Sugar Mountain

Two brothers struggling with misfortune plan to fake a disappearance in the Alaskan wilderness to profit from a fabricated survival story. However, the deception quickly spirals into a genuine crisis as they struggle to survive in the wild. While local residents launch a search effort, a sheriff begins to suspect the truth behind the incident, leaving the group to navigate threats from both the law and a dangerous criminal.

Directed by Richard Gray, this 2016 drama and thriller is the third film in his directing career, following Mine Games and The Lookalike. The movie features a cast including Drew Roy, Haley Webb, and Shane Coffey. The production was handled by several companies, including Screen Media Films and Yellow Brick Films, with a screenplay written by Abe Pogos.

The film received mixed reactions from viewers and critics. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 5.5/10 based on 4,500 votes, while on TMDB it has a score of 5.6/10 from 126 votes. These audience scores are slightly higher than the rating from film critics, which stands at 4.9/10 based on 11 reviews.