Name: The Ascent
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-03-19
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Cast: Mandy Horvath, Julius John White, Carel Verhoef, Sally Grierson

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Fingerprint

Makes you care deeply.
Feels like real life.
Lifts you up.
Hits close to home.
Breaks your heart.

Not for laughs or scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+14)
Critics 100Audiences 86GoodWatch 93
Tomatometer100%
IMDb8.6
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for documentaries, +6 min on the typical 96
typical 96102
Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Released
2026
March 19, 2026
This year
Genre
Documentary
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
Swahili
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are disturbing imagery and drug use, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesMild
Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids.
Directing · 3
Scott Veltri Director, Producer
Edward Drake Director, Producer
Francis Cronin Director
Camera · 1
Laffrey Witbrod Director of Photography
Editing · 2
Matthew Prekop Editor
Jasleen Kaur Editor
Sound · 1
Adam Peters Original Music Composer