It's blazing outside. The kind of hot where the air feels thick and the pavement looks like it's melting. You don't want to move. You definitely don't want to go outside. What you do want is to feel cold — even if it's just in your head. That's where movies come in. There's something genuinely refreshing about watching characters trudge through blizzards, survive arctic expeditions, and battle subzero temperatures while you're sweating on your couch.

Here are the best cold, icy, and snow-soaked movies streaming right now.

The Revenant (2015)

Streaming on Hulu, Disney+. Hugh Glass is mauled by a bear and left for dead in the frozen American frontier. One of the coldest, most brutal survival stories ever put to film.

Fargo (1996)

Streaming on Hulu. The Coen Brothers' darkly comic crime masterpiece set in the windswept frozen tundra of Minnesota. Snow, parkas, and a wood chipper.

The Thing (1982)

Streaming on Peacock. John Carpenter's sci-fi horror classic set at a research station in Antarctica. A shape-shifting alien hunts the crew one by one. Terrifying and relentlessly cold.

Everest (2015)

Streaming on Peacock, Netflix. Based on the true story of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster. Two expedition teams trapped near the summit in a brutal storm. Nothing reframes your summer heat problems like watching people survive a blizzard at 29,000 feet.

Arctic (2018)

Streaming free on Tubi, Pluto TV. A man stranded alone in the Arctic after a plane crash must decide whether to stay or attempt a perilous journey across brutal terrain. Minimal dialogue, maximum cold.

The Shining (1980)

Streaming on Max. The Torrance family winters over at the completely snowed-in Overlook Hotel in Colorado. One of cinema's most iconic frozen sequences in the hedge maze finale.

Misery (1990)

Streaming on Max, Tubi. Author Paul Sheldon crashes in a snowstorm and is rescued by his number one fan. Set during a brutal Colorado blizzard — escape is literally impossible.

30 Days of Night (2007)

Streaming free on Tubi. In Barrow, Alaska the sun sets for 30 consecutive days every winter. Vampires show up. One of the most underrated horror films of the 2000s.

Cool Runnings (1993)

Streaming on Disney+. The true story of Jamaica's first bobsled team competing in the 1988 Winter Olympics. Funny, heartwarming, and full of snow and ice.

Frozen (2013)

Streaming on Disney+. Queen Elsa creates an eternal winter in her kingdom. Let It Go hits differently when it's 98°F outside.

Eight Below (2006)

Streaming on Disney+. Eight sled dogs left behind in Antarctica when their research team evacuates. Based on a true story. Beautiful and emotional.

Happy Feet (2006)

Streaming on Max. An animated penguin musical set in Antarctica. Robin Williams voices two characters. Your kids will love it — and so will you.

Alive (1993)

Streaming free on Tubi. When a Uruguayan rugby team's plane crashes in the Andes in 1972, survivors face brutal cold and starvation. Based on a true story. One of the most harrowing survival films ever made.

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

Streaming on Hulu. A climate disaster triggers a new ice age, freezing the Northern Hemisphere in days. New York City encased in ice. Scientifically ridiculous and completely satisfying on a hot day.

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