Metacritic Movie Ratings
Eight Below Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 83

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  There's something invigorating about this unpretentious dog tale. And if a penguin drops by to promote his own movie product, well, there's room on the frozen continent for all.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen

  Disney may have written the book on live-action animal adventure stories, but it has been quite a while since there has been a chapter as terrific as Eight Below.

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• 75

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Walker is adorable, but gives a one-note performance. Greenwood, a charismatic and unsung character actor, has the most noteworthy human performance as a somewhat arrogant academic whose decency keeps him from becoming a stock villain in a formulaic story.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Remarkable, how in a film where we KNOW with an absolute certainty that all or most of the dogs must survive, Eight Below succeeds as an effective story. It works by focusing on the dogs.

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyDennis Harvey

  An easy watch, thanks to the splendors of frosty scenery and furry canines.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York Times

  Eight Below is Grade A pooch porn, an orgy of canine cuteness.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust

  This family adventure about a team of sled dogs abandoned in Antarctica naturally invokes the traditional shout of "Mush!" urging the canines to go faster, but it's also an apt descriptor of both its shameless sentimentality and ineptly structured story.

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