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Everest

Movie · 2015 · 121 min

A tense, harrowing climb that immerses you in the peril and emotional toll of a doomed expedition.

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2015 film directed by Baltasar Kormákur
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Year
2015
Runtime
121 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • death
  • ambition
  • family
  • nature
Places
  • wilderness
  • military
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, action, adventure, biographical, disaster, thriller, survival
Directed by
Baltasar Kormákur
Written by
Simon Beaufoy, William Nicholson
Starring
Keira Knightley, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sam Worthington, Robin Wright, Josh Brolin, Emily Watson, Vanessa Kirby, Elizabeth Debicki
Music
Dario Marianelli
Cinematography
Salvatore Totino
Runtime
121 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom, Iceland
Languages
English

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