Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- foreboding
- visceral
- oppressive
- immersive home theater night
- adventure movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be a gripping and visually impressive true-story survival drama, while noting that its characterization and storytelling could be conventional.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The climbers are overwhelmed by Everest's blizzard, freezing temperatures, thin air, and impassable terrain.
The plot centers on two commercial expeditions whose guides manage paying climbers during a summit attempt.
Premium-format imagery emphasizes Everest's immense scale, exposed ridges, storm conditions, and climbers' vulnerability.
Rob Hall, Beck Weathers, Scott Fischer, and other expedition members experience the 1996 crisis from interconnected perspectives.
Films like Everest, and why
The Impossible
shared true-event survival drama, extreme wilderness peril, and large-scale natural-disaster spectacle
Touching the Void
shared mountaineering survival focus, physical endurance, and harsh environmental threat
The Summit
shared high-altitude adventure, survival tension, and visually immersive expedition filmmaking
Movie Details
- Director
- Baltasar Kormákur
- Release Date
- 2015-09-10
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (5363)
Cast
- Jason Clarke
- Josh Brolin
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Elizabeth Debicki
- Keira Knightley
- Sam Worthington
- Robin Wright
- Emily Watson
- John Hawkes
- Michael Kelly
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- History Vault
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Everest about?
- Commercial climbers confront a catastrophic blizzard during the 1996 Everest summit push in a visceral true-life survival drama.
- What is Everest like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Everest as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Everest violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Everest as mild.
- What did critics think of Everest?
- Critics broadly found the film to be a gripping and visually impressive true-story survival drama, while noting that its characterization and storytelling could be conventional.
- Which films are like Everest?
- Films with a similar feel include The Impossible, Touching the Void, and The Summit.
- How long is Everest?
- Everest runs 121 minutes.
- Where can I watch Everest?
- In United States, Everest streams on History Vault.
