Free Solo
Seen it?2018 | 100 min | Documentary, Adventure
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (97% on Rotten Tomatoes), it won an Oscar, audiences rate it highly (7.9 out of 10) and it's still drawing plenty of interest. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and the curious.
- The mood
- Exciting, eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or safety gear, this would arguably be the greatest feat in rock climbing history.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 83 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.9 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Documentary Feature. Won 6 Emmys: Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program, Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program, Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program, Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera) and 2 more. Won 1 BAFTA: British Academy Film Awards: Best Documentary. Also nominated for 1 DGA Award and 1 PGA Award. Plus 7 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$29 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 395K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
- Alex HonnoldSelf
- Tommy CaldwellSelf
- Jimmy ChinSelf
- Sanni McCandlessSelf
- Mikey SchaeferSelf
- Cheyne LempeSelf
- Mark SynnottSelf
- Peter CroftSelf
- Dierdre WolownickSelf