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The Dawn Wall
Directed by
Peter Mortimer
,
Josh Lowell
Not Rated
2018
1h 41m
Documentary
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Biography
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8.1
100%
96%
8.0
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In an unbelievable story of perseverance, free climber Tommy Caldwell and climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson attempt to scale the impossible 3000ft Dawn Wall of El Capitan.
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Where to Watch The Dawn Wall
The CW
Free
Cast of The Dawn Wall
Tommy Caldwell
Self
John Branch
Self
Kevin Jorgeson
Self
Beth Rodden
Self
Becca Pietsch
Self
Peter Mortimer
Director
Josh Lowell
Director / Editor
Brett Lowell
Director Of Photography
Eliott Taylor
Supervising Sound Editor
Adam Crystal
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The Dawn Wall Ratings & Reviews
Filmotomy
Bianca Garner
The Dawn Wall is a very strong documentary; when we are up there on the wall with the two climbers, but it does take a while to find its footing.
Uproxx
Brett Michael Dykes
The two men attempt to scale the impossible 3000ft Dawn Wall of El Capitan, the Everest for free climbers, and if you can stomach over an hour of near-fatal slips, trips, and falls, this is the doc for you.
Battleship Pretension
Craig Schroeder
The Dawn Wall moves with incredible fluidity. Framing the film around Caldwell and Jorgensen's ascent, the film floats effortlessly between past and present...
La Movie Boeuf
David N. Butterworth
The best mountaineering film (and then some) since Joe Simpson and Simon Yates first touched the void in 2004. Absolutely mesmerizing.
Counterpunch.org
Louis Proyect
Spectacular cinematography married to a compelling personality with an amazing life story makes this one of the best documentaries of 2018.
NYC Movie Guru
Avi Offer
Thoroughly captivating and mesmerizing. As exhilarating, suspenseful and heartfelt as Touching the Void.
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Rob Thomas
While the climbing scenes are white-knuckle exciting, the filmmakers understand that thrills alone don't make for a good climbing documentary. We have to care about the climbers before they set one foot on the rock.
Film Journal International
Daniel Eagan
It's the camerawork by director of photography Brett Lowell and cinematographer Corey Rich (along with many other contributors) that impresses the most here.
Los Angeles Times
Michael Rechtshaffen
"The Dawn Wall" transcends initial conventional sports documentary trappings, emerging as an affecting portrait of conquering personal limitations.
The Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
Stuffed with drama, both climbing-related and not.
Epoch Times
Mark Jackson
Hanging off fingertips so high pines on the valley floor look like green washing-machine lint -- that's Caldwell's safe place. The Dawn Wall is the best example of living vicariously.
Hammer to Nail
Christopher Llewellyn Reed
The Dawn Wall is as thrilling as it is profound, proving that you don't need CGI and stunts to make a movie. It is, in other words, the real deal.
Variety
Owen Gleiberman
A riveting and spectacular documentary ...
RogerEbert.com
Nick Allen
As the most genuine of crowd-pleasers, it will have you rooting instantly for the two hardworking, charismatic athletes. You'll start to root for the filmmaking, too.
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
In the End, watching The Dawn Wall becomes compulsive like a certain sort of computer game, the viewer effectively drawn into the climber's obsession.
Solzy at the Movies
Danielle Solzman
The real-life events that led to The Dawn Wall are events that work best as a documentary...
Film Threat
Alan Ng
While The Dawn Wall brings you up close to the miraculous feat of Caldwell and Jorgeson, the backstory (particularly of Caldwell) is just as amazing.
Austin Chronicle
Dan Gentile
Given what he overcame, there's no way not to root for this guy, especially given the amount of gut laughs that result from his bromantic chemistry with Jorgeson.
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