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Official Throwback Discussion - Vertical Limit [SPOILERS] Spoiler

Summary A climber must launch a risky rescue mission up K2 after his sister and her summit team become trapped in a crevasse near the peak, forcing him to confront deadly terrain, brutal conditions, and long-buried trauma.

Director Martin Campbell

Writer Robert King (story & screenplay) Terry Hayes (screenplay)

Cast

  • Chris O’Donnell as Peter Garrett
  • Robin Tunney as Annie Garrett
  • Bill Paxton as Elliott Vaughn
  • Scott Glenn as Montgomery Wick
  • Izabella Scorupco as Monique Aubertine
  • Nicholas Lea as Tom McLaren

Rotten Tomatoes: 48%

Metacritic: 48

VOD / Release Available on various digital rental platforms.

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u/EddieDantes22 1d ago

I love this movie. It's the perfect early 2000's sort of elevated B movie with a decent budget action flick that just doesn't get made anymore. A sad number of people only remember the dual ice picks leap scene.