Everest
Set in 1996 when a number of simultaneous expeditions up Mount Everest resulted in the deaths of eight climbers. Climbers from two expeditions start their final ascent toward the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Challenged by the harshest conditions imaginable, the teams must endure blistering winds and freezing temperatures in an epic battle to survive against nearly impossible odds.
28 October 1960, Park Forest, Illinois, USA
1956, Central Square, New York, USA
24 August 1990, Paris, France
22 June 1983, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
December 05, 2016
Everest is one of those cinematic spectacles that doesn't insult the intelligence of its audience and tries to tell the truth about an extraordinary adventure as solidly and dramatically as it can.
October 31, 2016
I don't usually suffer from chattering teeth and attacks of vertigo while watching a movie, but as this panorama of Himalayan disaster reached its climax I began to fear that I might need paramedics and an emergency evacuation.
September 18, 2015
Ultimately, "Everest" is an achievement of production, capturing the landscape in striking IMAX cinematography. It's also the compelling tale of mountains and the people who feel the need to conquer them, or be conquered in the process.
September 18, 2015
Everest takes an inordinate amount of time to get the pieces in place. However, once the group departs base camp and begins the ascent, the film sloughs off its slow pace and transforms into a gripping tale of survival, life, and death.
September 20, 2015
Unlike many mountain-disaster stories, this is the kind that makes you never want to look at a mountain again.
May 14, 2017
Hit-and-miss filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur delivers a strong opening stretch that effectively sets up the scenario and various characters...
September 18, 2015
A white-knuckle survival film with an outstanding cast.
October 31, 2016
Kormákur genuflects to the tragedy without really shaping it; when it's time for the movie to face reality, it doesn't bring along much additional insight.
September 24, 2015
For all the natural spectacle, the characters are what hold one's attention.
July 14, 2016
This is a tale of hubris and tragedy, a reminder that pushing oneself solely for the point of pushing oneself is not a particularly good use of one's time on this planet.
