The Climbers

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The Climbers

2019

2h 5m

Adventure

Drama

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Chinese climbers push themselves to the limit -- both mentally and physically -- as they try to scale the summit to Mount Everest.

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Mike McCahill

Guardian

Oct 4, 2019

3/5

Lee balances vertiginous, windswept set-pieces with satisfying character beats.

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Simon Abrams

TheWrap

Oct 1, 2019

Impressive sound design, which makes every carabiner clink and boulder impact seem monumental, and Lee's skilled use of close-up photography (combined with fast-cut montage editing) make The Climbers worth seeing on a big screen.

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Elizabeth Kerr

The Hollywood Reporter

Oct 1, 2019

None of the relationships transcend narrative function, and so death, rage and reconciliations ring hollow.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

Oct 4, 2019

While emphasizing spectacle over substance, this true-life adventure about Chinese mountaineers trying to climb Mount Everest is only sporadically stirring.

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Richard Yu

Cinema Escapist

Oct 1, 2019

The Climbers had the potential to be a gripping drama-thriller and project China's soft power while doing so, but instead the overt focus on fighting for national pride makes the film a flop.

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Edmund Lee

South China Morning Post

Oct 1, 2019

2.5/5

This account of the Chinese Mount Everest expeditions in 1960 and 1975 is a nationalistic spectacle that, curiously, often also allows personal sentiment to get in the way of the greater good.

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SunflowerQ

Oct 9, 2019

Great movie, deserve a higher rating. Way better than what I expected.

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yuxin

Oct 8, 2019

very good movie, my son like too. I am very appreciative there is Chinese movie in Portland!

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Sirichai

Oct 5, 2019

Excellent cinematography, sight and sound.

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Jesse A

Oct 1, 2019

decent action. melodramatic. definitely noticeably propaganda. mediocre CGI (and color timing even tho it was an IMAX screening).

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awesome!

Oct 1, 2019

great Chinese movie!

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Caleb T

@RT70324793 Apr 28, 2025

This movie could've been great. Had a fantastic real life story they could've told but instead it seems like someone in the office said "why do we need to spend time on a storyline to get an emotional response when we can either kill someone or have someone almost die over and over"

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Synopsis

Chinese climbers push themselves to the limit -- both mentally and physically -- as they try to scale the summit to Mount Everest.

Director: Daniel Lee
Producer: Zhong-lun Ren
Screenwriter: Ai Lai
Distributor: Well Go USA
Production Co: Shanghai Film Group
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 4, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 25, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $482.4K
Runtime: 2h 5m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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