Sugar Mountain

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Sugar Mountain

2016

1h 47m

5.6(119 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

Two brothers, down on their luck, fake a disappearance in the Alaskan wilderness so they'll have a great survival story to sell, but the hoax turns out to be more real than they planned.

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26 members

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Drew Roy

Miles West

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Haley Webb

Lauren Huxley

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Shane Coffey

Liam West

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Melora Walters

Tracey Huxley

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Anna Hutchison

Angie Miller

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Crawford Wilson

Deputy Bradley Dolan

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John Karna

Josh Miller

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Nick Farnell

Eddie Swan

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Steve Mouzakis

Randy Derdon

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Patrick Sane

Sharky Bait

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Cary Elwes

Jim Huxley

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Jason Momoa

Joe Bright

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Ron Holmstrom

Deputy Harbor Master

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Tyler Rothmann

Man at Bar

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Sarah Tidwell

Carol Swan

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Ernacio Moonin

Billy Boy Scout

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Maximus Antonio Moonin

David Boy Scout

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Hank West

Scout Master

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Linnea Hollingsworth

Reporter 1

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Yulia Klass

Nurse Jean

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Rolf Bardarson

Priest

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Maggie Jane Vin Zant

Boy Scout's Mother

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Dorene Lorenz

National News Anchor

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Jeanie Greene

Local News Anchor

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Bobby Campo

Miles West

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Sebastian Gregory

Liam West

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