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- 2021
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 41 m
- 2021
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 41 m
Summary Fearless Nepali mountaineer Nimsdai Purja embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to summit all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks in seven months. [Netflix]
Written By: Gabriel Clarke, Gabriel Clarke
- 2021
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 41 m
- 2021
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 41 m
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
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7.8
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Summary Fearless Nepali mountaineer Nimsdai Purja embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to summit all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks in seven months. [Netflix]
Written By: Gabriel Clarke, Gabriel Clarke
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
68
75% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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In widening its aperture — from the ascents to visits to Purja’s childhood home as well as brief dives into Nepal’s history — “14 Peaks” expands a genre often focused on the feats of individuals to celebrate lessons about vast dreams and communal bonds.
This movie shows us the teamwork, the dedication, the national pride, the astonishing vistas, and the reason that Purja and his team deserve to be as renowned as Sir Edmund Hillary, maybe more.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
7.8
88% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
7.8
88% Positive
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0% Mixed
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13% Negative
2 Ratings
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Wow, what a fantastic documentary! What an incredible set of climbers! Such a feat of endurance, simply amazing! Totally inspiring! A must-see.
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Another amazing production from Jimmy Chin. From the mountaineering footage to the story of Nirmal Purja: all very strong, mesmerizing and inspirational. Looking forward to more productions of Jimmy.
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As a crash course in extreme mountain climbing, the triumph of the human spirit, love of country and family, and those driven, fearless souls who choose to reach above the clouds, “14 Peaks” is a uniquely stirring journey.
The film should read like an epic. Instead, it reads like a boilerplate sports doc; the kind kept on constant rotation in ski resort taverns where they might catch diners’ attention for a minute or two while they wait on chili and beers.
The movie is inspiring, to say the least. Revolving around the deterministic character of an ex-Gurkha solider, he has found a second life in mountaineering after a close-call with death in the battlefield, and he wants to give credit to the Sherpas of the Himalayas, who do the heavy lifting behind the "tourist mountaineers" who claim to have achieved the impossible by merely stepping on the summit, while their food, backpack and camping gear is being carried by someone else, and are forgotten immediately, with their last credit being "...my Sherpa helped me".
The story inspires anyone going through their own hardships to never give up, and face the challenges. Even though your personal challenge may not be as gigantic as world's highest peaks, it really can feel like you should turn back and give up sometimes, however achievement of overcoming challenges that everyone else felt impossible is what drives us as humans to explore and conquer new impossibilities.
The movie would have been equally interesting if each summit was presented as its own TV Episode, however the dense nature and additional background behind the person and his personality does add some spice to the already thrilling adventure.
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It's inspiring, provocative and simply put, AMAZING. 14 peaks is a movie which lets you sit back and examine life itself [the great heights, and what it takes to achieve them]. The documentary itself might lack the dramatic cinematography and score I was hoping for, but that doesn't change the fact that this is one of the most inspiring pieces out there.
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Wholesome movie, really heartwarming. Not sure if I'm the fan of the music, found it really unecesary, probably would be better just at the beging and at the end, in between would be better if it was just them talking.
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Production Company
Noah Media Group,
Little Monster Films,
Presence
Release Date Nov 29, 2021
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating TV-MA
Genres
Tagline Nothing Is Impossible
Awards
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
• 1 Nomination
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 1 Nomination
The Grierson Trust British Documentary Award
• 1 Nomination