127 Hours

2010
R
1h 34m

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Survival Biography Drama

A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

409K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,774

841

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 6 Oscars
- 23 wins & 150 nominations total

Aron's Friend
(as Sean A. Bott)

Koleman Stinger

Aron Age 5

Treat Williams

Aron's Dad

John Lawrence

Brian

Kate Burton

Aron's Mom

Bailee Michelle Johnson

Sonja Age 10

Parker Hadley

Aron Age 15

Clémence Poésy

Rana

Fenton Quinn

Blue John
(as Fenton G. Quinn)

Lizzy Caplan

Sonja

Peter Joshua Hull

Boy on Sofa
(as P.J. Hull)

Pieter Jan Brugge

Eric Meijer

Rebecca C. Olson

Monique Meijer
(as Rebecca Olson)

Jeffrey Wood

Andy Meijer

Norman Lehnert

Director
- Danny Boyle
Writers
All cast & crew
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Trivia
Aron Ralston filmed a daily video diary while he was stuck in the canyon; parts of the video diary were shown on a televised special about his entrapment, however most of the footage has only been shown to close friends and family and is kept in a bank vault for safety. Before shooting began both James Franco and director Danny Boyle were allowed to view the footage in order to accurately portray the events in the movie.

Goofs
After the boulder initially lands on Aron's arm he decides to remove his backpack to see what he can use to help him get out of this situation. He pulls off the backpack from both shoulders with a fair amount of ease despite his right arm being trapped under a rock and incapacitated. However, although not shown, all he had to do was undo the buckle on the right shoulder strap.

Quotes
Aron Ralston: You know, I've been thinking. Everything is... just comes together. It's me. I chose this. I chose all of this. This rock... this rock has been waiting for me my entire life. In its entire life, ever since it was a bit of meteorite a million, billion years ago up there In space. It's been waiting, to come here. Right, right here. I've been moving towards it my entire life. The minute I was born, every breath I've taken, every action has been leading me to this crack on the earth's surface.

Crazy credits
At the very end of the credits is the following paragraph: "Cycling is prohibited in Horseshoe Canyon, and in certain other specific areas of Canyonlands National Park. The filmmakers wish to make clear that neither Aron Ralson, a dedicated wilderness advocate, nor James Franco who portrays Aron in the film, cycled or condone cycling outside of the authorized trails within National Parks. For more information about protecting the Utah Canyons, the filmmakers recommend www.suwa.org".

Connections
Edited into 127 Hours: Alternate Ending (2011)

Soundtracks
Never Hear Surf Music Again
(John Pugh)
Published by Rong Music (ASCAP)
Performed by Free Blood
Courtesy of Rong Music

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Featured review

7/10

That's gotta hurt

I happen to love Danny Boyle ever since Renton took a dive in Scotlands most disgusting toilet. He is unique, along with partner in crime Alec Garland. BUT 127 Hours is still a survival story, not Trainspotting. And seeing it again, I feel Boyle uses way too much visual effects. We GET it, Aron is losing his mind, he is indeed stuck between a rock and a hard place. But I got tired by the ongoing, neverending "Boyle trips" when Aron was hallusinating. It's not a bad movie at all, but people giving it 9 or 10/10....well, it's a personal thing, but those grades are ment for 1 of 100 movies. And I for one feel that the story is more fitting as a Discovery documentary than a flashy, trippy Danny Boyle experience.