Movies and TvShows featuring "altitude-sickness" theme.

A group of mountain climbers embark on a dangerous expedition to conquer the treacherous K2 mountain. Along the way, they face extreme challenges, including avalanches and altitude sickness. Based on a true story, this movie explores themes of friendship, resilience, and the limits of human endurance.

A man leading an expedition into the Rocky Mountains becomes entangled with a deadly band of thieves in search of their lost loot.

The Japanese government decides to install a radar on the top of Mt. Fuji, in order to detect typhoons as far as 800 km south of the Japanese archipelago, but the task will not be easy.

Dive Bomber (1941) is a movie set in San Diego, California during World War II. It follows the story of a divorced doctor turned aviator who becomes a test pilot for the US Navy. As he trains to become a dive bomber, he faces romantic rivalry, jealousy, and dangerous missions. The movie explores themes of marriage, medicine, friendship, and self-sacrifice.

The Other Love is a melodramatic romance film that tells the story of a concert pianist named Karen Duncan who is diagnosed with a fatal illness and is sent to a sanatorium in Switzerland. While at the sanatorium, she falls in love with her doctor, Tony Stanton, and they begin a passionate affair. However, Karen's condition worsens and she must make a difficult decision about her future. Will she choose love or her career as a concert pianist?

Catherine and Mack and their close friends Chris and Madge graduate from a West Coast college and fly to New York City to find work.

Donald is visiting South America, where he is first overcome by altitude sickness. He spends some time in the picturesque market. Then he takes a llama up into the mountains, with exciting results.

An almost-retired jewel thief plans to marry Helen, his partner in crime. Their plans are shattered when Bascom, a gang member, arrives with a stolen necklace, putting their whole gang at risk.

Ben Fogle and Victoria Pendleton are guided by professional mountaineer Kenton Cool, a veteran of twelve Everest summits. As they head up the mountain, into the notorious "death zone", physical exhaustion, extreme conditions and misfortune will test the pair to their limits, 65 years after Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit. Since that day in 1953, more than 4000 people have successfully climbed Everest but nearly 300 climbers have died on her icy slopes. As Ben and Victoria begin their expedition and face their fears, they know Everest will be life-changing.