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Film · 2018

Free Solo

Directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi · starring Jimmy Chin

  • 1 h 40 min
  • 12
  • Documentary · Adventure · Sports
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 13 December 2018
  • 8.5 Users1 vote
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Synopsis

A documentary following Alex Honnold, who aims to become the first solo free climber to scale the 3000ft high El Capitan Wall in Yosemite. Using no ropes or harnesses, it can be seen as the greatest rock climbing achievement in history.

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Availability checked on 8 November 2026.

The essentials

Runtime
100 min1 hour and 40 minutes
Box office
$14.9min US
Rating
12Suitable for 12 years and over
How long is Free Solo?
1 hour and 40 minutes (100 minutes).
When was Free Solo released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 13 December 2018.
Who directed Free Solo?
Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi.
Where can I watch Free Solo?
In the UK it is available with a subscription on Disney+ and to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
How much did Free Solo make?
It took $14.9 million in US.
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Cast

Full cast (6)
Director
Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Producers
Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cinematography
Jimmy Chin

Photos and posters

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Reviews

8.5 1 vote

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • US $14.9m
  • UK £1m

Awards

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Soundtrack

All 3 songs
  1. Hyde & PineThe Stone Foxes, Published Embassy Music Corporation, BMI, ASCAP Spotify
  2. PsychoMuse, Published WB Music Corp, obo Loosechord Limited Spotify
  3. GravityTim McGraw, Mixed, Byron Gallimore, Arrangement, David Campbell Spotify

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