Everest

Everest follows two climbing teams as they push toward the mountain's icy crown, facing relentless weather and thinning air. Based on true events, the story traces the choices and nerves of seasoned guides and eager clients as they balance pride, risk, and the pull of a summit. When a severe blizzard sweeps the range, conditions deteriorate into a battle against nature that tests endurance, decision making, and loyalty. The film shifts between personal resolve and the collective effort to rescue teammates, capturing both the awe and the danger of high altitude expeditions. What begins as a bold aspiration becomes a defining test of survival. Against the odds a cadre of climbers and their crews test limits together today and tomorrow.

Directed by Baltasar Kormákur, Everest reimagines climbers for screen drawing on events surrounding a fateful summit attempt. The screenplay is by Simon Beaufoy and William Nicholson, with Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Elizabeth Debicki and Keira Knightley among cast.

Everest grossed 203,427,584 dollars worldwide, a solid return on its 55,000,000 dollar budget. It found its strongest audience in North America and select international markets, appealing to fans of adventure drama and true life catastrophe narratives. The film performed respectably.

Everest helped shape how audiences view modern high altitude peril, balancing human courage with the peril of nature. Its tense storm sequences and the portrayal of competing teams sparked discussions about risk, leadership, and the limits of ambition under extreme conditions. The film also emphasizes the contribution of support crews.

Critics generally acknowledged the film as a solid, tense drama that foregrounds the crew's resilience and the moral questions around pursuit of glory at peril. The story centers on duty versus self interest, teamwork under stress, and the human cost of climbing for prestige, sacrifice, and loyalty across the production.