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10 Best Movies Like An American Ascent

If you loved An American Ascent, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Dawn Wall

The Dawn Wall

2017★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to An American Ascent for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The definitive film on the climb that captured headlines and ignited imaginations worldwide. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson ascend the hardest big wall of all time: a 19 day asc...

#2
The Class of ‘92

The Class of ‘92

2013★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to An American Ascent for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A detailing of the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United football players (David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Pa...

#3
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

2023★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to An American Ascent for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

From the heights of her modeling fame to her tragic death, this documentary reveals Anna Nicole Smith through the eyes of the people closest to her....

#4
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

2021★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to An American Ascent for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In 2019, Nepalese mountain climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja set out to do the unthinkable by climbing the world’s fourteen highest summits in less than seven months. (The previous recor...

#5
My Mom Jayne

My Mom Jayne

2025★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to An American Ascent for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayn...

#6
The Alpinist

The Alpinist

2021★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to An American Ascent for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Marc-André Leclerc, an exceptional climber, has made solo his religion and ice his homeland. When filmmaker Peter Mortimer begins his film, he places his camera at the base of a Br...

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