Does The Dawn Wall end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Dawn Wall scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Dawn Wall violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Dawn Wall easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Dawn Wall sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Dawn Wall

Name: The Dawn Wall
Genre: Documentary, Adventure
Released: 2017
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Tommy Caldwell, John Branch, Kevin Jorgeson, Beth Rodden, Becca Pietsch

Directed by Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer

Produced by Sender Films, Red Bull Media House

2017101 min8.0 / 10

An inspiring documentary about two climbers' 19-day ascent of El Capitan's Dawn Wall, grounded in intimate character study and the beauty of human perseverance against impossible odds.

The definitive film on the climb that captured headlines and ignited imaginations worldwide. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson ascend the hardest big wall of all time: a 19 day ascent of The Dawn Wall, on the 3,000 foot vertical face of El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park. The film travels deeper than the climb, digging into the history of the climbers and painting an intimate portrait of Caldwell's harrowing life experiences that culminated in a single-minded drive to complete this impossible climb. The Dawn Wall is a heart-warming and inspiring movie that celebrates perseverance, camaraderie, and the universal spirit of dreaming big, and never giving up.

Clusters

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Genres

Documentary Adventure

Keywords

Based On True Story Climbing Yosemite Rock Climbing El Capitan

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Does The Dawn Wall end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.
Is The Dawn Wall scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Dawn Wall violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Dawn Wall easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is The Dawn Wall sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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.

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