127 Hours (2010) Movie poster and book cover compared.

127 Hours

Danny Boyle, 2010

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Aron Ralston, 2004

127 Hours is a movie directed by Danny Boyle in 2010 and based on the book Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston, first published in 2004. The movie features James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, Sean Bott, Koleman Stinger, Treat Williams, and others.

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RATING

7.5

/ 10

Movie Poster: 127 Hours (Danny Boyle, 2010)

7.6

/ 10

Book Cover: Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Aron Ralston, 2004)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of Between a Rock and a Hard Place, the 2004 book by Aron Ralston.

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Read by: Aron Ralston

Storyline

In April 2003, avid mountaineer Aron Ralston goes hiking at Utah’s Canyonlands National Park; he did not tell anyone where he was going. He shortly begins recording a video diary using his camcorder to maintain morale, as he chips away parts of the boulder with a pocket knife.

Movie vs Book

Poster of 127 Hours, the 2010 movie by Danny Boyle

Year

2010

Minutes

94

Movie Rate

7.50

Source: IMDb

Movie

127 Hours

Country: USA

Year: 2010

Length: 1h34m

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Cover of Between a Rock and a Hard Place, the 2004 book by Aron Ralston

Year

2004

Pages

368

Book Rate

7.66

S: Goodreads

Book

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Country: USA

First published in: 2004

Length: 368 pages

Genre: Biography

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Poster of 127 Hours, the 2010 movie by Danny Boyle

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