IMDb
5.3 /10
154 votes


Adventure · Drama · TV Movie · 1994 · 1h 40min
Margaret Reed, a wealthy and proud woman of Chicago unwillingly finds herself a member of the Donner party - a group of pioneers making their way to California by covered wagon in the summer of 1846. One by one the odds begin to stack against Margaret and her family as precious days slip away and an early winter storm closes the passes through the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Trapped without adequate food and supplies, Margaret struggles to keep her family alive.
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IMDb
5.3 /10
154 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
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TMDB
6.0 /10
8 votes
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Weighted average
5.6/10