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Apex — The Last Samurai (2003)
27,320 feet (The Death Zone)
8th highest of 105

An enduring, oft-rewatched summit, edging Minority Report.

The career, climbed — every film on the shared Everest scale; hover for detail

Summit · 28,000Death Zone · 26,247Camp III · 23,500Camp II · 20,500198120032025

Filmography — by elevation

FilmYearElevation
The Last Samurai ▲ apex200327,315 ft
Minority Report200226,542 ft
Cocktail198826,349 ft
War of the Worlds200526,236 ft
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation201526,179 ft
Top Gun198626,139 ft
Mission: Impossible199626,052 ft
Mission: Impossible - Fallout201825,846 ft
Top Gun: Maverick202225,733 ft
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol201125,583 ft
Born on the Fourth of July198925,351 ft
Edge of Tomorrow201425,230 ft
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One202325,009 ft
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning202524,709 ft
A Few Good Men199224,592 ft
Mission: Impossible II200024,411 ft
Risky Business198324,325 ft
The Firm199324,244 ft
Rain Man198824,124 ft
Collateral200424,124 ft
Valkyrie200823,998 ft
Knight and Day201023,938 ft
Jack Reacher201223,877 ft
Space Station 3D200223,847 ft
Jerry Maguire199623,821 ft
Mission: Impossible III200623,797 ft
Vanilla Sky200123,776 ft
Days of Thunder199023,639 ft
Far and Away199223,526 ft
American Made201723,496 ft
Oblivion201323,424 ft
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back201623,408 ft
Legend198523,389 ft
Interview with the Vampire199423,296 ft
Eyes Wide Shut199923,094 ft
Magnolia199923,041 ft
All the Right Moves198323,032 ft
The Mummy201722,728 ft
Losin' It198322,521 ft
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures200122,044 ft
The Color of Money198621,809 ft
Lions for Lambs200721,408 ft
Rock of Ages201220,707 ft
Taps198120,571 ft
The Outsiders198320,312 ft
Tropic Thunder200820,217 ft
My Scientology Movie201620,164 ft
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman201520,156 ft
Endless Love198120,140 ft
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen201220,140 ft
Young Guns198820,139 ft
Austin Powers in Goldmember200220,139 ft
Spielberg201720,139 ft
Kubrick by Kubrick202020,139 ft
The Final: Attack on Wembley202420,139 ft
BRATS202420,139 ft