Film

Cliffhanger 1993

Directed by Renny Harlin

  • Action, Adventure, Thriller
  • 113 min
  • R

Hang on.

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.

ActionAdventureThrillerairplanemountainrocky mountainshijackingsuitcaseclimbingheistmoneysnowmountain climbing

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Character

Classical in form, resolved, unpretentious and effortless.

  • classical in formformally daring
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • effortlessdemanding
  • contemplativerelentless

Who loves it, who doesn't

The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 7The Sincere: disliked by 37 / 3The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: disliked by 70 / 7The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 4The Comfort Seeker: disliked by 24 / 2The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 4The Thrill Chaser: disliked by 14 / 1The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 2The Provocateur: disliked by 32 / 3The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 3The Genre Devotee: disliked by 13 / 1The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 1The Cartographer: disliked by 31 / 3The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 2The Empath: disliked by 12 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

101 profiled raters. Loved most by The Sinceres; disliked most by The Prestige Hunters.