Free Solo

2019 • 100 minutes

4.8

50 reviews

98%

Tomatometer

12A

Rating

Eligible

About this movie

A stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of free solo climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream:scaling the face of the world’s most famous rock — the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park — without a rope. Renowned filmmakers E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin capture the death-defying climb with exquisite artistry and masterful, vertigo-inducing camerawork.

Rating

12A

Ratings and reviews

4.8

50 reviews

Ben RC

March 15, 2019

this is a great documentary but its not a great climbing film , i much preferred Dawn Wall which focused alot more on the climb itself it was filmed with more detail & cinematography . Honnold obviously didn't want cameramen nearby during the ascent which is understandable but it does detract from the film & feel like the climb itself was tacked on to the end .

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Grant Wallace

May 16, 2019

I am still recovering. Alex is incredible. He is the ultimate anti-celebrity. There is no game. There are no whoops or high fives. He is an extraordinarily driven man and the film explorers this. But Free Solo is also about filming the climb. It is a brilliant documentary and most definitely deserves the Oscar and the surrounding praise.

Christopher Condliffe

May 1, 2019

Nerve-jangling,edge of the seat documentary .Stunning cinematography places the viewer right at the heart of the climbs whilst bearing witness to the greatest daredevil feat of sporting endurance ever undertaken by a human being .

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