Whiteout

2009
R
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

5.5/10

41K

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Action Crime Mystery Thriller

U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko tracks a killer in Antarctica as the sun is about to set for six months.U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko tracks a killer in Antarctica as the sun is about to set for six months.U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko tracks a killer in Antarctica as the sun is about to set for six months.

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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

41K

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POPULARITY

4,078

3,390

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Trivia
The British Flag in the Communications room is hanging upside down. This is an inside joke common among actual real-life South Pole installations. Since they are at the bottom of the world, if you were to look at the globe proper, the flag would appear to be right side up.

Goofs
The pilot follows the two characters down the hole to the crashed plane. In a search and rescue operation, one person would stay above ground to make sure that everyone can get back for just such emergencies as the hole collapsing.

Quotes
Man in Hall: Hey Marshal, don't you owe me a strip search?
Carrie Stetko: [about earlier streaking] You were the second guy out the door, right?
Man in Hall: Yeah.
Carrie Stetko: Not interested.

Crazy credits
The Warner Bros and Dark Castle logos fade into the aurora australis (southern lights) over the Antarctic sky.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: Kate Beckinsale/Richard Lewis/Dhani Harrison (2009)

Soundtracks
Laser Love
Written by Marc Bolan
Performed by T. Rex
Courtesy of Spirit Music Group o/b/o ITS Music Publishing BV

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Featured review

6/10

Potential Partially Frozen and Amputated

Neither great nor horrible, it's entertaining, smart, and sometimes has some surprises that are worth seeing, but expect action thriller melodrama as opposed to science fiction intrigue.

The main problem is that it's often too formulaic and cliché, sometimes nearly nonsensical. It feels in many ways like any other FBI/CIA international mystery thriller involving lots of brutally murdered people, with the exception of the setting.

Nice FX and a sort of gore horror film element (that axe murderer story lovers will greatly appreciate) add something beyond the FBI melodrama to create some excitement, thrills, and disturbing moments.