alpinism movies

Touching the Void (2003)
7.51 / 10

Documentary, Action, Adventure, Drama

The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the...

Meru (2015)
7.4 / 10

Adventure, Documentary

Meru is the electrifying story of three elite American climbers—Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk—bent on achieving the impossible.

Valley Uprising (2014)
7.7 / 10

Adventure, Documentary, History

In the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumpster-diving and wild parties that clashed with the...

Perilous Assignment (1959)
10 / 10

Documentary, Adventure

"Perilous Assignment" is an episode of ABC's Walt Disney Presents. Disney loved to show viewers behind the scenes of the daring shoots of its...

Cerro Torre: A Snowball's Chance in Hell (2013)
6.9 / 10

Documentary, Adventure

Movie about David Lama climbing the Patagonian mountain Cerro Torre for the first time free, a mountain that has been dubbed the most difficult to...

Enrique Herreros (2011)
6.5 / 10

Documentary

The story of Enrique Herreros (1903-1977), cartoonist, advertiser, poster designer, talent manager, actor, producer and filmmaker, and the most...

Vertical (1966)
5.6 / 10

Action, Adventure, Romance

In the mountains, they stand alone against whatever will happen. For the several days they live in nature, they can rely only on themselves and each...

Edlinger, la liberté au bout des doigts (2023)
10 / 10

Documentary

In the 1980s, Patrick Edlinger, nicknamed "Le Blond", painted with the grace of a poet the first chapter in the world history of free climbing. In...

Les Étoiles de midi (1960)
6.2 / 10

Documentary, Adventure

Les Etoiles de Midi is an engaging docudrama about some of the more spectacular exploits of French mountain climbers over the last several decades....

First in Line (1944)
7.2 / 10

Family, Adventure, Drama, Action

A screen adaptation of the well-known novel by Roger Frison-Roche about the harsh lives of mountain guides and their families in the French Alps,...

Fine Lines (2019)
5.8 / 10

Documentary, Adventure

For nearly three years, director Dina Khreino interviewed world-class mountain climbing athletes, listening to what compels them to leave behind...

Everest Unmasked (1978)
7 / 10

Documentary

Record of the first ascent of Everest made without the use of oxygen equipment, made in May 1978 by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler. Could it be...

The Fight for the Matterhorn (1928)
9 / 10

Drama

Struggle for the Matterhorn (German: Der Kampf ums Matterhorn) is a 1928 German-Swiss silent drama film co-directed by Mario Bonnard and Nunzio...

Bravo Marcel (2022)
10 / 10

Documentary

Safety Third (2017)
10 / 10

Documentary, Adventure

“There’s a fine line between being bold and being a dumbass. And I think Brad did some time on both sides of the line.” Such are the words...

Cervin 1865, une première tragique (2015)
10 / 10

Documentary, Drama, Adventure

The first ascent of the Matterhorn was made on July 14, 1865 by Edward Whymper, Francis Douglas, Charles Hudson, Douglas Hadow, Michel Croz and two...

Propast (1982)
0 / 10

Drama, TV Movie

Beyond the Summits (2009)
7.5 / 10

Adventure, Documentary

Catherine Destivelle is an ambassador for the French Alps and is well known in France and abroad. In Beyond the Summits, viewers will feel like they...

Eric Escoffier, la Fureur de Vivre (2019)
10 / 10

Documentary

La Face de l'Ogre (1988)
8.5 / 10

Drama

Several mountaineers attempt to climb La face de l'Ogre near Chamonix. Their starting point is a small mountain hotel from where many tourists...