Everest (2015)

Everest rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.1/10· 241K votes

Rotten Tomatoes73%

Metacritic64%

TMDb6.827/10· 5K votes

With 73% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.1/10 on IMDb and 64/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Everest

Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.

Cast of Everest

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  Jason Clarke

  as Rob Hall

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  Josh Brolin

  as Beck Weathers

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  Jake Gyllenhaal

  as Scott Fischer

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  Elizabeth Debicki

  as Caroline Mackenzie

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  Keira Knightley

  as Jan Arnold

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  Sam Worthington

  as Guy Cotter

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  Robin Wright

  as Peach Weathers

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  Emily Watson

  as Helen Wilton

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  John Hawkes

  as Doug Hansen

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  Michael Kelly

  as Jon Krakauer

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  Clive Standen

  as Ed Viesturs

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  Martin Henderson

  as Andy 'Harold' Harris

Everest facts

Budget

$55M

Box office

$203.4M

Our take on Everest

Baltasar Kormákur's 2015 survival drama dramatizes a real, calamitous attempt on the world's highest peak, tracing two expeditions overtaken by one of the fiercest storms ever recorded on the mountain. Rather than manufacturing villains, it lets altitude, cold and thinning air become the antagonists, testing lifelong ambitions against limits the body simply cannot outrun. Kormákur emphasizes scale and physical peril over conventional heroics, so the tension comes from logistics, weather and hard choices rather than melodrama. Viewers who appreciate grounded true-story adventure and sweeping mountain vistas will be rewarded; those wanting neat triumph may find its honesty sobering. Watch it on the largest screen you can for full effect.