Snowbound Stories: Top 10 Travel Films Perfect For Winter Viewing

OT Staff & Waquar Habib

Into the Wild (2007)

Into the Wild follows Christopher McCandless’s cross-country odyssey into Alaskan wilderness; stark winter landscapes, solitary travel and deep existential wonder make it a haunting, essential cold-season travel film experience.

The poster of Into the Wild (2007) | IMDb

The Polar Express (2004)

The Polar Express is an enchanting animated train adventure to the North Pole; snowy visuals, orchestral score and festive wonder combine for magical family viewing during the winter holidays.

The poster of The Polar Express (2004) | IMDb

A Christmas Carol (various adaptations)

A Christmas Carol charts Ebenezer Scrooge’s spectral journeys through Victorian London; frost-laden streets, candlelit interiors and moral redemption suit cosy, reflective and restorative viewing on cold winter nights.

A poster of A Christmas Carol (2009) | IMDb

Transsiberian (2008)

Transsiberian is a taut thriller aboard the Trans-Siberian Railway from China to Moscow; claustrophobic compartments, bleak snowy plains and mounting brooding mistrust turn winter travel into suspenseful cinematic tension.

The poster of Transsiberian (2008) | IMDb

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

Planes, Trains and Automobiles follows mismatched travellers through snowbound America during Thanksgiving; hilarious travel mishaps, warm-hearted friendship and wintry setbacks create an enduring, feel-good road comedy perfect for winter.

Poster of Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) | IMDb

Love On The Slopes (2018)

Love On The Slopes unfolds at a picturesque ski resort where chance meetings and alpine activities spark romance; powder-snow scenes, cosy chalets and skiing sequences make it charmingly wintry.

The poster of Love On The Slopes (2018) | IMDb

Old Joy (2006)

Set against Oregon’s misty forests, Old Joy follows two old friends on a weekend camping trip through the Cascade Mountains. Their quiet journey through rain-soaked trails explores friendship, change, and the melancholy beauty of nature’s stillness.

The poster of Old Joy (2006) | IMDb

Under An Arctic Sky (2017)

Under An Arctic Sky documents an Icelandic sea expedition chasing legendary cod in freezing seas; raw stormy footage, polar light and gritty determination create visceral, high-altitude winter adventure cinema.

The poster of Under An Arctic Sky (2017) | IMDb

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

Set in a bleak New York winter of 1961, Inside Llewyn Davis follows a struggling folk musician wandering Greenwich Village. Snowy streets, smoky cafés and soulful songs evoke a melancholic journey through art, travel and survival — a perfect introspective winter watch.

A view of the poster of Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) | oscarisaachourly/instagram

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 follows Harry, Ron and Hermione on a bleak, perilous winter journey; frostbitten landscapes and tense road-like questing heighten atmospheric, cold-season drama.

The poster of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) | IMDb

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