“Iron Will” is based on a 522-mile dog-sled race, the Red River-St. Paul Sports Carnival Derby, which took place in 1917 from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to St. Paul, Minn.

In all of my many movie experiences, I have never before seen a film that gave me such a strong urge to buy Chapstick as Iron Will did. Filmed in the frigid terrain of Minnesota, this inspirational… ...

As a sucker for dog-sled movies-well, why not?-I have to say that “Iron Will” notably pulls its own weight. An old-fashioned, sometimes poignant family adventure story, it certainly has… ...