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The Climb

2020 · 94 min

A bittersweet, funny-sad ride through a messy friendship, full of awkward laughs and quiet heartache.

Overview
Kyle and Mike are best friends who share a close bond — until Mike sleeps with Kyle’s fiancée. A stormy but enduring relationship ensues between Kyle, with limitless patience, and Mike, who only lives his life by sowing discord in that of others, across many years of laughter, heartbreak, and rage.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • love
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Michael Angelo Covino
Written by
Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin
Starring
Kyle Marvin, Michael Angelo Covino, Gayle Rankin, Talia Balsam, George Wendt, Judith Godrèche, Daniella Covino, Eden Malyn
Music
Jon Natchez, Martin Mabz
Cinematography
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Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French

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