaska (2009 TV Movie)
TV-G | 90 min | Documentary
The history of the development of Alaska's transportation infrastructure, focusing on its railroads, highways, and bridges.
Director: Philip A. Boag | Star: James Naughton
Votes: 21
14.
The F.B.I. Files (1998–2009)
Episode:
Death in Alaska
(1998)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Anchorage police and FBI agents build an irrefutable forensic case against pedophile Kirby Anthony who brutally raped and murdered Nancy Newman and her two children in a homicidal rage. The... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Taylor | Stars: James Kallstrom, Anthony D. Call, Kirby Anthony, David Applegate
Votes: 57