Tenzing Tops Apple TV Chart, Ousting Matchbox: The Movie
The Jennifer Peedom-directed Everest drama, starring Genden Phuntsok and Tom Hiddleston, holds a 98% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Tenzing has become the top-rated movie on Apple TV, unseating Matchbox: The Movie from the top spot, according to FlixPatrol. The film had only a brief theatrical run before moving to streaming.
The movie stars Genden Phuntsok as Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay and Tom Hiddleston as Sir Edmund Hillary. Jennifer Peedom directs from a screenplay by Luke Davies, with Willem Dafoe co-starring as John Hunt.
Tenzing holds a 98% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film arrives on streaming as Hiddleston prepares for a Broadway run in Much Ado About Nothing opposite Hayley Atwell, which begins on October 31, 2026. In 2011, Hiddleston played Loki in Thor and also appeared in Midnight in Paris, The Deep Blue Sea and War Horse; in 2012, his Loki was the main villain in The Avengers.
The 1953 Everest expedition depicted in the film was the first confirmed scaling of the mountain.
Quick answers
What is the top-rated movie on Apple TV right now?
Tenzing is currently the top-rated movie on Apple TV, according to FlixPatrol.
Who stars in Tenzing?
Genden Phuntsok plays Tenzing Norgay and Tom Hiddleston plays Sir Edmund Hillary, with Willem Dafoe as John Hunt.
What score does Tenzing have on Rotten Tomatoes?
Tenzing has a 98% score on Rotten Tomatoes.