The Climb

2020

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: November 13, 2020 | R

Starring: Courtney Gonzalez, Daniella Covino, Eden Malyn, Gayle Rankin, George Wendt, Judith Godrèche, Kyle Marvin, Meredith Holzman, Michael Angelo Covino, Talia Balsam, Todd Barry, Zina Anaplioti

Summary: Kyle and Mike are best friends who share a close bond — until Mike sleeps with Kyle's fiancée. The Climb is about a tumultuous but enduring relationship between two men across many years of laughter, heartbreak and rage. It is also the story of real-life best friends who turn their profound connection into a rich, humane and frequentlyKyle and Mike are best friends who share a close bond — until Mike sleeps with Kyle's fiancée. The Climb is about a tumultuous but enduring relationship between two men across many years of laughter, heartbreak and rage. It is also the story of real-life best friends who turn their profound connection into a rich, humane and frequently uproarious film about the boundaries (or lack thereof) in all close friendships.… Expand

Director: Michael Angelo Covino

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 94 min

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Mark Kennedy

Nov 12, 2020

Utterly original and utterly excellent, the modern bromance The Climb is a thrilling ride, an unconventional and idiosyncratic American film that acts like a old-school arty European one. Read full review

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Carlos Aguilar

Nov 11, 2020

A masterpiece of bromantic woes, the movie subdues toxic masculinity and makes a case for men’s often dismissed necessity for platonic companionship. Read full review

A.A. Dowd

Nov 11, 2020

There are no sentimental easy answers or shortcuts to uplift in this unusually prickly buddy comedy. Like Kyle and Mike, it just keeps peddling forward, in the hope that some kind of clarity might materialize at the top of the hill. Read full review

The Film Stage Rory O'Connor

Jun 6, 2019

For better than worse, Covino directs it to within an inch of its life, presenting the modest narrative as a series of meticulously choreographed vignettes; each shot in what appears to be a single take. Read full review

The Guardian Cath Clarke

Oct 21, 2020

Tragedy and slapstick run through the film and it is very funny. Read full review

Jonathan Romney

May 20, 2019

Kuperstein’s roaming camera may sometimes overwhelm the film with its artful choreography, but generally manages to take the viewer by surprise – as does a comic narrative which constantly takes unexpected turns. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Nov 12, 2020

Rather than ascending to new heights of bromance, The Climb coasts down into the barren flatlands of masculine self-pity. Read full review

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