Meru

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Meru

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Released Aug 14, 2015

1h 30m

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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

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Henry Barnes

Guardian

Likely to appeal to the extreme sports market and leave the rest of us stranded.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 11, 2016

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Brian M

The first scene in the movie took my heart out of my chest I had never seen a tent pitched on the side of a vertical rock face These guys are one in 100 million Courage and grit and toughness I’ve never seen before And just a note in 1983/84 i hitchhiked through Wyoming, Yellowstone , Gardner, and eventually Bozeman Then got a job at Big Sky and learned how to ski and play ice hockey Most beautiful area on earth Always praying for the climbers Thank you +^ Brian McOwen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/25/24

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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

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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

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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

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Brian D

12/28/19 - gave it 4 stars

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

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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

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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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