Touching the Void
User Score
8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29

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  1. D.C.
    Feb 6, 2004
    9
    Something different = something very enjoyable. A story you can hear again and again and never grow tired of. Beautifully designed, thought out and shot it won't make you want to mountain climb but you might want to buy the book.
  2. ArtieS.
    Jul 26, 2004
    10
    Incredible.
  3. ReneeE.
    Mar 14, 2004
    10
    It was breathtaking and beautiful. I loved it and it is one of my new favorites.
  4. Tom
    Sep 16, 2004
    10
    Superb.
  5. MountainLover
    Mar 22, 2005
    10
    Absolutely Brilliant.
  6. JohnO.
    Jan 28, 2004
    9
    Best film of 2003.
  7. HanV.
    Jul 12, 2004
    9
    It's great!!!!!
  8. DavidF.
    Jan 7, 2005
    9
    Gripping. I was on the edge of my seat.
  9. [Anonymous]
    Mar 31, 2005
    10
    Amazing movie...I can't believe it is a true story!
  10. DanielR.
    Nov 24, 2004
    9
    Great movie one that really captizates you and freezes you to your seat.
  11. RoryM.
    Oct 26, 2005
    10
    Before watching the film I was put off by the fact that it was going to be a documentary. This, I thought, is going to be really boring. Hell was I wrong; the
  12. AliC
    Dec 7, 2005
    10
    Touching the Void was very nearly a Sally Field-sponsored, Tom Cruise-starring Hollywood blockbuster (Tom wanted the part of Joe). Thank the lord it wasn't. One of the great cinematic experiences, and the best climbing film ever, this is also a powerful exploration of humanity, that cannot fail to move anyone who watches it. Joe Simpson is a deeply erudite and thoughtful person, and I guess we are all perversely fortunate that such a ghastly experience should happen to someone with his capacity for reflection and emotional expression. Life changing, shocking and profoundly moving.… Collapse

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Metascore
82 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 34 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    83
    The story itself is so powerful and troubling, the moral geometry so vertiginous, and the photography so big that anything other than the natural sounds of snowfall and footfall is a Flat Earth Society intrusion.
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  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    90
    Factoring in Mike Eley's breathtakingly vivid photography and a virtuoso sound mix that completely envelops the viewer, it's enough to make you never again want to poke your head into the freezer.
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  3. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Anthony Lane
    90
    Kevin Macdonald has a terrific tale on his hands, and his telling of it, very British in its matter-of-factness, can barely be faulted; yet the facts drop away, and it becomes impossible not to read the movie symbolically--as a journey to the center of the earth, or farther still.
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