The Grey

John Ottway works as a sharpshooter at a remote Alaskan oil facility to protect workers from grey wolf attacks. The death of his wife from a terminal illness has left him deeply disappointed in his life, and he contemplates suicide on the last day of his service. The next day, he embarks on the return flight to Anchorage with other workers from the oil company. Shortly after takeoff, their plane crashes in an icy wilderness. The few survivors first set themselves up in the plane wreckage. During the night, one of the survivors is killed by wolves, initially without the others' notice. Ottway explains that the wolf pack must have a nearby den and feels threatened. Ideally, the wolves should leave the group alone if they move away, but the prospect of wandering toward the den and arousing the wolves' aggression proves problematic. Not expecting a rescue, the group decides the next morning to mobilize. While searching for the wallets of the dead to return to their families, Diaz finds an emergency wristwatch with a radio beacon, which he hopes will send a signal for a rescue.