‘North Face:’ History Carved Into Ice

A mountain-climbing thriller shows the agony of conquering the North Face of Switzerland’s Eiger mountain.

A climber scales the Eiger mountain, in “North Face.” GJW+

NR | 2h 6m | Adventure, Biography, Drama | 2008

Mountain climbing movies usually fall into predictable buckets. There are climbers on the summit cheering and hugging in the freezing wind, or actors dangling from fraying ropes while shouting clichés. Viewers watch a pampered action star conquer a Styrofoam glacier.