6 Best Dog Sledding and Arctic Expedition Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 26, 2026

Sled dogs and the Arctic bring out stirring stories of endurance and loyalty. Togo races a musher and his lead dog through a deadly Alaskan blizzard, Eight Below follows a team abandoned in Antarctica, and Iron Will has a teenager entering a 500-mile race to save the family farm. The Grey, White Fang and Never Cry Wolf add the wilderness’s darker side.

The Grey (2011)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Oil rig workers stranded after a plane crash in the Alaskan wilderness are hunted by a pack of wolves.

Directed by Joe Carnahan · 1h 57m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Togo (2019)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A musher and his lead sled dog race through a deadly Alaskan blizzard to deliver life-saving medicine.

Directed by Ericson Core · 1h 53m · Rated PG

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Eight Below (2006)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 73% Metacritic 64

A team of sled dogs is left behind in Antarctica and fights to survive on its own.

Directed by Frank Marshall · 2h 00m · Rated PG

2 wins & 2 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Iron Will (1994)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A determined teenager enters a gruelling 500-mile dogsled race to save his family's farm.

Directed by Charles Haid · 1h 48m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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White Fang (1991)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A gold prospector in the Yukon forms an unlikely bond with a wild, half-wolf dog.

Directed by Randal Kleiser · 1h 47m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Never Cry Wolf (1983)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A government biologist sent to study wolves in the Arctic tundra gains a deep respect for the animals.

Directed by Carroll Ballard · 1h 45m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Dog Sledding and Arctic Expedition Movies

The Grey (2011)

Togo (2019)

Eight Below (2006)

Iron Will (1994)

White Fang (1991)

Never Cry Wolf (1983)

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