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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

2013

A timid magazine photo editor who escapes his drab life through elaborate daydreams is finally jolted into a real adventure — across Greenland, Iceland, and the Himalayas — when a crucial photo negative goes missing. A whimsical, heartfelt comedy.

Why it’s here

An American film whose longest and most transformative travel movement occurs across Iceland.

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