20 movies like Mountain Patrol: Kekexili, ordered by similarity : Everest(2015), Mine 9(2019), Against the Wild: The Great Elephant Adventure(2017), Boat People(1983), The Mountain Between Us(2017), Gran Paradiso(2000), Conversations With My Gardener(2007), Spotlight(2015), The Breadwinner(2017), Touching the Void(2003), Winter's Bone(2010), 127 Hours(2010) ...
Drama
China|Hong Kong
2004
90 Minutes
Duobuji Zhang Lei Qi Liang Xueying Zhao Ma Zhanlin Gensong Yongcuo Zhao Yisui Sang Dan Awang Luosangdunzhu Gensong Bading Gensong Basong
journalist lawman peasant volunteer poacher disheartening tibet mountain himalayas desert poaching poverty investigation animal rights famine teamwork quest rescue 2000s
A moving true story about volunteers protecting antelope against poachers in the severe mountains of Tibet.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Drama
UK|USA|Iceland
2015
121 Minutes
Jason Clarke Josh Brolin John Hawkes Robin Wright Emily Watson Michael Kelly Keira Knightley Sam Worthington Martin Henderson Elizabeth Debicki Ingvar Sigurdsson
mountain climber sherpa team leader survivor friend family member bleak emotional gripping tense intense mount everest base camp house trail helicopter hospital mountain climbing storm danger
The story of New Zealand's Robert "Rob" Edwin Hall, who on May 10, 1996, together with Scott Fischer, teamed up on a joint expedition to ascend Mount Everest.
Drama
USA
2019
83 Minutes
Terry Serpico Mark Ashworth Kevin Sizemore Clint James Drew Starkey Erin Elizabeth Burns Alpha Trivette Francine Locke
miner rescue worker family bleak disheartening gritty gutsy inspiring incredible powerful solemn somber tense mine appalachia rescue survival rescue 2010s
Two miles into the earth, nine Appalachian miners struggle to survive after a methane explosion leaves them with one hour of oxygen.
Adventure, Drama
Canada|South Africa
2017
87 Minutes
Sam Ashe Arnold Elizabeth Hurley Richard Lukunku Louis Minnaar Shawn Devlin Hlomla Dandala Yule Masiteng Tertius Meintjes Joseph Mupfudze Hekima Namarifa Austin Shandu
boy elephant animal orphan poacher moving engaging emotional gripping africa desert plains poaching poachers animals unlikely allies escape growing up rescue 2010s
Two kids and their dog must use all their skills to survive in the African bush after a plane crash.
Drama
Hong Kong
1983
111 Minutes
photojournalist villager peasant government official child mistress disheartening bleak powerful jungle saigon, vietnam village hut postwar vietnam politics poverty travel communism journalism discovery
A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the Liberation and learns harsh truths about its regime and its "New Economic Zones".
Romance, Adventure, Drama
USA
2017
104 Minutes
Kate Winslet Idris Elba Beau Bridges Dermot Mulroney Linda Sorensen Vincent Gale Marci T. House Dania Nassar Lee Majdoub Andres Joseph Nancy Sivak
doctor journalist pilot neurosurgeon photojournalist survivor bleak frightening gripping suspenseful tense moving mountain airplane airport lake restaurant cave stranded airplane crash
Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow-covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across the wilderness.
Adventure, Drama
Germany
2000
106 Minutes
Ken Duken Regula Grauwiller Gregor Torzs Max Herbrechter Frank Giering Erhan Emre Alexander Hörbe Antje Westermann Gerhard Garbers Monika Hackermann Rainer Werner
mountain climber doctor friend adventurer disabled person man intense touching inspiring sad emotional positive mountain hospital village accident mountain climbing paralysis living with disability depression
Three jailers, a wheelchaired man and a mentally handicapped girl climb a mountain in the alps along with their supervisors.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Drama
USA
2015
128 Minutes
Mark Ruffalo Michael Keaton Rachel McAdams Liev Schreiber John Slattery Brian d'Arcy James Stanley Tucci Billy Crudup Paul Guilfoyle Jamey Sheridan Len Cariou
editor journalist priest reporter family member victim brooding emotional intense gripping boston newsroom church office car street sexual abuse reporting investigation cover-up
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Animation, Drama
Ireland|Canada|Luxembourg|USA|Japan|UK|France
2017
94 Minutes
girl father mother sibling police officer emotional incredible inspiring moving powerful afghanistan afghan village house shop wilderness family relationships financial troubles war in afghanistan poverty
In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
Drama, Adventure
UK|USA
2003
107 Minutes
Brendan Mackey Nicholas Aaron Simon Yates Ollie Ryall
mountain climber partner gripping suspenseful inspiring mountain abandoned building peru mountain climbing survival storm quest adventure fall 1980s
The true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
Drama
USA
2010
99 Minutes
Jennifer Lawrence John Hawkes Kevin Breznahan Dale Dickey Garret Dillahunt Sheryl Lee Lauren Sweetser Tate Taylor
daughter family brother father sheriff lawman bleak dark gritty suspenseful the ozarks arkansas rural community abandonment family dysfunction poverty drug trade conspiracy darkness sacrifice
An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.
Biography, Drama
USA|UK|France
2010
93 Minutes
James Franco Amber Tamblyn Kate Mara Clémence Poésy Treat Williams Kate Burton Lizzy Caplan John Lawrence
mountain climber hiker ex-lover guide brutal suspenseful utah mountain canyon mountain climbing survival dilemma self-amputation family daunting task escape sacrifice discovery 2000s
A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
Drama, War
UK|USA
1961
157 Minutes
Gregory Peck David Niven Anthony Quinn Stanley Baker Anthony Quayle James Darren Irene Papas Gia Scala James Robertson Justice Richard Harris
captain explosives expert resistance fighter security head soldier sister engaging tense brash gripping intense greece boat mountain village island cliff sabotage covert operations mountain climbing
A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
Drama
Germany|France
2008
106 Minutes
Hiam Abbass Doron Tavory Ali Suliman Rona Lipaz-Michael Tarik Kopty Amos Lavi Amnon Wolf Smadar Jaaron Danny Leshman Hili Yalon
widow defense minister wife lawyer journalist guard emotional striking disheartening west bank household courtroom justice media loneliness corruption quest underdog 2000s
The story of a Palestinian widow who must defend her lemontree field when a new Israeli Defense Minister moves next to her and threatens to have her lemon grove torn down.
Drama
Iran|France
2001
85 Minutes
Niloufar Pazira Hassan Tantai Sadou Teymouri
journalist young woman sister afghan suspenseful emotional intense profound canada kandahar, afghanistan border desert village mosque political repression women's rights family journey sister relationship disability
After an Afghanistan-born woman who lives in Canada receives a letter from her suicidal sister, she takes a perilous journey through Afghanistan to try to find her.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Sweden|Denmark|Germany|Norway
2009
152 Minutes
Michael Nyqvist Noomi Rapace Lena Endre Peter Haber Sven-Bertil Taube Peter Andersson Marika Lagercrantz Bjorn Granath Ingvar Hirdwall Per Oscarsson David Dencik
wealthy man niece journalist hacker nazi brother suspenseful brutal moving thrilling mansion island city sweden cabin office family secrets missing persons murder investigation sexual abuse
A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.
Biography, Drama
USA
2016
96 Minutes
Tom Hanks Aaron Eckhart Valerie Mahaffey Delphi Harrington Mike O'Malley Jamey Sheridan Anna Gunn Holt McCallany Ahmed Lucan Laura Linney Wayne Bastrup
pilot airline employee passenger rescue worker wife investigator brooding emotional intense airport airplane hudson river new york city conference room house emergency landing rescue heroism investigation stress
The story of Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger (Tom Hanks), an American pilot who became a hero after landing his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew.
Drama
2000
80 Minutes
Nezhad Ekhtiar-dini Amaneh Ekhtiar-dini Madi Ekhtiar-Dini Ayoub Ahmadi Jouvin Younessi Rahman Salehi Osman Karimi Kolsolum Ekhtiar-dini
sister child kurd refugee brother orphan sad somber gritty iran iraq village mountain illness rehabilitation poverty tradition shady dealings survival pursuit
Kurdish orphans work odd jobs for food and to raise money so their severely handicapped brother can have surgery.
Drama
Mali|USA|France
2006
118 Minutes
Aissa Maiga Maimouna Hélène Diarra Balla Habib Dembélé Djénéba Koné Hamadoun Kassogué William Bourdon Mamadou Kanouté Gabriel Magma Konate Aminata Traoré Danny Glover Elia Suleiman
entertainer husband farmer teacher sister journalist profound intricate passionate disheartening mali apartment building courtyard courtroom africa economy banking politics marriage african life
Bamako. Melé is a bar singer, her husband Chaka is out of work and the couple is on the verge of breaking up... In the courtyard of the house they share with other families, a trial court ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1965
98 Minutes
Sidney Poitier Anne Bancroft Telly Savalas Steven Hill Indus Arthur Greg Jarvis Robert F. Hoy John Benson Paul Newlan Ed Asner Jason Wingreen
college student volunteer wife detective psychiatrist emotional brooding seattle call center depression desperation suicide investigation marriage volunteerism fall rescue 1960s
College volunteer Alan Dyson is working alone at the crisis center one evening when he receives a telephone call from suicidal caller Inga Dyson.