Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "sherpa"
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1. Everest (2015)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
On May 10, 1996, mountain guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer combine their expedition teams for a final ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. With little warning, a storm strikes the mountain and the climbers must now battle to survive.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Jason Clarke, Ang Phula Sherpa, Thomas M. Wright, Martin Henderson
Votes: 232,560 | Gross: $43.48M
2. 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible (2021)
TV-MA | 101 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport
Fearless Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks in seven months.
Director: Torquil Jones | Stars: Nirmal Purja, Suchi Purja, Klára Kolouchová, Reinhold Messner
Votes: 30,443
3. The Climb (I) (2017)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young man from the suburbs with no mountaineering experience decides to climb Mt Everest to show a woman he'd do anything for her.
Director: Ludovic Bernard | Stars: Ahmed Sylla, Alice Belaïdi, Kévin Razy, Nicolas Wanczycki
Votes: 8,316
4. The Summit (II) (2012)
R | 95 min | Documentary
The story of the deadliest day on the world's most dangerous mountain, when 11 climbers mysteriously perished on K2.
Director: Nick Ryan | Stars: Christine Barnes, Hoselito Bite, Walter Bonatti, Marco Confortola
Votes: 5,430 | Gross: $0.22M
5. The Abominable Snowman (1957)
85 min | Adventure, Horror
A kindly English botanist and a gruff American scientist lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Forrest Tucker, Peter Cushing, Maureen Connell, Richard Wattis
Votes: 4,968
6. The Quest: Everest (2024)
97 min | Documentary | Completed
'THE QUEST: Everest' Documentary is an extraordinary quest to deeper understand and climb the most legendary mountain in the world, while revealing the remarkable culture, history and ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Harz | Stars: Alex Harz, Russell Brice, Erlend Ness, Gulnur Tumbat
7. The Porter: The Untold Story at Everest (2020)
55 min | Documentary, Adventure
A young privileged American "Nathaniel J. Menninger" attempts to make history at Everest by becoming a Himalaya Porter. But in his journey to succeed, experiences a harrowing reality ... See full summary »
Director: Nathaniel J. Menninger
Votes: 328
8. Everest (2007)
PG-13 | 119 min | Drama
When an unexpected solo mountain trek ends in catastrophe for John Lauchlan, inspired fellow climbers set out to brave the elements and follow John's dream - to conquer the world's tallest peak, Mt. Everest.
Stars: Eric Johnson, Jason Priestley, Ted Atherton, John Pyper-Ferguson
Votes: 490
9. The Snow Creature (1954)
Approved | 69 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
American botanical expedition in the Himalayas stumbles across a Yeti den, capture one and transport it back to Los Angeles, where it escapes while customs officials are debating whether it is animal or human.
Director: W. Lee Wilder | Stars: Paul Langton, Leslie Denison, Teru Shimada, Rollin Moriyama
Votes: 1,217
10. The Conquest of Everest (1953)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, Adventure
Documentary that covers the famous and successful expedition of the Everest conquest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, the first climbers to reach its peak.
Director: George Lowe | Stars: Meredith Edwards, John Hunt, George Band, Tom Bourdillon
Votes: 881
11. Accidental Climber (2020)
66 min | Documentary
Accidental Climber tells the story of Jim Geiger, a retired forest-worker, and amateur mountaineer from Sacramento, CA who at 68 years old, attempts to become the oldest American and first ... See full summary »
Director: Steven Oritt | Stars: Jim Geiger, Liz Hawley, Ang Tshering Lama, Greg Vernovage
Votes: 42
12. THE QUEST: Nepal (2022)
70 min | Documentary
'THE QUEST: Nepal' is like combining Werner Herzog with Anthony Bourdain and a bit of Bear Grylls on an extraordinary Quest to deeper understand and climb the most iconic mountain in the ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Harz | Stars: Hanuman Baba, Russell Brice, Mike Hamill, Alex Harz
Votes: 68
13. The Wall of Shadows (2020)
94 min | Documentary, Sport
The Sherpa family break a taboo and take part in the Himalayan expedition to Kumbhakarna,the holiest of mountains, to earn money for their son's school and cut him from their tradition. They accompany the leading world class alpinists.
Director: Eliza Kubarska
Votes: 139
14. Icefall Doctors (2023– )
Documentary
A broad look at the working lives and families of Mt. Everest's Icefall Doctors, who each climbing year manage the route through the perilous Khumbu Icefall to ensure Western mountaineers have an opportunity to reach the top of the world.
Stars: Ang Kami Sherpa, Angnima Sherpa, Samdo Sherpa
15. Home (VII) (2021)
20 min | Documentary, Short
A young Nepali man, preparing to launch a filmmaking career in Europe, is suddenly summoned home in the Everest region. His father, a livestock farmer like most Sherpas before they became ... See full summary »
Director: Ngima Gelu Sherpa | Stars: Ngima Lamini Sherpa, Chhongba Lama Sherpa, Ram Kaji Bhujel, Dawa Geljen Sherpa
Votes: 7
16. The Endless Knot (2007)
57 min | Adventure
In 1999, best friends Alex Lowe and Conrad Anker were overcome by an avalanche while climbing in the Tibetan Himalaya, only Conrad survived. Conrad suffered terribly from Survivor's Guilt ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Brown | Stars: Conrad Anker, Jennifer Lowe, Timmy O'Neill
Votes: 17
17. Annapurna (1953)
56 min | Documentary
This documentary was released in France 1953 only 8 weeks before Tenzing and Hillary conquered Mount Everest. The first 8,000 m peak to be climbed was the Annapurna I, three years earlier ... See full summary »
Director: Marcel Ichac | Stars: Jean Couzy, Francis de Noyelle, Maurice Herzog, Marcel Ichac
Votes: 12
18. Beyond Atlantis (1999 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Point and click adventure about a young Tibetan who discovers a crashed Atlantian ship in the Himalayas and is sent to three worlds from Mayan, Irish and Chinese mythology to find the way to Atlantis and defeat the darkness awaiting there.
Stars: Christina Batman, Steve Gadler, David Gasman, Edward Marcus
Votes: 25
19. Kancha Sherpa: Last of the First from the 1953 Conquest of Mt Everest
90 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography | Completed
The story about Kancha Sherpa from Namche in Nepal. He was one of 103 Sherpas that brought Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to the top of Mt. Everest in 1953, as the first to reach the... See full summary »
Directors: Morten Borik, Morten Sangpo Borik | Stars: Peter Hillary, Dawa Tenzing Sherpa, Ang Lhakpa Sherpa, Nawang Gelek Sherpa
20. Drame à la Nanda Devi (1951)
57 min | Documentary, Adventure
Director: Jean-Jacques Languepin | Stars: Roger Duplat, Gilbert Vignes, Alain Barbezat, Louis Dubost
21. Team Everest: A Himalayan Journey (2007)
Not Rated | 111 min | Documentary, Adventure
"Team Everest: A Himalayan Journey" chronicles a remarkable group of trekkers on an expedition to the world's highest mountain. If they succeed in their quest, the team will be the largest ... See full summary »
Director: Andy Cockrum | Stars: Mark Ezzell, Mark Gobble, Gary Guller, Christine Kane
Votes: 35
22.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
King of the Hill
(1998)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After humiliating Bart at a church picnic, Homer resolves to get in shape. Soon, he is contacted by an energy bar company that wants him to climb a mountain as a promotion.
Directors: Jim Reardon, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,883
23.
Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode:
Népal, le voyage inattendu
(2019)
Documentary
For centuries, Nepal remained closed to the world, an enclave between two giants, China and India. The country saw its borders officially opened in 1951. Today increasing numbers of ... See full summary »
Director: Mathieu Despiau | Star: Sophie Jovillard
24.
Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode:
Meet the Tooners
(2021)
TV-PG | Animation, Comedy
Series premiere: Beanstalk Bunny (1955), Little Rural Riding Hood (1949), Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky (1936), Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life (1965), Walky Talky Hawky (1946).
Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein
Votes: 8
25.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Into Fat Air
(2012)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
The Griffins try to beat Lois's obnoxious ex-boyfriend's family to the top of Mount Everest.
Directors: Joseph Lee, Dominic Bianchi, James Purdum | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 1,840
26.
Lilyhammer (2012–2014)
Episode:
The Mind Is Like a Monkey
(2014)
TV-MA | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Torgeir wants to participate in the 20th anniversary of the Lillehammer Winter Olympics while Roar returns to Rio.
Director: Øystein Karlsen | Stars: Steven Van Zandt, Trond Fausa, Steinar Sagen, Robert Skjærstad
Votes: 322
27.
World's Greatest Mountains (2018)
Episode:
Everest
(2018)
45 min | Documentary
This edition looks at the incredible forces that created Everest, meets some of the humans and animals that live in its shadow and at the 1953 expedition to conquer it.
Director: Jim Greayer | Stars: Adam Longworth, Alasdair Macleod, Doug Richardson, Rachel Anderson
Votes: 5
28.
New Looney Tunes (2015–2020)
Episode:
Daffy in the Bayou/Bugs the Sherpa
(2018)
TV-Y7 | 11 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Daffy in the Bayou - Elmer goes hunting for the title ingredient in his duck gumbo, but Daffy turns out to be not-so-cooperative prey. Bugs the Sherpa - Rhoda Roundhouse wants to be the ... See full summary »
Director: Sean Petrilak | Stars: Dee Bradley Baker, Jeff Bergman, Yvette Nicole Brown, Matthew Craig
Votes: 11
29.
Nadiya's Asian Odyssey (2018)
Episode:
Nepal
(2018)
58 min | Documentary
Nadiya takes a trip to the remote Himalayan country of Nepal to learn more about its people, places and food as part of her adventure to further explore her identity.
Director: Ben Freedman | Star: Nadiya Hussain