127 Hours
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The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
What critics thought
Danny Boyle's survival film earned near-universal critical praise, with James Franco's solo performance cited again and again as the engine that makes an essentially one-location premise work. Critics were struck by how Boyle's kinetic, hallucinatory direction transforms what could have been a claustrophobic endurance test into something genuinely cinematic — less a survival story than an interior psychological journey. The source material provides little room for disagreement, and the reception reflected that unusual unanimity.
“127 Hours will stay with you not necessarily as a story of survival, but as a story of a harrowing interior experience”
Casey Burchby·DVD Talk
“127 Hours is like an exercise in conquering the unfilmable”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
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Biography, Drama
Cast & Crew
Danny BoyleDirector
James FrancoAron Ralston
Kate MaraKristi Moore
Amber TamblynMegan McBride
Clémence PoésyRana
Lizzy CaplanSonja Ralston
Kate BurtonAron's Mom
Treat WilliamsAron's Dad
Sean BottAron's Friend
Pieter Jan BruggeEric Meijer
A.R. RahmanComposer
Simon BeaufoyWriter
Enrique ChediakCinematography
Anthony Dod MantleCinematographyFrom the studio
127 Hours
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
What critics thought
Danny Boyle's survival film earned near-universal critical praise, with James Franco's solo performance cited again and again as the engine that makes an essentially one-location premise work. Critics were struck by how Boyle's kinetic, hallucinatory direction transforms what could have been a claustrophobic endurance test into something genuinely cinematic — less a survival story than an interior psychological journey. The source material provides little room for disagreement, and the reception reflected that unusual unanimity.
“127 Hours will stay with you not necessarily as a story of survival, but as a story of a harrowing interior experience”
Casey Burchby·DVD Talk
“127 Hours is like an exercise in conquering the unfilmable”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Accolades
Genres
Biography, Drama
Cast & Crew
Danny BoyleDirectorJames FrancoAron RalstonKate MaraKristi MooreAmber TamblynMegan McBrideClémence PoésyRanaLizzy CaplanSonja RalstonKate BurtonAron's MomTreat WilliamsAron's DadSean BottAron's FriendPieter Jan BruggeEric MeijerA.R. RahmanComposerSimon BeaufoyWriterEnrique ChediakCinematographyAnthony Dod MantleCinematographyFrom the studio
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