Vertical Limit (2000)

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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.

• Released: 2000-12-08
• Genres: Adventure, Action, Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 4m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 1,207 votes

Directed by Martin Campbell.

Top cast

• 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Vertical Limit

• United States: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Netflix, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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