Hold your breath.
Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving elements. But, as Annie lays injured in an icy cavern, the rescuers face several terrifying events that could end the rescue attempt -- and their lives.
Vertical Limit (2000) is a adventure, action and thriller film directed by Martin Campbell, released on December 8, 2000 with a runtime of 2h 4m. It stars Chris O'Donnell, Robin Tunney, Bill Paxton and Scott Glenn. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 1,203 ratings.
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Chris O'Donnell
as Peter Garrett
Robin Tunney
as Annie Garrett
Bill Paxton
as Elliot Vaughn
Scott Glenn
as Montgomery Wick
Izabella Scorupco
as Monique Aubertine
Nicholas Lea
as Tom McLaren
Temuera Morrison
as Major Rasul
Alexander Siddig
as Kareem Nazir
Stuart Wilson
as Royce Garrett
Augie Davis
as Aziz
Roshan Seth
as Colonel Amir Salim
Alejandro Valdés-Rochin
as Sergeant Asim
Directed by Martin Campbell, written by Robert King, Robert King and Terry Hayes, produced by Martin Campbell, Robert King and Lloyd Phillips.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 1,203 ratings.
Some parts were dumb (the nitro bombs for instance) and the CGI not always the best (albeit this was 20 years ago, so some forgiveness) but I liked the cast, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney and Scott Glenn especially, and thought all in all was an entertaining enough survival-thriller. **3.25/5**
Reviewed on May 4, 2020
_**A Fun Time but overKILL to the Extreme**_ I had high hopes for this film after seeing the thrilling opening sequence in Monument Valley, Utah; but, alas, it was not to be. THE STORY: A famous female climber gets stuck in an ice cave with two others near the top of K2, the second highest mountain on Earth. Her brother, who has sworn off climbing because of his father's climbing death, has no choice but to…
Reviewed on March 29, 2021
When a rock face climb robs “Peter” (Chris O’Donnell) and sister “Annie” (Robin Tunney) of their nobly sacrificing father, rather than abandon their climbing the siblings immerse themselves in ever more dangerous challenges - and few can be more so than the Himalayan K2. With wealthy Americans willing to pay millions of dollars for permits to ascend, this could prove lucrative even if some of them are so reckless…
Reviewed on September 6, 2025
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Vertical Limit (2000) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Vertical Limit (2000) includes Chris O'Donnell, Robin Tunney, Bill Paxton, Scott Glenn and Izabella Scorupco. The film was directed by Martin Campbell. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Vertical Limit was released on December 8, 2000 and runs for 2h 4m.
Vertical Limit (2000) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 1,203 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, action and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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