Free Solo

Year: 2018

Director: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin

Rotten Tomatoes: 97%

Plot: Documentary filmmaker and climber Alex Honnold prepares to accomplish the seemingly impossible: climbing Yosemite's 3,000-foot El Capitan completely alone and without a rope.

Marcela Notes: I almost threw up and had to pause and Google if this mother fucker dies or lives in order to finish the movie. Absolutely fucking bonkers. I want to be a fan but this guy is such a priiiiiiiiick omg. 

Fun Fact: Jimmy Chin wasn't just directing — he's an elite climber and photographer who personally handled high-altitude cinematography for the project. He and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi had previously directed Meru, and later won the Oscar for Free Solo.