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- 14 Peaks Nothing Is Impossible
- The Dawn Wall
- L’Ascension
- Touching The Void
- Beyond The Edge
- The Summit
- Meru
- Sherpa
- The Porter
- Shifting Dreams
Project Possible was the name of Nepali and former Gurkha Nims Purja’s ambitious climbing expedition. He climbed all fourteen of the world’s highest peaks in seven months. For context, the first person to achieve this feat was Italian Reinhold Messner, who took sixteen years to conquer all fourteen 8000+ peaks. At the movie’s beginning, the fastest...
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgenson’s 2015 first ascent of the Dawn Wall captured the world’s imagination. There were presidential phone calls, international media outlets, film and TV crews, and spectators. But things were still pretty basic for the two climbers up on the wall.
This feature film tells the (partially) true story of an average man who sets out to climb the world’s tallest mountain. It’s loosely based on an autobiographical book by Nadir Dendoune, a French-Senegalese journalist who reached the summit of Everest in 2008 without prior mountaineering experience or training. In the film, the fictionalized charac...
Touching the Void tells the true story of climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates’ fateful climb of the West Face of Siulla Grande. Or, more specifically, it tells the harrowing tale of their descent. They were the first to top out this peak in the Peruvian Andes. And the rock climbers’ success made what was to come even more devastating. As they deal...
This docudrama (we didn’t make that term up – honestly) tells the story of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s first ascent of the world’s tallest mountain. It earns its “docudrama” status by mixing dramatic recreations using actors with authentic archival footage. Also included are interviews with Hillary and the expedition’s leader Baron John...
Everest is the highest mountain on earth. But most mountaineers agree that K2, on the border of Pakistan and China, is the world’s most dangerous peak. This film documents the 2008 disaster that led to the deaths of eleven people. It uses dramatic reconstructions, documentary footage, and interviews with survivors to paint a vivid picture of this t...
This 2015 film chronicles the first ascent of the Shark’s Fin route on Meru Peak in the Indian Himalayas. It was co-directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. Chin is also a member of the expedition, which makes for an interesting, behind-the-scenes perspective. He and his two partners had unsuccessfully attempted to summit the peak in 2...
Sherpa is a 2015 documentary filmed during the 2014 Mount Everest ice avalanche. The film follows Sherpa Phurba Tashi, a guide who has made twenty-one summits of the world’s tallest mountain. His parents and wife worry about the dangers of his occupation, but Phurba both likes the work and depends on it to feed his family. The film explores the She...
The Porter is a short documentary about American Nathaniel J. Menninger, who decides to become a Himalayan porter. And it’s undoubtedly unique amongst climbing movies on Netflix. Like the movie Sherpa, it offers a glimpse into the less commonly seen part of Himalayan climbing. The strength of the porters and the standard that Nathaniel must rise to...
In 2015, climber Caroline Ciavaldini set herself the goal of free climbing Voie Petit. This 450m granite face on Mount Blanc is rated at 8b and was first free climbed by Alex Huner in 2005.
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- ‘Maestro’ (2023) — Editor’s Top Pick. Rated: R | Genre: Romantic Biography | Run Time: 2 hours, 9 minutes | Director: Bradley Cooper. IMDb Rating: 6.7/10 | Metacritic Rating: 77.
- ‘The Killer’ (2023) Rated: R | Genre: Crime Thriller | Run Time: 1 hour and 58 minutes | Director: David Fincher. IMDb Rating: 6.7/10 | Metacritic Rating: 73.
- ‘May December’ (2023) Rated: R | Genre: Drama | Run Time: 1 hours and 57 minutes | Director: Todd Haynes. IMDb Rating: 7.4/10 | Metacritic Rating: 83. Cast: Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, Charles Melton.
- ‘They Cloned Tyrone’ (2023) Rated: R | Genre: Sci-Fi Comedy Mystery | Run Time: 2 hours and 2 minutes | Director: Juel Taylor. IMDb Rating: 6.6/10 | Metacritic Rating: 74.
Jul 31, 2024 · The best documentary I've seen all year is on Netflix — and it deserves Oscar noms. By Tom Bedford. published 31 July 2024. Mountain Queen is a must-watch for all doc fans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
- Tom Bedford
Aug 2, 2024 · One of the most underrated crime-thriller movies just crashed Netflix's top 10 — and it's based on a shocking true story
- Martin Shore
Dec 28, 2021 · Netflix released dozens of movies throughout 2021, but here's a breakdown, overviewing of the streamer's best of the best from the last 12 months.
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What are the best movies and mini-series that premiered on Netflix this year? These are the best Netflix originals as chosen by the weekly reviews on our site – every instance where the assigned critic gave the film or series 3-4 stars. 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible. Nell Minow. 7 Prisoners. Roxana Hadadi. A Boy Called Christmas. Nell Minow.
