Movies Like The Dawn Wall (2017)

The Dawn Wall is a 2017 adventure, documentary film from Peter Mortimer with a MovieMagicScore of 8.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Free Solo and Valley Uprising.

Adventure Documentary

Free Solo

2018

Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or safety gear, this would arguably be the greatest feat in rock climbing history.

7.9

MagicScore

Valley Uprising

2014

In the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumpster-diving and wild parties that clashed with the conservative values of the National Park Service. And up on the walls, generation after generation has pushed the limits of climbing, vying amongst each other for supremacy on Yosemite's cliffs. "Valley Uprising" is the riveting, unforgettable tale of this bold rock climbing tradition in Yosemite National Park: half a century of struggle against the laws of gravity -- and the laws of the land.

7.7

MagicScore

Meru

2015

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

7.4

MagicScore

Time Trap

2018

A group of students become trapped inside a mysterious cave where they discover time passes differently underground than on the surface.

6.3

MagicScore

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

1989

A renegade Vulcan with a startling secret hijacks the U.S.S. Enterprise in order to find a mythical planet.

5.7

MagicScore

Ride the Eagle

2021

When Leif’s estranged mother, Honey dies she leaves him a ‘conditional inheritance’. He has to complete her elaborate to-do list before he gets her cabin in Yosemite. Leif steps into Honey’s wild world as the mother he never really knew tries to make amends from beyond the grave.

6.3

MagicScore

127 Hours

2010

The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

7.1

MagicScore

The Eiger Sanction

1975

A classical art professor and collector, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.

6.1

MagicScore

Wolf Summer

2003

The young Norwegian girl Kim almost gets killed after falling from a hillside. She finds shelter and stumbles upon the territory of a wolf and her puppy. When she finds out three shepherds are out to kill the wolf, she decides to get across the border to Sweden, where they don't hunt for wolves.

5.5

MagicScore

#10

Touching the Void

2003

The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

7.6

MagicScore

#11

Miracle on Everest

2008

2006 was one of the deadliest Everest seasons on record. Experienced mountaineer Lincoln Hall was invited to join an expedition as a high altitude cameraman. It was his second attempt to summit the mountain, having turned back just short 22 years earlier. Shortly after reaching the summit, Hall began to behave irrationally, suffering from lack of oxygen. Aided by his loyal Sherpas for over 9 hours, he eventually collapsed and they declared him dead. His family were informed and the news hit headlines. But something happened that night that science cannot explain. The next morning Lincoln Hall was found alive by approaching climbers and his dramatic rescue began. Never before has a man been declared dead so high on Everest and survived. This is the remarkable true story of Lincoln Hall’s extraordinary journey back from beyond.

3.9

MagicScore

#12

Apex

2026

A grieving woman pushing her limits on a solo adventure in the Australian wild is ensnared in a twisted game with a cunning killer who thinks she's prey.

6.9

MagicScore

#13

Youth

2015

Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy, an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?

6.9

MagicScore

#14

Fall 2: Deadpoint

2026

On a perilous climb across Thailand's Mount Kwan, two climbers become trapped thousands of feet above the ground, where vertigo-inducing heights, sheer exposure, and impossible odds turn every moment into a fight for survival.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

Atlas

2021

Passionate for climbing, Allegra is victim of a terrorist attack, in which her friends lose their lives. She isolates herself after crushing fear towards people and a burning desire for revenge start devouring her. Her beloved ones are helpless. In order to be able to go back enjoying her life, she will have to face her inner struggles. In doing so, Arad – a young refugee from Middle East – crosses her path. Allegra’s greatest challenge will be regaining trust, especially when the element of diversity is involved.

5.7

MagicScore

#16

A Breed Apart

1984

A conservationist and a widow meet a mountain climber hired to steal bald-eagle eggs.

5.6

MagicScore

#17

The Sound

2025

A group of climbers embarks on a dangerous climb that has been off-limits for years. What initially begins as an audacious expedition transforms into a battle for survival against a force that toys with them.

5.5

MagicScore

#18

Gone, But Not Forgotten

2003

Questions about the identity of an amnesiac threaten his romance with the park ranger who rescued him.

5.2

MagicScore

#19

The Hike

2011

Kate returns from war and goes on a camping trip with her friends. They come across strange people living off the land and befriend a group of rock climbers. After their friend goes missing, the women team up with the climbers to survive their hike.

3.8

MagicScore

#20

The Alpinist

2021

Marc-André Leclerc, an exceptional climber, has made solo his religion and ice his homeland. When filmmaker Peter Mortimer begins his film, he places his camera at the base of a British Columbia cliff and waits patiently for the star climber to come down to answer his questions. Marc André, a little uncomfortable, prefers to return to the depths of the forest where he lives in a tent with his girlfriend Brette Harrington. In the heart of winter, Peter films vertiginous solos on fragile ice. He tries to make appointments with the climber who is never there and does not seem really concerned by this camera pointed at him "For me, it would not be a solo if there was someone else" . Marc-André is thus, the "pure light" of the mountaineers of his time, which marvel Barry Blanchard, Alex Honnold or Reinhold Messner, interviewed in the film. An event film for an extraordinary character.

7.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Dawn Wall?

The top films similar to The Dawn Wall by MovieMagicScore are Free Solo (7.9), Valley Uprising (7.7), Meru (7.4). Each shares adventure/documentary themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Dawn Wall worth watching?

The Dawn Wall holds a MovieMagicScore of 8.1/10 from 328 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The Dawn Wall?

The Dawn Wall (2017) is a adventure, documentary film directed by Peter Mortimer, starring Tommy Caldwell, John Branch, Kevin Jorgeson.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Dawn Wall?

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About movies like The Dawn Wall

This ranked list pairs The Dawn Wall (2017), a adventure and documentary film from Peter Mortimer, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Tommy Caldwell take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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