Movies and TvShows featuring "polar-zone" theme.

Jack Hall, a paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to save his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm that plunges the planet into a new Ice Age. As the storm worsens, Jack discovers the urgency of his mission and the devastating effects of climate change. With the help of his colleagues and a meteorologist, Jack uses his weather model to forecast the extreme weather events happening worldwide. The climate system changes drastically, unleashing tornadoes, hailstorms, and icy conditions on major cities. As chaos ensues, Jack's son, Sam, finds himself in the middle of the storm in New York City. With time running out, Jack sets off to find his son, battling freezing temperatures and dangerous conditions. Meanwhile, the world faces a mass exodus as people try to escape the catastrophic weather. Jack's prediction of a new Ice Age comes true as the majority of the northern hemisphere is covered in ice, showcasing the devastating effects of climate change combined with the force of nature. The movie ends with a glimpse of hope, as survivors are rescued in Mexico and astronauts observe Earth from space, emphasizing the urgent need for environmental protection and action against climate change.

Nanook of the North is a groundbreaking documentary that provides a glimpse into the life of an Inuit family in the Canadian Arctic. The film showcases their struggles with hunting, survival, and the harsh Arctic climate, while also shedding light on their rich cultural traditions and unique way of life.

Six polar explorers arrives to a remote island in Arctic for a year-long scientific expedition. When their ship departs, they unpack only to find a young stowaway, who romanticized Arctic heroes, and tried to join them on multiple occasions finally succeeding. That's how six became seven. Life of polar explorers is tough, and full of danger. During one year they are largely isolated from the mainland, and should survive using their resourcefulness, smarts, knowledge, and existing supplies with occasional unreliable radio communications. The Seven are resilient, cheerful, they forged a true friendship. Now they are ready to face the unforgiving Arctic.

Global warming in context. What the climate of the past tells us about the climate of the future.

A group of best friends from Finland become extreme stuntmen and face injury while performing wild stunts in the polar zone.

Does doctor Jan Terelak belong to an “elitist” group of the most unethical experimenters? The Polish scientist tested boundaries of human mental resilience in extreme conditions of solitude in Antarctica. The starting point for Piotr Jaworski's documentary is the psychologist's journal. The project from forty years ago was focused on studying the mental condition of polar explorers at the Polish station. Men were in the situation of confinement, comparable to a space mission. The film reconstructs these events, referring to the then contemporary context and changes in the perception of science.