In the prehistoric past, a young man struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe during a buffalo hunt. He finds a similarly lost wolf companion and starts a friendship tha... Read allIn the prehistoric past, a young man struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe during a buffalo hunt. He finds a similarly lost wolf companion and starts a friendship that would change humanity.In the prehistoric past, a young man struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe during a buffalo hunt. He finds a similarly lost wolf companion and starts a friendship that would change humanity.
- Director
- Writers
- Stars
- Awards
- 2 wins total
Morgan Freeman
- Narrator
- (voice)
Nestor de la Zerda
- Solutrean Hunter #1
- (uncredited)
Patrick Flanagan
- Neanderthal #3
- (uncredited)
Damon Hoffman
- Neanderthal
- (uncredited)
Taran Kootenhayoo
- Solutrean Hunter #6
- (uncredited)
Michael Kruse-Dahl
- Lion Tribe #4
- (uncredited)
Louis Lay
- Solutrean Hunter #2
- (uncredited)
Priya Rajaratnam
- Huntress
- (uncredited)
Lucy Ssuubi
- Wolf Tribe #2
- (uncredited)
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Rating 8.3/10
The characters of Keda and Wolves in this movie is very good. Friendship between animals and humans is inserted in this movie. Amazing movie, it was very beautiful and definitely made me cry. Worth a watch !!
Alpha is epic in scale but simple in plot. It perfectly captures how the Earth would feel and look like 20,000 years ago with stunning cinematography. This is a story of how a boy and a wolf fought together to survive.
Expectations were through the roof after seeing this movie advertised for over a year. It lived up to about 70-70% of the hype
My whole family watched (14 & 16 yo included). Everyone loved it and rallied around the protagonist's journey and plights.
Subtitle driven, but not so much that it distracted from enjoying the movie. Movie almost did not require dialogue, but was a nice inclusion. And this is coming from a guy that avoids anything that gets Emmy awards or Sundance film festival recognition, as I like to enjoy my movies, not analyze them as if I was a movie critic trying to impress my peers. Basically my long winded way of saying, put the phone app down and go watch it.
My whole family watched (14 & 16 yo included). Everyone loved it and rallied around the protagonist's journey and plights.
Subtitle driven, but not so much that it distracted from enjoying the movie. Movie almost did not require dialogue, but was a nice inclusion. And this is coming from a guy that avoids anything that gets Emmy awards or Sundance film festival recognition, as I like to enjoy my movies, not analyze them as if I was a movie critic trying to impress my peers. Basically my long winded way of saying, put the phone app down and go watch it.
Alpha is a charming film. If you love dogs, then you're likely to love it. Recommended.
10xio_lyn
I simply do not understand the bad reviews on this movie. I feel like I saw a totally different movie. I fell in love with it from the beginning. Slow but incredibly touching with such a deep perspective to life and loyalty. The end was unpredictable and left me with a great state of mind. I would recommend this movie to everybody!
Did you know
- TriviaThe "wolves" in the film are a mixture of real wolves, wolf-dog hybrids (a breed of dog called a Czechoslovakian wolf-dog), and CGI.
- GoofsWhen Keda falls during the hunt, he hits two ledges on the way down (and tries to grab a third, smaller ridge) before landing on the ledge below. But a few seconds later, when the camera travels from the tribe above to the unconscious Keda below, no other ledges protrude between the top and the ledge on which he is lying.
- Crazy creditsTitle appeared at the end of the film
- Alternate versionsDirector's Cut is a minute shorter: A part of the opening scene - a glimpse from the hunting scene later on in the film - has been cut.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Alpha: Boy & Wolf (2018)
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- Language
- Also known as
- Alfa
- Filming locations
- Iceland(CGI plate photography)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $51,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $35,857,181
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,352,512
- Aug 19, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $97,254,328
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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