Top Mountain Movies & TV Shows

Cast

Jason Clarke

Josh Brolin

Jake Gyllenhaal

Elizabeth Debicki

Everest (2015)

6.8 5.3K votes

Genre: Adventure, Drama, History

Country: Iceland, United Kingdom

Duration: 121 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.

Style: tense

Plot: himalaya mountain range, mountain, hiking, snowstorm, based on true story, climbing, snow, death, ...

Troll Hunter (2010)

6.7 1.8K votes

Genre: Fantasy, Horror

Country: Norway

Duration: 104 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.

Plot: hunter, cave, mountain, wilderness, forest, woods, mockumentary, secret government organization, ...

The Mountain Between Us (2017)

6.6 2.6K votes

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 109 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Stranded on a mountain after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must work together to endure the extreme elements of the remote, snow-covered terrain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across hundreds of miles of wilderness, pushing each other to survive and discovering their inner strength.

Style: romantic

Plot: based on novel or book, photographer, mountain, pilot, wilderness, survival, wildlife, snow, ...

Cast

Ine Marie Wilmann

Kim S. Falck-Ju00f8rgensen

Mads Sju00f8gu00e5rd Pettersen

Gard B. Eidsvold

Troll (2022)

6.6 2.0K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Country: Norway

Duration: 104 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: When an explosion in the Norwegian mountains awakens an ancient troll, officials appoint a fearless paleontologist to stop it from wreaking deadly havoc.

Plot: mountain, mythical creature, creature, oslo, norway, monster movie, norwegian folklore

Cast

Moisu00e9s Arias

Julianne Nicholson

Sofia Buenaventura

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Karen Quintero

Monos (2019)

6.6 445 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country: Argentina, Colombia

Duration: 103 min.

Audience: R

Story: On a faraway mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.

Plot: hostage, mountain, child soldier, guerilla, excited

Place: latin america

Cast

Roger Moore

Carole Bouquet

Chaim Topol

Julian Glover

For Your Eyes Only (1981)

6.5 2.1K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 128 min.

Audience: PG

Story: A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.

Plot: sea, assassin, london, england, smuggling (contraband), submarine, undercover, secret mission, ...

Place: england

Cast

Sylvester Stallone

John Lithgow

Michael Rooker

Janine Turner

Cliffhanger (1993)

6.5 2.7K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Country: France, Italy

Duration: 113 min.

Audience: R

Story: A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.

Plot: airplane, mountain, rocky mountains, hijacking, suitcase, climbing, heist, money, ...

Cast

Anthony Mackie

Morena Baccarin

Maddie Hasson

Danny Boyd Jr.

Elevation (2024)

6.4 1.0K votes

Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 91 min.

Audience: R

Story: Post-apocalyptic survivors find refuge in the Rocky Mountains to hide from giant, insect-like creatures that can't live above 8,000 feet. However, when one of them needs life-saving supplies, they risk it all to venture into the danger zone.

Plot: mine, colorado, alien, hospital, alien invasion, ski lift, abandoned mine, monsters, ...

Cast

Eliza Dushku

Desmond Harrington

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Jeremy Sisto

Wrong Turn (2003)

6.4 3.0K votes

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Country: Germany, United States of America

Duration: 84 min.

Audience: R

Story: Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are grossly disfigured by generations of inbreeding.

Plot: life and death, loss of loved one, job interview, mountain, gore, forest, west virginia, slasher, ...

Cast

Mark Duplass

Patrick Brice

Katie Aselton

Creep (2014)

6.4 1.7K votes

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 82 min.

Audience: R

Story: Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: “$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated.” Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town where he meets Josef, his cinematic subject for the day. Josef is sincere and the project seems heartfelt, so Aaron begins to film. But as the day goes on, it becomes clear that Josef is not who he says, and his intentions are not at all pure.

Plot: psychopath, bath, mountain, stalker, woods, dying man, murder, serial killer, ...

Cast

Dane DeHaan

Jason Isaacs

Mia Goth

Harry Groener

A Cure for Wellness (2017)

6.4 4.2K votes

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 146 min.

Audience: R

Story: An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem.

Plot: darkness, therapist, mountain, wellness, employee, health, patient, spa, ...

Place: switzerland

Cast

Magaly Solier

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Carlos J. de la Torre

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Yiliana Chong

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Juan Ubaldo Huaman

Madeinusa (2006)

6.2 24 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: Peru, Spain

Duration: 100 min.

Story: Madeinusa is a girl who lives in an isolated village in the mountains of Peru. This strange place is characterized by its religious fervor, and seemingly odd custom: from Good Friday at three o’clock in the afternoon to Easter Sunday, the whole village can do whatever it feels like.

Plot: mountain, religion, incest, woman director, viol, cine peruano

Cast

Borys Szyc

Andrzej Bienias

Zuzanna Saporznikow

Kamilla Baar

Detective Forst (2024) TV Show

6.2 70 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: Poland

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 6

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Atop a Polish mountain, a gruff detective with unusual methods investigates the bizarre murder of an unpopular professor.

Plot: detective, based on novel or book, mountain

Cast

Martin Lawrence

Ashton Kutcher

Gary Sinise

Debra Messing

Open Season (2006)

6.2 3.0K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 86 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.

Plot: hunter, chase, bunny, garage, mountain, grizzly bear, villain, forest, ...

Cast

Emma Bell

Shawn Ashmore

Kevin Zegers

Ed Ackerman

Frozen (2010)

6.0 2.0K votes

Genre: Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 94 min.

Audience: R

Story: When three skiers find themselves stranded on a chair lift at a New England ski resort that has closed for the next week, they are forced to make life or death choices that prove to be more perilous than staying put and freezing to death.

Plot: cold, wolf, mountain, animal attack, girlfriend, stranded, snow, best friend, ...

Return from Witch Mountain (1978)

5.9 240 votes

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Duration: 95 min.

Audience: G

Story: Tony and Tia are other-worldly twins endowed with telekinesis. When their Uncle Bene drops them off in Los Angeles for an earthbound vacation, a display of their supernatural skill catches the eye of the nefarious Dr. Gannon and his partner in crime, Letha, who see rich possibilities in harnessing the children's gifts. They kidnap Tony, and Tia gives chase only to find Gannon is using her brother's powers against her.

Plot: based on novel or book, kidnapping, mountain, telekinesis, sequel

Cast

Dwayne Johnson

AnnaSophia Robb

Alexander Ludwig

Carla Gugino

Race to Witch Mountain (2009)

5.8 1.8K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 98 min.

Audience: PG

Story: A taxi driver gets more than he bargained for when he picks up two teen runaways. Not only does the pair possess supernatural powers, but they're also trying desperately to escape people who have made them their targets.

Plot: spacecraft, teleportation, mountain, laser, telekinesis, alien, super power, military, ...

Cast

Joe Souza

Monique Parent

John Henry Richardson

Glori-Anne Gilbert

The Witches of Breastwick (2005)

5.4 27 votes

Genre: Fantasy, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 78 min.

Story: A man and wife are sucked into a whirlpool (in the wife's case, hot tub) of supernatural sex by a trio of randy, well-endowed witches.

Plot: mountain, hot tub, curse, witchcraft, softcore, erotic movie

Cast

Deborah Tranelli

Kaz Garas

Carmen Argenziano

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Bill McLaughlin

Naked Vengeance (1985)

5.0 23 votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Country: Philippines, United States of America

Duration: 97 min.

Audience: R

Story: After witnessing her husband's brutal murder, Carla travels to her parents' home in a small mountain town to start over. When she's repeatedly harassed by redneck locals, Carla seeks help from the town sheriff but is met with indifference. This continues until Carla's finally attacked, raped, and her parents executed by the twisted townies. Carla, after escaping a mental hospital, resolves to get bloody revenge.

Plot: sheriff, rape, mountain, revenge, murder, redneck, attack, parents

Cast

Christopher Reeve

Margot Kidder

Gene Hackman

Mariel Hemingway

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)

4.6 1.4K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 90 min.

Audience: PG

Story: With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, recently sprung from jail, is declaring war on the Man of Steel and his quest to save the planet. Using a strand of Superman's hair, Luthor synthesizes a powerful ally known as Nuclear Man and ignites an epic battle spanning Earth and space.

Plot: saving the world, superhero, mountain, nuclear missile, convertible, us army, based on comic, sequel, ...

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