Alaska

Thora has a lead role in this family adventure taking place in – you guessed it – the wilderness of Alaska.

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Starring:  Thora Birch  (13 years)
Actress Score: 
2.4 / 5
(2.4)
Movie Score: 
2.0 / 5
(2.0)
Screen Time:  very large
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The father of Jessie (Thora) and her brother is the pilot of a small plane in a small village in Alaska's wilderness. One of his flights results in him crashing into a mountain, but surviving. After a rescue helicopter fails to find him, the teenagers take off on a rescue missing by themselves, equipped with just a canoe, mountain climbing equipment, and Jessie's modest wilderness savvy.
This makes for a reasonable family adventure, but nothing more. If you liked Thora in Now and Then, you probably like her also in this movie, for simply being herself. While Thora's role is large, it's quite simple and not memorable.

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