The Climb is a 2019 American comedy-drama film written, produced by and starring Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin.

Covino also directs, while Gayle Rankin, Talia Balsam, George Wendt, and Judith Godrèche also star.

Based on Covino and Marvin's short film of the same name, the plot follows two friends and looks into their lives over several years.

Thanks Sometime later, Kyle, now in better physical shape, is working as a commercial-jingle writer and is dating his former high-school girlfriend, Marissa, with whom he is celebrating Thanksgiving with his family.

It's Broken Seeing Mike's worsened state, Kyle invites him to join him and Marissa on their vacation to a ski resort over New Years.

After breaking his arm on a difficult slope, Mike is given permission by Kyle to stay with them for the night, the two of them getting drunk together and catching up on their pasts.

When Marissa goes to bed early, Kyle joins her in the hopes of having sex, but he quickly passes out before she returns from the bathroom.

At some point, Kyle breaks through a thin patch of ice in the frozen lake, though Mike manages to pull him out.

[3][4] A week later, Sony Pictures Classics acquired worldwide distribution rights outside France and German-speaking Europe to the film.

The website's critics consensus reads: "The Climb uses the complicated bond between two friends to dissect male friendships in an engaging -- and frequently funny -- fashion.

"[17] Metacritic reports a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".