Vertical Limit

2000
12
2h 4m

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6.0/10

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Mountain Adventure Survival Action Adventure Drama Sport Thriller

A climber must rescue his sister on the peak of K2, the second highest mountain in the world .A climber must rescue his sister on the peak of K2, the second highest mountain in the world .A climber must rescue his sister on the peak of K2, the second highest mountain in the world .

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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Trivia
The script was originally meant to be a sequel to Cliffhanger (1993).

Goofs
The depiction of High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) is grossly inaccurate. HAPE is usually a result of altitude sickness and can most commonly be prevented (or at least have a measure of prevention provided) by slow acclimatization to the higher altitude. It is not a guaranteed condition to every climber at a high altitude. Moreover, the consumption of water has little bearing on the onset of HAPE. Additionally, given Annie's and Tom's high-degree of experience, and previous statements regarding their proposed high level of safety, they would most certainly have insisted on climbing K2 with the aid of oxygen, the use of which also staves off HAPE.

Quotes
Skip: Don't mind her. She's French-Canadian. Some days she's Canadian. Can be quite pleasant. Today she's obviously French.

Connections
Edited into Killer Mountain (2011)

Soundtracks
Take It to the Limit
Written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Randy Meisner

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Featured review

7/10

It wasn't that bad!

I can't believe how many people pick on this movie! It's a movie...and movies are meant to entertain. I thought it was a good story line, very suspenseful & emotional. Yes, there was a lot of unbelievable problems that arose, and maybe the acting wasn't all that great. Chris O'Donnell is very cute to look at, but I have to admit he's not the best actor out there. Scott Glenn is great in every movie he is in. The rest of the actors were OK. I just don't see why this movie was picked on so much. I don't watch movies so I can pick on them, I watch them for entertainment..and I was entertained by this movie. I would recommend it to anyone who is wanting to see an edge-of-your seat, emotional movie.