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Meru

R Released Aug 14, 2015 1h 30m Documentary TRAILER for List
88% Tomatometer 78 Reviews 91% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Three elite climbers fight through obsession and loss as they struggle to climb Mount Meru.
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Gripping visually as well as narratively, Meru is the rare documentary that proves thought-provoking while offering thrilling wide-screen vistas.

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Jimmy Chin Newsweek Meru is a picture that appeals to novices and masters of the sport alike, a harrowing look at the dangers, motivations, stakes and spirituality involved in the craft of climbing. Sep 23, 2017 Full Review Henry Barnes Guardian Likely to appeal to the extreme sports market and leave the rest of us stranded. Rated: 2/5 Feb 11, 2016 Full Review Simon Crook Empire Magazine As a spectacle, it offers a vertiginous, first person view of events, but it's equally immersive as candid psycho-drama of survival. Rated: 4/5 Feb 11, 2016 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies ...an intriguing structure that teases you to make negative assumptions before unveiling its deeper human component. Rated: 4/5 Aug 24, 2022 Full Review Michael J. Casey Michael J. Cinema The cameras of 'Meru' merely bear witness to the act rather than explore the root of obsession that motivates the triumph. Rated: 2/5 Aug 27, 2021 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens [L]ensing captures the beauty, the danger and the exhilaration of the entire venture...A testament to all that precedes it, is the generosity of spirit that overwhelms one when the MERU summit is finally reached. Dec 8, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jeff H This is climbing, story telling, and film making of the highest order—a supreme artistic accomplishment. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/24 Full Review Reed H It blows my mind that a documentary of this genre could bore. The goal was supposed to be to reach the top of the rock (if I were to put it simply), yet it gets off track like a third graders essay, and then rushes the end of when they are finally reaching the summit. This leaves us to feel like it wasn't much of an accomplishment, and the struggles came from things other than the rock. New movie name: "Meh"ru Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/27/24 Full Review andres s I can't believe it! They were right there! It's incredible to see how capable and resilient the human body is and how you can bounce back from an injury by exercising and physical therapy. Watching the movie you can't help but become somewhat attached to the people and there stories. It makes you kind of look back at your life and question things. The amazing feats that humans are capable of. I mean this movie is inspirational and motivational without a doubt. Very well put together documentary and it was done by one of the climbers themselves, Jimmy Chin. Very inspirational and motivational. Beautiful shots of the mountains and a gripping story. I loved it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member interesting to see these men put their lives on the line and the risks they take for something they enjoy doing Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review gd w Excellent climbing documentary. Highly recommended. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Although not as compelling or spectacular as the documentary Chin and Vasarhelyi would make next, the achievement here is still awe inspiring and anxiety inducing in equal measure. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Three elite climbers fight through obsession and loss as they struggle to climb Mount Meru.
Director
Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Producer
Jimmy Chin, Shannon Ethridge, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Screenwriter
Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Distributor
Music Box Films
Production Co
Little Monster Films
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 14, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.3M
Runtime
1h 30m
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