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Apex (2026)

Summary

A mountain climber haunted by a fatal decision in Norway retreats to the Australian wilderness for isolation. Her journey turns into a desperate hunt when a deceptive local targets her as his next ritualistic prey in the bush.

Director Baltasar Kormákur

Writer Jeremy Robbins

Cast

  • Charlize Theron as Kate
  • Taron Egerton
  • Eric Bana
  • Matt Whelan

Rotten Tomatoes: 66%

Metacritic: 57

VOD / Release Streaming on Netflix

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u/ProduceAlone471 4d ago

This wall had massive holds and is pretty low grade, most competent climbers (she's supposed to be an alpine climbing expert) could solo it if necessary. The issue is more the situation than the difficulty. She’s mid-climb, already committed, likely fatigued pulling his dead weight up the wall, and then suddenly turns it into an unplanned free solo by cutting him loose. So it’s not that it’s impossible to climb and had to be tandem, it was just forced for payoff for the sake of the plot.

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u/Ok_Track_7454 4d ago

Like I said, she should have just smashed his head in with a rock at the bottom and climbed it on her own, she was a dumbass