Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Hitting the Apex

If you loved Hitting the Apex, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Road

Road

2014ā€¢ā˜… 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hitting the Apex for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Brothers addicted to speed at any price. Documentary following the motorcycle road racing careers, and fate, of the Dunlop family....

#2
Cut Bank

Cut Bank

2014ā€¢ā˜… 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hitting the Apex for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

25-year-old Dwayne McLaren, a former athlete turned auto mechanic, dreams of getting out of tiny Cut Bank, Montana the coldest town in America. But his effort to do so sets in moti...

#3
Dragon Tiger Gate

Dragon Tiger Gate

2006ā€¢ā˜… 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hitting the Apex for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Three young martial arts masters emerge from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless fight injustice....

#4
Meru

Meru

2015ā€¢ā˜… 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hitting the Apex for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Meru is the electrifying story of three elite American climbers—Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk—bent on achieving the impossible....

#5
The Dawn Wall

The Dawn Wall

2017ā€¢ā˜… 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hitting the Apex for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The definitive film on the climb that captured headlines and ignited imaginations worldwide. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson ascend the hardest big wall of all time: a 19 day asc...

#6
The Game Changers

The Game Changers

2019ā€¢ā˜… 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hitting the Apex for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

From the UFC Octagon in Las Vegas and the anthropology lab at Dartmouth, to a strongman gym in Berlin and the bushlands of Zimbabwe, the world is introduced to elite athletes, spec...