Nanook of the North (1922)
"A story of life and love in the actual Arctic."
ThumbScore
👍 86%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 100%
(RT: 100%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Allakariallak as Nanook
Alice Nevalinga as Nanook's Wife - the Smiling One
Cunayou as Cunayou - Nanook's Daughter
Allegoo as Allegoo - Nanook's Son
Allee as Allee - Nanook's Son
Is Nanook of the North good?
Yes. 86% audience score, estimated from 335 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 100%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
Overview
This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful subjects survive in such a harsh climate, revealing how they construct their igloo homes and find food by hunting and fishing. The film also captures the beautiful, if unforgiving, frozen landscape of the Great White North, far removed from conventional civilization. Wikipedia ↗
