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Not fucking old lady Whisper coming out at the end to make me sob.
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Alex is so fucking funny i love his cameos so much and dean was the embodiment of the human spirit
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“When I was a little boy, my first memory was this dream of falling.” How incredibly well done this documentary is genuinely amazed me As someone who’s utterly obsessed with climbing deans mentality fascinates me. The ability to stare fear and death in the face and still conquer that challenge is otherworldly. To be the best you kinda have to be crazy.
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Mesmerizing would be the right word… I personally think that The Dark Wizard is an amazing documentary about one of the legend of climbing, Dean Potter. I really like how deep it goes, showing how troubled and vulnerable he was while being one of the best in his discipline. In four episodes we get a detailed look at this intense human being, by the help of multiple of his old friends. The footage in this documentary is amazing, perfectly showing the amazing feats of Dean. I really like how it’s edited which each episode showing a new aspect of his life while adding buildup to the main subject. It’s constructed greatly making it so easy and satisfying to watch. Also,…
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a man will literally climb a rock, jump off cliffs, and walk a tight rope in the sky before learning to emotionally regulate
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Dean Potter jest jednym z moich ulubionych wspinaczy szczerze peak
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So ein guter einblick in diesen Menschen. Ich will auch klettern jetzt
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An incredible tribute to the most creative and troubled climber and BASE jumper of his generation. Vale.
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Ooihaneruizz 8 月 21, 2026
un ego desmesurado + deporte extremo, qué es lo peor que puede pasar?
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VOLADO DEL BOCHO Mucho que aprender, increíble documental.
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They made Alex Honnold the villain for some reason
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This isn’t a perfect analogy but Dean was Zlatan (they even looked similar) while Alex is Messi. Zlatan is cool, interesting, and divisive. Messi is just a machine made to do something and is sort of unfair. Messi is also a weirdo and corporate shill but the family gives him a patina of normalcy. I cannot say I’d rather be Zlatan but I can feel more for him even though his whole personality was to unknowable. Watching his friends, his dog at the end really got to me.
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MMovies4GRANTed🌊 8 月 20, 2026
Really enjoyable viewing, binged it Did not expect to see Alex Hannold just absolutely overwrite Dean from history like wtf The video of his last flight and the raven …
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A story about the battle between ego death and death itself. I was honestly surprised by how emotional I was throughout episode four, even though I knew exactly was what coming. Epic, poignant, frustrating, inspiring. Also Alex Honnold is perhaps one of the most terrifying humans walking planet earth.
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Muy buen documental. El me parece un tipazo, incomprendido por casi todos. Realmente era un artista, lo quiero mucho.
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Ddillyyyy 8 月 20, 2026
Fuckinn brutal
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Eemkop 8 月 20, 2026
How beautiful that all his friends felt the same urge to drop everything and drive to Yosemite when they heard the news… only fitting that he died there what a legend
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Fair play, I wouldn’t have done any of that
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JJonathan Schwartz 8 月 20, 2026
Hard pass on all of this.
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Ffool_mayor 8 月 20, 2026
It was really interesting to see all these people who so deeply loved Yosemite in a very specific way that I wasn’t familiar with. I’ve spent a lot of time around people who love Yosemite just as much but relate to it very differently, and I have my own complex relationship with it. This made me want to go back eventually, because Yosemite really is singular in so many respects. A lot of small worlds orbit those rocks. I thought…
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wow the amount of footage, journal entries, friends, this documentary has really tells the story of dean potter and his feelings and mental state during his life. Of course i go in ultimately knowing how it ends, but the storytelling is amazing and had me sweating and on edge. Whisper 🥹
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Tellement core
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“Your ego isn’t your amigo” Great documentary and definitely worth a watch.
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One of the most impactful, gut wrenching, devastating and inspiring documentaries I’ve ever seen.
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Beautiful, thrilling, and tragic doc about an extraordinary and flawed person. It really captures the mystique around Dean he was so known for, and had a really nuanced discussion about mental health that took me by surprise. I also loved how it explored the idea behind Dean’s nickname “the Dark Wizard” It seems like many extreme athletes try to take something crazy and outlandish, and shrink it into something more manageable. Like Alex Honnold, for example, who makes some awesome…
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Apex mountain for documentaries featuring mountains?
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Uno de los mejores documentales que vi en mi vida. Gracias vida por encontrarme con estas historias y personajes tan místicos. El mundo necesita más de esto. Ver más historias, lo bueno y malo. Cuánto sacrificios, superación y procesos hay que pasar. Simplemente gracias! 🙏🏻
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watch this shit if you wanna shed a tear. guys pretty intense but definitely worth the watch
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One of the best documentaries of all time if you haven’t seen it get on HBO now
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He’s definitely burning in hell rn but interesting dude, whoever did the visuals for this documentary needs their ass ate off the bone btw.
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E: absolutely loved it. Had me on the edge of my seat, made me laugh, made me cry. I feel as if I relate a lot to dean emotionally. C:
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What scared me most about Dean Potter was that I understood him. This wasn’t really a documentary about climbing to me. It was about what happens when adrenaline, competition and the need to keep proving yourself become part of your identity. Danger seemed to give Potter a sense of clarity and purpose that ordinary life couldn’t. But as he got older and watched Alex Honnold and a younger generation push the sport forward, his competitiveness began to feel less like…
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Increíble laburo documental, lo amo lo odio lo extraño ojalá haya sido feliz
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what a diva
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Usually when I watch these extreme sports docs I never understand what drives these people to participate in suicidal activities. This does it. This doc felt like an unveiling of a mind and philosophy
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DDani 8 月 19, 2026
I am now somehow looking at Alex Honnold as 1% more of a normal person
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Beautiful documentary about the complexity of Dean Potter Had my palms sweating watching him free solo and base jump
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Stunning
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Although I admire these freaks greatly. I still think they are fucking insane.
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Flying man… scary, gripping, sad, happy, worth a watch 🧗
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Yeah I watched a four-hour-long adventure sport series on the plane fwiggen shoot me
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I am slightly biased since I think climbing docs might be the peak of cinema. This has to be my favorite. Having access to someone’s diary after they die is OP for docs also feels alittle wrong. I don’t know if I’ve ever felt such a complete understanding of a person in any media as this doc was able to present. Lastly THE DARK WIZARD is such a badass nickname and Alex honnold was a villain in this lol
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My opinion may be based, but this documentary definitely rocks. Soared above and beyond my expectations.
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anything but therapy
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One of the only peices of media that has made me cry
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bah alors là c’était très très captivant déjà pcq c’est un sport extrême et en plus le docu/série est très bien fait j’ai bien aimé le parallèle entre free solo pour soi et free solo pour les caméras et la compétitivité ça ramène à un gros débats sur le sport en général, la nature et l’égo humain c’était assez touchant et jsp si c’est une mise en scène poussée mais le truc avec les corbeaux j’suis cliente j’y crois dur…
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Lliv 8 月 18, 2026
is there a more niche beef than who can scale El Cap with their bare hands first? Alex Honnold was bitchy in this lol that last scene with the raven was beautiful
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Wow. Just wow. My dad really has instilled his love of climbing documentaries within me. This is probably the greatest documentary I’ve ever seen. The most emotional, stunning, beautiful, intriguing sports story but really just story in general. dean potter is absolutely fascinating. His mysticism and allure isn’t believable at first but by the end it’s just undeniable. If you watch this, which you most definitely should, do NOT look up any spoilers.
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Most human person ever. When we come in contact with extraterrestrials, we need to show them this documentary to make them understand what a human being is
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That Moonwalk was truly something special, pure art. And that shot of Whisper at the end was crushing. RIP Dean Potter.
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What a legend. Powerful, moving stuff.
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best fing me watch alllll year so far
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What a great climber. 🐦⬛
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“Every time I see a raven fly by I think of dean”
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Wow, what a tragic but truly amazing story about a complicated man. He finally got everything he wanted 🙁 I will probably be thinking about this one for awhile.
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This documentary was beautifully and powerfully done. Dean is a complicated person who contained greatness and who was at war with the darkness within. Mortimer and Rosen masterfully walk the line between honesty and compassion. Arguably the best climbing film to come out in quite some time.
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Muhteşem…
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alex honnold est l’antagoniste ultime
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very well made. and dean is gorgeous and flawed. highly recommend. and the ending with the raven 😭🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛
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One of the best ever.
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Made me cry He really did inspire me to climb
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Inspiring watch
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Hay mucho que analizar en este documental de 4 horas. Sin duda, la vida de Dean Potter fue extraordinaria. El poder de la mente y del cuerpo, la adrenalina, la salud mental y la soledad. Y el episodio 3 te lleva al límite, sintiendo apenas el 0.1% de lo que debió sentir Dean en esa hazaña en China.
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DDesm0nd_Hume 8 月 17, 2026
Great rec from The Watch Pod, captivating from start to finish
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Off the top of my head, pretty sure this is the best tv show I’ve watched this year. Episode 3 is incredible
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Sweat and tears
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Amazing.
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He Just Needed to do therapy and know about toxic masculinity
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I’m really glad they made a documentary about Dean Potter, so we get to see the dark magic he left behind. Before watching this, I had no idea about him at all. And boyyy, how glad I am to finish this series. I hope that from this series people can see how he left a huge impact for the climbing community and be inspired by him. This documentary also wasn’t afraid to mention that Dean is also just a human being, and reminded us how we’re all flawed in our own way.
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Ddavidsokol110 8 月 16, 2026
Dean verbalizing that his attempt to transcend the human limitations of flight was a metaphor for transcending ego, pride, and jealousy really moved me. There’s just so much to take away from this docuseries especially for those who climb and connect with nature as an outlet for their emotions and creativity. Loved this.
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bro.
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LLK 8 月 16, 2026
Wasn’t expecting for this to hit me as hard as it did. A deeply loving portrait of a man trying to transcend his shitty ego. That raven at the end…
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el cuervo que volara para siempre
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poor whisper… binged all four hours on a plane — found it riveting and moving. particularly the testimonials by his friends and his passionate rivalry with the hilariously indifferent alex honnold.
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What a legend 🐦⬛ cacaw Whisper is the best + Alex honnold is ruthless jajajajaj taking the piss
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This broke my heart “We all miss you”
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I’ve never seen a human live with this kind of pure, raw freedom. He didn’t just walk in the sky he fucking owned it!!! Dean potter he the real goat.
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Your ego is not your amigo.
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Completely optional btw but that wouldn’t have made him the greatest, nor diying
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Una de las mejores docu series que he visto en mi vida.
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Feels akin to 100 ft wave but way darker and more dangerous. But equally fascinating look at people who risk their lives in search of the place where art and spirituality collide. The search for meaning takes people all different places. Mesmerizing and horrifying.
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Rad
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Three, two, one, see ya!
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Eethanlovescinema 8 月 14, 2026
“this is art. this is spirituality.” dean didn’t rate his jumps so i’m not going to rate this.
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The most compelling story I have seen in years. Really me left speechless.
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Man that fucking ending with the raven in the video
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The prequel to free solo
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Para vivir hay que ver el mundo boca abajo
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A sort-of companion piece to Free Solo and Dawn Wall that hurtles, with a sense of inevitability to an ending that you hope isn’t going to eventuate. This was really dynamically paced with the heart-stopping moments you’d expect and a surprising amount of heart. Also very funny that Alex Honnold is kind of a rage-baiting villain in this, but obviously has a massive amount of respect for Potter (the subject).
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On est tous un peu fou, mais pas autant que Dean Potter
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A bit dangerous lowkey
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scary stomach flipper
- Synopsis
- An unflinching portrait of Dean Potter, the world's most influential and controversial climber, base jumper and highline walker, who achieves jaw-dropping feats while battling his inner demons.
- Director
- Nick Rosen, Peter Mortimer
- Studio
- Sender Films, HBO
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 229 mins
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