The Climb
1998 · 94 min · Director: Bob Swaim
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Baltimore, 1959. Danny's dad is the only man in the neighborhood who didn't fight in World War II. Danny, who's 12, gets teased and folks make nasty cracks about cowards. An old radio tower on a nearby hill is about to be torn down, and Danny decides to climb it to prove his courage. Help comes from an aging neighbor, Old Man Langer, a former construction foreman who's dying of cancer and wants Danny to help him commit suicide. Langer rigs pulleys and weights to help the lad make the climb. Meanwhile, an aggressive and angry neighbor (an army vet) regularly gets drunk and shoots off his rifle, and Danny's dad must confront him. It all comes to a head one stormy night.
Emotional fingerprint
The Climb (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 25%, Empathy 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety25%
- Empathy25%
- Fear20%
- Inspiration15%
- Hope15%
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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Empathy, Fear. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.
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Cast
Andy Sweeney
Eileen Barto
Tommy Sweeney
Father Cronin
Langer's Doctor
Joe Grace
Rules Rhodes
Storeman
Details
- Directed by
- Bob Swaim
- Written by
- Vince McKewin
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Country
- New Zealand, Canada, France
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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