Meru

Meru

Believe in the impossible

Directed by Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Produced by Little Monster Films

201589 min7.4 / 10

An exhilarating documentary about three elite mountaineers pursuing an audacious alpine climb, balancing breathtaking natural beauty with genuine physical and psychological peril.

Meru is the electrifying story of three elite American climbers—Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk—bent on achieving the impossible.

Questions people ask

  • Does Meru end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is Meru violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Meru scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Meru sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Meru easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

71/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise39

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Meru, and what each one shares →

Like Meru

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Meru

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Meru, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Meru, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Meru, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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