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Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Director · 15 credits · 8 in highly-rated films

Best known for Free Solo (2018)

Frequent collaborators: Jimmy Chin

Directed movies (15 total, ranked by score)

  1. Free Solo

    2018 · ★ 7.9 (1,552 votes)

    Documentary, Adventure

    1

  2. The Rescue

    2021 · ★ 8.0 (261 votes)

    Documentary, Drama

    2

  3. NYAD

    2023 · ★ 7.1 (567 votes)

    Drama, History

    3

  4. Meru

    2015 · ★ 7.4 (264 votes)

    Adventure, Documentary

    4

  5. Return to Space

    2022 · ★ 6.5 (657 votes)

    Documentary

    5

  6. Endurance

    2024 · ★ 7.1 (26 votes)

    Documentary

    6

  7. Lost in the Jungle

    2025 · ★ 7.2 (12 votes)

    Documentary

    7

  8. Love+War

    2025 · ★ 5.8 (5 votes)

    Documentary, War

    8

  9. Wild Life

    2023 · ★ 7.3 (13 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. Incorruptible

    2015 · ★ 4.0 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    10

  11. Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love

    2008 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    11

  12. Touba

    2013

    Documentary, History

    12

  13. Everest: The Other Side

    2026

    Documentary

    13

  14. What if He Falls?

    2018

    Documentary

    14

  15. Bartali

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    Drama, History

    15

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.