← Apex Mountain

Willem Dafoe

Apex — The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
23,810 feet (Camp III)
83rd highest of 105

An enduring, oft-rewatched summit, edging Spider-Man.

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

Summit · 28,000Death Zone · 26,247Camp III · 23,500Camp II · 20,500198020032025

Filmography — by elevation

FilmYearElevation
The Last Temptation of Christ ▲ apex198823,806 ft
Spider-Man200223,806 ft
The Boondock Saints199923,266 ft
At Eternity's Gate201823,145 ft
Antichrist200923,045 ft
Togo201922,947 ft
Light Sleeper199222,895 ft
The Hunter201122,814 ft
Animal Factory200022,778 ft
Triumph of the Spirit198922,674 ft
Off Limits198822,584 ft
Mountain201722,471 ft
The Dust of Time200822,453 ft
The Loveless198422,451 ft
Platoon198622,451 ft
Tom & Viv199422,446 ft
Anamorph200722,429 ft
Fukushima: A Nuclear Story201522,428 ft
Pasolini201422,377 ft
4:44 Last Day on Earth201222,312 ft
Go Go Tales200822,308 ft
Mr. Bean's Holiday200722,289 ft
Inside202322,248 ft
Pavilion of Women200122,189 ft
Tommaso202022,113 ft
Siberia202022,075 ft
To Live and Die in L.A.198522,060 ft
My Hindu Friend201622,025 ft
Shadow of the Vampire200021,867 ft
White Sands199221,858 ft
The Lighthouse201921,768 ft
Auto Focus200221,615 ft
Flight of the Intruder199121,613 ft
The English Patient199621,592 ft
Control200421,544 ft
Edges of the Lord200121,532 ft
Mississippi Burning198821,509 ft
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done201021,497 ft
Adam Resurrected200821,475 ft
Aquaman201821,474 ft
New Rose Hotel199921,427 ft
The Legend of Ochi202521,357 ft
Bad Country201421,347 ft
Dead for a Dollar202221,338 ft
Clear and Present Danger199421,332 ft
A Most Wanted Man201421,228 ft
Body of Evidence199321,195 ft
The Man in My Basement202521,160 ft
The Florida Project201721,150 ft
Daybreakers201021,113 ft
Odd Thomas201321,051 ft
The Reckoning200421,041 ft
Finding Nemo200321,033 ft
Poor Things202320,950 ft
Fireflies in the Garden200820,923 ft
Lulu on the Bridge199820,894 ft
Miral201020,863 ft
Manou the Swift201920,823 ft
Dog Eat Dog201620,815 ft
Tomorrow You're Gone201220,803 ft
What Happened to Monday201720,798 ft
The Great Wall201620,796 ft
xXx: State of the Union200520,771 ft
Paris Je T'aime200620,751 ft
eXistenZ199920,745 ft
Wild at Heart199020,735 ft
Kinds of Kindness202420,708 ft
Speed 2: Cruise Control199720,707 ft
Manderlay200520,697 ft
The Clearing200420,626 ft
American Dreamz200620,623 ft
The Card Counter202120,614 ft
Affliction199820,548 ft
Nosferatu202420,531 ft
Nightmare Alley202120,530 ft
Streets of Fire198420,517 ft
Born on the Fourth of July198920,512 ft
The Fault in Our Stars201420,496 ft
John Wick201420,487 ft
The Grand Budapest Hotel201420,473 ft
Death Note201720,423 ft
Spider-Man: No Way Home202120,412 ft
The Last Thing He Wanted202020,406 ft
Inside Man200620,396 ft
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou200420,374 ft
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice202420,373 ft
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II201320,370 ft
Murder on the Orient Express201720,334 ft
A Family Man201620,330 ft
Out of the Furnace201320,328 ft
Motherless Brooklyn201920,327 ft
Finally Dawn202420,291 ft
Once Upon a Time in Mexico200320,281 ft
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam198720,254 ft
The Walker200720,238 ft
Faraway, So Close!199320,216 ft
Farewell200920,209 ft
Fantastic Mr. Fox200920,206 ft
Zero202520,192 ft
The Northman202220,183 ft
Ripley Under Ground200520,176 ft
Basquiat199620,168 ft
Zack Snyder's Justice League202120,163 ft
American Psycho200020,158 ft
Spider-Man 2200420,158 ft
John Carter201220,153 ft
Love, Antosha201920,151 ft
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant200920,143 ft
Spider-Man 3200720,141 ft
Saturday Night202420,141 ft
The Hunger198320,140 ft
Cry-Baby199020,140 ft
The Aviator200420,140 ft
Friedkin Uncut201820,140 ft
Asteroid City202320,140 ft
The Phoenician Scheme202520,140 ft
Heaven's Gate198020,139 ft
Overnight200320,139 ft
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood200520,139 ft
To Each His Own Cinema200720,139 ft
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day200920,139 ft
Finding Dory201620,139 ft
Vox Lux201820,139 ft
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun202120,139 ft