Tenzing is a biographical drama film directed by Jennifer Peedom from a screenplay by Luke Davies. Set in the 1950s, the Apple TV film follows Himalayan climber Tenzing Norgay and New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary as they join a British expedition to summit Mount Everest. Tenzing stars Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston, Willem Dafoe, Caitríona Balfe, Thinley Lhamo, Tenzin Dalha, and Tenzin Jigmey. If you loved the adventure drama, thrilling story, and compelling characters in Apple TV’s Tenzing, here are some similar movies you should check out next.
Everest (Rent on Prime Video)
Everest is a biographical survival film directed by Baltasar Kormákur from a screenplay co-written by William Nicholson and Simon Beaufoy. Based on the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, the 2015 film follows two expedition groups led by Rob Hall and Scott Fisher as they face deadly danger while attempting to scale the world’s highest mountain. Everest stars Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, and Jake Gyllenhaal.
K2 (Rent on Prime Video)
K2 is a survival drama film directed by Franc Roddam from a screenplay by Patrick Meyers and Scott Roberts. Based on Meyers’ 1982 stage play, the 1991 film follows friends Taylor Brooks and Harold Jameson, who share a passion for mountain climbing as they set out on an expedition to climb the second-highest mountain on Earth. K2 stars Michael Biehn, Matt Craven, Raymond J. Barry, Hiroshi Fujioka, Patricia Charbonneau, and Luca Bercovici.
Nanga Parbat (Not Available on Streaming)
Nanga Parbat is a German biographical drama film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier from a screenplay co-written by Reinhard Klooss and Sven Severin. The 2010 film is set in the year 1970, and it follows mountaineer brothers Reinhold and Gunther Messner as they set out on an expedition to climb Nanga Parbat in India, but some unexpected complications lead to Gunther’s death. Nanga Parbat stars Florian Stetter, Markus Krojer, Lorenzo Walcher, Andreas Tobias, and Karl Markovics.
Broad Peak (Netflix)
Broad Peak is a Polish biographical adventure drama film directed by Leszek Dawid from a screenplay by Lukasz Ludkowski. The 2022 film follows Maciej Berbeka, a mountain climber, as he learns that his team’s climb of K2 in 1988 was incomplete. In 2012, he gathers his team once again to finish what he started. Broad Peak stars Ireneusz Czop, Maja Ostaszewska, Dawid Ogrodnik, Łukasz Simlat, and Piotr Głowacki.
Society of the Snow (Netflix)
Society of the Snow is a Spanish survival drama film directed by J.A. Bayona, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marques, and Nicolás Casariego. Based on Pablo Vierci’s 2008 book, the 2023 film is set in the 1970s, and it revolves around a group of plane crash survivors trapped in the remote heart of the Andes who must help each other to survive. Society of the Snow stars Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Felipe González Otaño, and Luciano Chatton.
Poorna: Courage Has No Limit (Rent on Prime Video)
Poorna: Courage Has No Limit is an Indian biographical adventure film directed by Rahul Bose from a screenplay co-written by Prashant Pandey and Shreya Dev Verma. The 2017 film follows Poorna Malavath, a 13-year-old girl from a tribal family, as she gets approval to be a part of Operation Everest. Poorna, alongside a team of climbers, reaches the peak of Everest. Poorna: Courage Has No Limit stars Aditi Inamdar, S. Maria, Harsha Vardhan, and Rahul Bose.
Vertical Limit (Tubi & Rent on Prime Video)
Vertical Limit is a survival thriller directed by Martin Campbell from a screenplay co-written by Robert King and Terry Hayes. The 2000 film follows Peter, a young climber, as he sets out to gather a team of the best mountaineers to rescue a team of climbers trapped in a crevasse on K2 after an avalanche. Vertical Limit stars Chris O’Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney, Scott Glenn, Izabella Scorupco, and Temuera Morrison.