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Vertical Limit
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6.0Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving elements. But, as Annie lays injured in an icy cavern, the rescuers face several terrifying events that could end the rescue attempt -- and their lives.
Cast
- Chris O'Donnell as Peter Garrett
- Robin Tunney as Annie Garrett
- Bill Paxton as Elliot Vaughn
- Scott Glenn as Montgomery Wick
- Izabella Scorupco as Monique Aubertine
- Nicholas Lea as Tom McLaren
Themes
- rescue
- himalaya mountain range
- mountaineer
- pakistan
- climbing
- k2
- survival
- mountain climbing
- mountaineering
- adventurer
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Ratings
IMDb
6/10
67,868 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
49%
Metacritic
48/100
- Year
- 2000
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 4 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Martin Campbell
- Screenplay by
- Robert King , Terry Hayes
- Story by
- Robert King
- Produced by
- Martin Campbell, Robert King, Marcia Nasatir , Lloyd Phillips
- Starring
- Chris O'Donnell Bill Paxton Robin Tunney Scott Glenn Izabella Scorupco Temuera Morrison
- Cinematography
- David Tattersall
- Edited by
- Thom Noble
- Music by
- James Newton Howard
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- December 8, 2000 ( 2000-12-08 )
- Running time
- 124 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $75 million
- Box office
- $215.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 119
- FilmAffinity ID
- 515150
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- publication date
- 2001-01-25
- title
- Vertical Limit
- box office
- 215700000
- review score
- 48/100
- capital cost
- 75000000
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Vertical Limit is a 2000 American survival thriller film directed by Martin Campbell, written by Robert King, and starring Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney, and Scott Glenn. The film was released on December 8, 2000, in the United States by Columbia Pictures, receiving mixed reviews and grossed $215 million at the box office.
The plot follows a rescue attempt on K2, the second-highest mountain in the world, after a team of climbers are trapped in a crevasse.