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Free Solo

  • 20182018
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
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Alex Honnold in Free Solo (2018)
From award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin, the directors of MERU, comes FREE SOLO, a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the worlds most famous rock ... the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without a rope.
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Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.

IMDb RATING
8.1/10
66K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,379
274
  • Directors
    • Jimmy Chin
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
  • Stars
    • Alex Honnold
    • Tommy Caldwell
    • Jimmy Chin
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Jimmy Chin
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
  • Stars
    • Alex Honnold
    • Tommy Caldwell
    • Jimmy Chin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 324User reviews
    • 136Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 30 wins & 55 nominations total

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    Directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin in Three Films
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    Directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin in Three Films
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    Alex Honnold
    Alex Honnold
    • Selfas Self
    Tommy Caldwell
    Tommy Caldwell
    • Selfas Self
    Jimmy Chin
    Jimmy Chin
    • Selfas Self
    Cheyne Lempe
    Cheyne Lempe
    • Selfas Self
    Mikey Schaefer
    Mikey Schaefer
    • Selfas Self
    Sanni McCandless
    Sanni McCandless
    • Selfas Self
    Dierdre Wolownick
    Dierdre Wolownick
    • Selfas Self
    Peter Croft
    Peter Croft
    • Selfas Self
    John Bachar
    John Bachar
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Derek Hersey
    Derek Hersey
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Sean Leary
    Sean Leary
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Dan Osman
    Dan Osman
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Dean Potter
    Dean Potter
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Jimmy Chin
      • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
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    Storyline

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    Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.
    • rock climbing
    • climbing
    • free solo climbing
    • boyfriend girlfriend relationship
    • tv interview
    • 170 more
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    • Taglines
      • Live Beyond Fear
    • Genres
      • Documentary
      • Adventure
      • Sport
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for brief strong language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Alex Honnold has done the triple crown of climbing in Yosemite. El Cap, Half Dome and the Mt. Watkins.
    • Quotes

      Alex Honnold: Anyone can be happy and cosy. Nothing good happens in the world by being happy and cosy.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Oscars (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Hyde & Pine
      Written by Aaron Mort, Avi Vinocur, Shannon Koehler, Spence Koehler
      Performed by The Stone Foxes
      Published by Embassy Music Corporation (BMI), Music Sales Corporation (ASCAP)
      Courtesy of Embassy Music Corporation

    User reviews324

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Hands so sweaty I needed chalk in the theater!
    Took my 9yo who occasionally climbs with me and she really dug it.
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    • rob-amazon
    • Oct 11, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 13, 2018 (New Zealand)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Фрі-соло
    • Filming locations
      • Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Little Monster Films
      • Itinerant Films
      • Parkes/MacDonald Image Nation
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,541,090
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $294,288
      • Sep 30, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $29,390,279
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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