Seven Years in Tibet

Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

  • 61% of critics liked it
    (33 reviews)

  • 70% of users liked it
    (57,834 ratings)

Typically impressive natural vistas from director Jean-Jacques Annaud (some secretly filmed on location in Tibet) highlight this adaptation of the memoir by Heinrich Harrer. Brad Pitt stars as the arrogant Heinrich, a famed Austrian mountain climber who leaves behind his wife and infant son to head… More

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PG-13, 2 hr. 19 min.
Directed By
Jean-Jacques Annud, Jean-Jacques Annaud
Written By
Heinrich Harrer, Becky Johnston
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Oct 8, 1997 Wide
On DVD
Apr 7, 1998
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

    Pitt is smiling, taking his shirt off, brushing his blond locks with his hands, striking poses against the picturesque scenery--in short, being Brad Pitt.

  • James Plath, Movie Metropolis

    Part road picture, part epic, and part spiritual journey, Seven Years in Tibet is a beautiful film with a story so typical-yet-unusual that it could only have come from autobiography.

  • Luke Y. Thompson, LYTRules.com

    I was expecting the worst -- everyone calls this film "Seven Hours in a Theater." But really, it's pretty good

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Failed to convince me that Harrer moved from a self-absorbed bigot to an enlightened being, especially since his memoir never mentioned his Nazi past.

  • John A. Nesbit, Old School Reviews

    Most will likely forget about Seven Years in Tibet soon after viewing since the filmmakers have focussed on less interesting aspects

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Mike S


    Dazzling locations, swindling heights and breathtaking cinematography. A highly captivating film experience, even if the story lacks a clear and proper goal. We follow an Austrian mountain climber (Brad Pitt) as he embarks on a perilous journey into the isolated heart of Tibet. Pitt… More

  • Anthony L


    Once you get past the bad acting, dodgy props & sets and awful accents it?s not such a bad film. It?s not quite the epic it wants to be though and you can?t help but think it was a wasted opportunity, especially as the story is so strong (although historically inaccurate).

  • Bruce B


    This is a Film From the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival, I remember seeing this one on the big screen and have watched it several times since, this time for review. First I will say I never get tired of watching it, its that good. Most who review it will tell you of Brad… More

  • Candy R


    This is a long one. Based on a true story about an Austrian mountaineer. Brad tries to climate the Himalayas and is imprisoned in a prisoner of war camp. He escapes and tries to travel through Tibet but is kicked out as foreigners are forbidden until he befriends the Dahli Lama.

  • Lady D


    Not exactly what I thought this film would be, but having a spiritual side I enjoyed the journey and of course a view of the place I would love to see more than any place in the world. Accent wise, not a great performance from Pitt, but the experience and story of the film are more… More

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