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127 Hours

127 Hours

Every second counts.

20107.11h 34m

Overview

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.

Directed by Danny Boyle
Written by Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy, Aron Ralston
Produced by Danny Boyle, Christian Colson, John Smithson
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $35.7M

Top Cast

James Franco

James Franco

Aron Ralston

Kate Mara

Kate Mara

Kristi Moore

Amber Tamblyn

Amber Tamblyn

Megan McBride

Clémence Poésy

Clémence Poésy

Rana

Lizzy Caplan

Lizzy Caplan

Sonja Ralston

Kate Burton

Kate Burton

Aron's Mom

Treat Williams

Treat Williams

Aron's Dad

Sean Bott

Sean Bott

Aron's Friend

Fenton Quinn

Fenton Quinn

Blue John

J

John Lawrence

Brion

Themes & Keywords

canyonbased on novel or bookutahphotographydespairhikingbiographyengineerbased on true storyalonemountain bikingstruggle for survivaltrappedbouldercavernvideo recorderadventurerdisturbedrock climbingisolatedhikersmemorieshallucinationsdesperationdistressing

About 127 Hours

127 Hours is a adventure, drama, thriller film released in 2010 exploring themes of canyon, based on novel or book, utah, photography, despair, hiking. Directed by Danny Boyle, it stars James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn. 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.

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