Movie

Alive

“The triumph of the human spirit.”

★ 6.9(1,587)19932h 7m

Adventure Drama History

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Alive is streaming on U-NEXT in Japan, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video. Availability checked 21 June 2026.

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Good to know

Director: Frank Marshall
Release date: 1993-01-15
Runtime: 2h 7m
Language: English
Box office: $36,700,000
Budget: $32,000,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Touchstone Pictures

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About Alive

Alive is a 1993 movie in the Adventure, Drama and History genres, directed by Frank Marshall, starring Josh Hamilton, Bruce Ramsay and Ethan Hawke. It has a runtime of 2 hours 7 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.9/10 from 1,587 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Alive in Japan — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

The amazing true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive, forced to do anything and everything they could to stay alive on meager rations and through the freezing cold.

Cast

Josh Hamilton

Roberto Canessa

Bruce Ramsay

Carlitos Páez

Ethan Hawke

Nando Parrado

Vincent Spano

Antonio Balbi

John Newton

Antonio Vizintín

David Kriegel

Gustavo Zerbino

Kevin Breznahan

Roy Harley

Sam Behrens

Javier Methol

Illeana Douglas

Lilliana Methol

Jack Noseworthy

Bobby François

Christian J. Meoli

Federico Aranda

Jake Carpenter

Alberto Artuna

Themes & keywords

airplane wreckbased on true storyrugbysurvivalstrandedairplane crashfreezingdisaster movieandes mountainsfrostbitecannibalismdramaticincreduloussnow atmosphereappreciative