The Princess Bride
1987USA★ 7.75.5 pt match
What ties these together is all-consuming love and belonging. They share the same lens on class and money. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, episodic, and escalating.
The Climb
L'Ascension
2017FranceLanguage: frDirected by Ludovic Bernard★ 6.7
Available in English: subtitled
A true story of Samy, native of La Courneuve, who is out of love for Nadia, decides to climb Mount Everest.
Themes and style
Tone
hopefulwarmdark comedy
Pacing
escalatingepisodic
Story
journeycompetitionsurvival
Emotion
all-consuming lovebelongingredemptionfiguring out who you are
Themes
class and moneycaught between worldspovertyfamily wounds passed down
Feel
crowd pleasercatharticdiscussion starter
Violence
noneWhere to watch
Hollywood films like The Climb
If The Climb hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Superbad
2007USA★ 7.34 pt match
Like The Climb, this one is rooted in belonging and figuring out who you are. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down and poverty. The feel is the same: dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
Rushmore
1998USA★ 7.43.5 pt match
What ties these together is all-consuming love, figuring out who you are, and belonging. They share the same lens on class and money and family wounds passed down. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, episodic, and escalating.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987USA★ 7.33.5 pt match
What ties these together is belonging. Both circle the same ground: class and money. The feel is the same: dark comedy, warm, episodic, and escalating.
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
2005USA★ 6.43.5 pt match
Like The Climb, this one is rooted in belonging, figuring out who you are, and all-consuming love. They share the same lens on caught between worlds. Both move the same way too, warm, dark comedy, episodic, and escalating.
Trading Places
1983USA★ 7.23.5 pt match
Like The Climb, this one is rooted in figuring out who you are and redemption. The world both films live in revolves around class and money, poverty, and family wounds passed down. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
Knocked Up
2007USA★ 6.33 pt match
Like The Climb, this one is rooted in figuring out who you are, belonging, and all-consuming love. The world both films live in revolves around class and money and family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: warm, dark comedy, episodic, and escalating.