It was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Franco and Best Picture.
127 Hours was well received by critics and audiences and grossed $60 million worldwide. Beaufoy, Colson, and Rahman had all previously worked with Boyle on Slumdog Millionaire (2008). The film, based on Ralston's memoir Between a Rock and a Hard Place (2004), was written by Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, co-produced by Christian Colson and John Smithson, and scored by A. It is a British and American venture produced by Pathé, Everest Entertainment, Film4 Productions, HandMade Films and Cloud Eight Films. In the film, canyoneer Aron Ralston must find a way to escape after he gets trapped by a boulder in an isolated slot canyon in Bluejohn Canyon, southeastern Utah, in April 2003. The film stars James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn and Clémence Poésy. 127 Hours is a 2010 biographical survival drama film co-written, produced and directed by Danny Boyle.
