...Eight Below is a testament to the challenges of survival and friendship.

| Feb 17, 2022

A marvelous family film.

| Original Score: 3.0/4.0 | Sep 7, 2020

[Director] Frank Marshall does a good job.

| Original Score: 7/10 | May 14, 2019

This surprisingly impressive adventure tale from director Frank Marshall escaped being Disneyfied, meaning that the animals are heroic, wondrous and believable, but not cute.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 26, 2018

It's a family friendly dog adventure film, with great wintry location shots, an emotionally pleasing feel-good story and a one-note but warm star performance by Paul Walker.

| Original Score: B | Jun 26, 2017

Kids will be enraptured (and a tad frightened) and all but the stoniest-hearted adults will join them for a bit of a cry.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 27, 2011

Live-action animal adventures have always been a Disney specialty, and this one has a pretty compelling plot.

| May 27, 2011

At first sight a fun but slightly sappy man-and-his-dogs story, Eight Below quickly evolves into a well-crafted wilderness adventure reminiscent of Disney's heyday.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 21, 2011

It's heartbreaking, it's exciting, it's engrossing, it's a home run for Disney, and it's finally a good performance for Paul Walker.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Apr 29, 2009

It's the canine players who carry the movie and will capture the hearts of viewers young and old.

| Feb 22, 2007

The film is padded out to a full two hours, which may not be quite as long as the dogs have to wait for their rescue, but it does feel like it.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 22, 2006

The human interaction is just a little too precious and the digression away from the dogs and the main story is just too long for it to feel like anything but a major detour.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Sep 19, 2006

It's heartwarming, occasionally exciting, and some of the cinematography is exemplary.

| Jun 24, 2006

The film looks handsome, the photography is grand, and the dogs do their part admirably. Now, if it weren't for those pesky humans....

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jun 12, 2006

The movie is a perfectly decent work of fiction and an enjoyable family adventure.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 12, 2006

There are times when resisting the Disney line just isn't worth the effort.

| May 6, 2006

After two hours in Walker's slack-jawed company, you feel like you've just gone through the Antarctic winter yourself.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 6, 2006

Walker and co. might get a healthy burst of screentime in the middle, but its the team of dogs who steal the show.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 6, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 4, 2006

The dogs are adorable and the scenery is impressive, but this is poorly written, badly paced and at least 30 minutes too long.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 21, 2006