The Climb

The Climb

R 2020 · 94 min · ★ 6.1 · Comedy

Kyle and Mike are best friends who share a close bond — until Mike sleeps with Kyle’s fiancée. A stormy but enduring relationship ensues between Kyle, with limitless patience, and Mike, who only lives his life by sowing discord in that of others, across many years of laughter, heartbreak, and rage.

Directed by Michael Angelo Covino · Written by Michael Angelo Covino

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