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->''"Nobody knows where we are! '''Nobody''' knows where we are! All we have is me and you!"''

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->''"Nobody knows where we are! '''Nobody''' ''Nobody'' knows where we are! All we have is me and you!"''
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** Ben almost falls off a mountain side, and Alex almost gets mangled by a cougar.

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** Ben almost falls off a mountain side, and Alex is almost gets mangled by a cougar.
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* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler:Ben's wife Sarah died three years earlier from a brain tumor, and he still cannot bring himself to talk about her.]]
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'''''The Mountain Between Us''''' is a 2017 survival-romantic-drama directed by Hany Abu-Assad.

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'''''The ''The Mountain Between Us''''' Us'' is a 2017 survival-romantic-drama directed by Hany Abu-Assad.

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* PantyShot: Alex jokes that Ben just likes to see her fancy underpants when he moves her pants down.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Alex didn't inform anyone when she charted a small plane.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Alex didn't inform anyone when she charted a small plane.plane, meaning that when it crashes it will take much longer for anyone to figure out what has happened, let alone come to her rescue.
* DisposableFiance: Alex is engaged to a man named Mark and is actually catching the flight to get to her wedding on time. However, Ben is her main love interest and Mark is barely in the movie. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, Alex reveals she couldn't go through with marrying Mark because she had fallen in love with Ben]].

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* ActionSurvivor: Alex and Ben.

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* ActionSurvivor: Alex and Ben.Ben, who are a photojournalist and neurosurgeon, respectively, yet are able to use what skills they have to survive on the mountain.



* FromBadToWorse: Alex and Ben's plane was cancelled, so they decide to take a small plane. That plane crashes on a mountain, and the pilot didn't fly on the flight path, meaning that no one knows that a plane has crashed.

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* FromBadToWorse: FromBadToWorse:
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Alex and Ben's plane was cancelled, so they decide to take a small plane. That plane crashes on a mountain, and the pilot didn't fly on the flight path, meaning that no one knows that a plane has crashed.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Alex, when she realizes that it was her idea to take the plane, and that she didn't tell anyone.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
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Alex, when she realizes that it was her idea to take the plane, and that she didn't tell anyone.



* NoAntagonist: Although Alex was the one who persuaded Ben to take the small plane, she would have had no clue that it would have crashed, leaving them stranded.

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* NoAntagonist: The only antagonist in the film is the elements. Although Alex was the one who persuaded Ben to take the small plane, she would have had no clue that it would have crashed, leaving them stranded.



* ScarSurvey: After gaining conciousness, Ben surveys Alex and himself for any injuries and scars.

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* ScarSurvey: After gaining conciousness, consciousness, Ben surveys Alex and himself for any injuries and scars.
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* NotSoDifferent: Ben and Alex realize this.
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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Zig-zagged. Ben and Alex are portrayed as having the abrasions and bruises one would have in that real life situation. However, at the cabin, where both would have have excessive body hair and smell horrifically, they hook up.

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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Zig-zagged. Ben and Alex are portrayed as having the abrasions and bruises one would have in that real life situation. However, at the cabin, where both would have have excessive body hair and smell horrifically, they hook up.

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[[caption-width-right:350: Ben and Alex on the stranded plane.]]

->"Nobody knows where we are! '''''Nobody''''' knows where we are! All we have is me and you!"
->-- '''Alex '''

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'''Previews:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jyzGKXBOxA Trailer]].
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--> '''''Ben:''''' We're not going to die. Not today.

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--> '''''Ben:''''' -->'''Ben:''' We're not going to die. Not today.



* SnowMeansLove: While amongst the snow, Alex and Ben fall in love.

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* SnowMeansLove: While amongst the snow, Alex and Ben fall in love.love.
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->''[[Music/{{Zayn}} ♫ I'll be with you from dusk till dawn]]\\
[[Music/{{Sia}} Baby, I'm right here! ♫]]''
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* NightmareFuel: Imagine taking a plane, crashing into the side of a mountain with a complete stranger, and having to make your way down in what would be a weeks-long journey, not knowing if you'll make it out alive.
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->"Nobody knows where we are! ''Nobody'' knows where we are! All we have is me and you!"

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->"Nobody knows where we are! ''Nobody'' '''''Nobody''''' knows where we are! All we have is me and you!"
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* Determinator: Both Alex and Ben.

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* Determinator: {{Determinator}}: Both Alex and Ben.
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* BravingTheBlizzard: The pair encounters freezing temperatures, thick snow and strong winds.
* CabinFever: Alex and Ben are antagionistic towards one another as they're the only ones stuck up there on the mountain. When they are in an actual cabin, [[GladToBeAliveSex it's quite the opposite, in fact.]]


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* Determinator: Both Alex and Ben.
--> '''''Ben:''''' We're not going to die. Not today.


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* FightToSurvive: Alex and Ben have to combat sub-zero temperatures, blizzards, lack of food/water/shelter, and maneuver down the mountain, where there is no guarantee that they'll find help.
* FrigidWaterIsHarmless: Strongly averted. When Alex is submerged in sub-temperature water, she loses consciousness for a few days.


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* IcyBlueEyes: Literally, for Alex.
* ImColdSoCold: Said almost verbatim by Alex.


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* MountaintopHealthcare: Realistically, this was avoided. When they find a cabin, it is filled with very little supplies to use.


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* NightmareFuel: Imagine taking a plane, crashing into the side of a mountain with a complete stranger, and having to make your way down in what would be a weeks-long journey, not knowing if you'll make it out alive.


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* PolarMadness: Of course.


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* SnowMeansDeath: Thankfully averted.
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* LongingLook: Ben lovingly stares at Alex in the cave.



* NoAntagonist: Although Alex was the one who persuaded Ben to take the small plane, she would have had no clue that it would have crashed, leaving them stranded.



* ShootTheDog: Strongly averted. The dog survives.

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* ShootTheDog: Strongly averted. The dog survives.survives.
* SnowMeansLove: While amongst the snow, Alex and Ben fall in love.
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* SceneryPorn: Naturally, there's gorgeous scenes of mountains.

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* ActionSurviver: Alex and Ben.

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* ActionSurviver: ActionSurvivor: Alex and Ben.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Alex, when she realizes that it was her idea to take the plane, and that she didn't tell anyone.
** When Ben realises that he angered Alex to leave by herself.
* NobodyPoops: Averted. Ben and Alex discuss urinating, especially because Alex needs help due to her injured leg.
* NotSoDifferent: Ben and Alex realize this.
* PantyShot: Alex jokes that Ben just likes to see her fancy underpants when he moves her pants down.
* RescueRomance: Ben falls for Alex, that seeing Alex's fiance causes him to cry in his room. Alex feels the same way, but because Ben didn't reply to her messages due to her marriage, she doesn't know that he reciprocates. At the end, however...



* ScarSurvey: After gaining conciousness, Ben surveys Alex and himself for any injuries and scars.

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* ScarSurvey: After gaining conciousness, Ben surveys Alex and himself for any injuries and scars.scars.
* ShootTheDog: Strongly averted. The dog survives.
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[[caption-width-right:350: Ben and Alex on the stranded plane.]]

->"Nobody knows where we are! ''Nobody'' knows where we are! All we have is me and you!"
->-- '''Alex '''

'''''The Mountain Between Us''''' is a 2017 survival-romantic-drama directed by Hany Abu-Assad.

Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers, Alex (Creator/KateWinslet) and Ben (Creator/IdrisElba), must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow-covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across the wilderness.

As the days stretch into weeks, the pair encounter treacherous conditions that threaten their lives. Fighting against the elements, Alex and Ben work together to survive and find help.

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* ActionSurviver: Alex and Ben.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Zig-zagged. Ben and Alex are portrayed as having the abrasions and bruises one would have in that real life situation. However, at the cabin, where both would have have excessive body hair and smell horrifically, they hook up.
* ChekhovsHobby: Ben is a doctor, and thus can easily help Alex heal from her injuries.
* ContrivedCoincidence: Ben just happens to be heading to a surgery, and therefore has a lot of his medical equipment needed to help them survive.
* DangerThinIce: Alex stands up and brushes her feet against the snow, seeing a small part of ice. Before she can step off, the ice gives way and she falls through.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Alex didn't inform anyone when she charted a small plane.
* DisposablePilot: Walter dies after the plane crashes on the mountain.
* FromBadToWorse: Alex and Ben's plane was cancelled, so they decide to take a small plane. That plane crashes on a mountain, and the pilot didn't fly on the flight path, meaning that no one knows that a plane has crashed.
** Ben almost falls off a mountain side, and Alex almost gets mangled by a cougar.
** When they make their way down the mountain, Alex falls in a frozen dam, and Ben has his leg caught in a bear trap.
*GladToBeAliveSex: Alex and Ben sleep together after being in the cabin together.
* HollywoodHealing: Averted. Alex injures her leg and is seen limping for all the film.
* IronicEcho: "The heart is just a muscle."
* ScarsAreForever: Ben's hands were so damaged that he can no longer perform surgery.
* ScarSurvey: After gaining conciousness, Ben surveys Alex and himself for any injuries and scars.

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