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    Free Solo

    • 20182018
    • PG-13PG-13
    • 1h 40min
    IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    58K
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    Alex Honnold in Free Solo (2018)
    From award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin, the directors of MERU, comes FREE SOLO, a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the worlds most famous rock ... the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without a rope.
    Trailer0:31
    4 Videos
    99+ Photos
    DocumentaryAdventureSport

    Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.

    • Directors
      • Jimmy Chin
      • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
    • Stars
      • Alex Honnold
      • Tommy Caldwell
      • Jimmy Chin
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Jimmy Chin
      • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
    • Stars
      • Alex Honnold
      • Tommy Caldwell
      • Jimmy Chin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 311User reviews
    • 129Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 29 wins & 54 nominations total

    Videos4

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:31
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:31
    Official Trailer
    Free Solo Trailer
    Trailer 2:28
    Free Solo Trailer
    Celebrity Watchlist: Yesterday Cast
    Video 3:54
    Celebrity Watchlist: Yesterday Cast

    Photos197

    Alex Honnold in Free Solo (2018)
    Free Solo (2018)
    Free Solo (2018)
    Free Solo (2018)
    Free Solo (2018)
    Alex Honnold in Free Solo (2018)
    Alex Honnold in Free Solo (2018)
    Alex Honnold in Free Solo (2018)
    Jimmy Chin in Free Solo (2018)
    Alex Honnold in Free Solo (2018)
    Alex Honnold in Free Solo (2018)
    Alex Honnold in Free Solo (2018)

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    Alex Honnold
    Alex Honnold
    • Selfas Self
    Tommy Caldwell
    Tommy Caldwell
    • Selfas Self
    Jimmy Chin
    Jimmy Chin
    • Selfas Self
    Cheyne Lempe
    Cheyne Lempe
    • Selfas Self
    Mikey Schaefer
    Mikey Schaefer
    • Selfas Self
    Sanni McCandless
    Sanni McCandless
    • Selfas Self
    Dierdre Wolownick
    Dierdre Wolownick
    • Selfas Self
    Peter Croft
    Peter Croft
    • Selfas Self
    John Bachar
    John Bachar
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Derek Hersey
    Derek Hersey
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Sean Leary
    Sean Leary
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Dan Osman
    Dan Osman
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Dean Potter
    Dean Potter
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Jimmy Chin
      • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.
    rock climbingclimbingfree solo climbingboyfriend girlfriend relationshiptelevision interview167 more
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    • Taglines
      • Live Beyond Fear
    • Genres
      • Documentary
      • Adventure
      • Sport
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for brief strong language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Alex Honnold has done the triple crown of climbing in Yosemite. El Cap, Half Dome and the Mt. Watkins.
    • Quotes

      Alex Honnold: Anyone can be happy and cosy. Nothing good happens in the world by being happy and cosy.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Oscars (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Hyde & Pine
      Written by Aaron Mort, Avi Vinocur, Shannon Koehler, Spence Koehler

      Performed by The Stone Foxes

      Published by Embassy Music Corporation (BMI), Music Sales Corporation (ASCAP)

      Courtesy of Embassy Music Corporation

    User reviews311

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Hands so sweaty I needed chalk in the theater!
    Took my 9yo who occasionally climbs with me and she really dug it.
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    • rob-amazon
    • Oct 11, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 13, 2018 (New Zealand)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Фрі-соло
    • Filming locations
      • Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Little Monster Films
      • Itinerant Films
      • Parkes/MacDonald Image Nation
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,541,090
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $294,288
      • Sep 30, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $29,318,861
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 40min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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