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The Rescue

The Rescue2021 · 107 min · ★ 8.0directed by Jimmy Chin

Free Solo

Free Solo2018 · 100 min · ★ 7.9directed by Jimmy Chin

Touching the Void

Touching the Void2003 · 106 min · ★ 7.6directed by Kevin Macdonald

Becoming Cousteau

Becoming Cousteau2021 · 94 min · ★ 6.9directed by Liz Garbus

Riding Giants

Riding Giants2004 · 105 min · ★ 7.6directed by Stacy Peralta

Explorer: The Last Tepui

Explorer: The Last Tepui2022 · 55 min · ★ 7.5directed by Renan Öztürk

Endurance

Endurance2024 · 103 min · ★ 7.0directed by Natalie Hewit

Skywalkers: A Love Story

Skywalkers: A Love Story2024 · 101 min · ★ 7.2directed by Jeff Zimbalist

Dogtown and Z-Boys

Dogtown and Z-Boys2002 · 90 min · ★ 7.0directed by Stacy Peralta

Man on Wire

Man on Wire2008 · 94 min · ★ 7.4directed by James Marsh

The Endurance

The Endurance2000 · 97 min · ★ 7.0directed by George Butler

Alone in the Wilderness

Alone in the Wilderness2004 · 57 min · ★ 7.9directed by Dick Proenneke

Deepsea Challenge 3D

Deepsea Challenge 3D2014 · 90 min · ★ 6.6directed by Andrew Wight

The Dawn Wall

The Dawn Wall2017 · 101 min · ★ 8.0directed by Josh Lowell

180° South

180° South2010 · 86 min · ★ 7.2directed by Chris Malloy

The Endless Summer

The Endless Summer1966 · 91 min · ★ 7.2directed by Bruce Brown

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa2024 · 104 min · ★ 7.6directed by Lucy Walker

Meru

Meru2015 · 89 min · ★ 7.4directed by Jimmy Chin

The Art of Flight

The Art of Flight2011 · 80 min · ★ 7.8directed by Curt Morgan

Valley Uprising

Valley Uprising2014 · 99 min · ★ 7.7directed by Josh Lowell

The Wildest Dream

The Wildest Dream2010 · 94 min · ★ 7.1directed by Anthony Geffen

Last Breath

Last Breath2019 · 85 min · ★ 7.5directed by Alex Parkinson

Maidentrip

Maidentrip2014 · 82 min · ★ 7.1directed by Jillian Schlesinger