Russian movies about survival

List of the best Russian movies about survival, selected by visitors to our site: Pain Threshold, Survival Lessons, Saving Leningrad, Ayka, Tourist, Twister, The Edge, Beanpole, Fire, Fortress of War.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 4.3
Genrethriller, drama, adventure
CountryRussia

Four young Muscovites - two boys and two girls - travel to the Altai for a rafting trip on a mountain river. Cut off from civilization, face to face with nature at its wildest our heroes are not able to relax but instead are forced to fight for survival. They ask the help of a group of apparent 'sportsmen-boaters' whom they encounter on the river. These agree, but then our heroes realize that they have been taken hostage by criminals.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, adventure, family
CountryRussia

After the plane crashes to the remote island the pilot must survive... And not alone.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genreaction, melodrama, drama, military, history
CountryRussia
Duration02:32

September 1941. In a turn of events young lovebirds Kostya and Nastya find themselves on board of a barge that will evacuate people from sieged Leningrad. At night the barge gets into the storm. When it starts sinking, enemy planes - but not rescuers - are the first to arrive at the scene.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredrama
CountryRussia, Germany, Poland, China, Kazakhstan
Duration01:49

A young Asian immigrant worker in Moscow tried to track down her baby, whom she abandoned at the hospital.

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Genreaction
CountryRussia

Story of Russian military advisors in the Central African Republic

Markimdb: 6.4
Genreaction, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. Soon the three have joined the team of stormchasers as they attempt to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the very heart of several extremely violent tornados.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:57

The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles suspects is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, military
CountryRussia
Duration02:17

Set in post-WWII Leningrad as two female soldiers return from war and attempt to rebuild their lives in the ravaged city.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, drama
CountryRussia

A heroic story about firefighters and rescuers. What we call an act of bravery is just a usual routine for them, if only one can get used to mortal danger and extreme risk. When people in distress seem to have nobody who may help them, rescuers come to fight against merciless forces of nature.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genreaction, drama, military, history
CountryBelarus, Russia
Duration02:11

A war drama set during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, in which Russian troops held on to a border stronghold for nine days. The film shows the heroic defense of Brest Fortress, which has taken upon the first stroke of German fascist invaders on June 22 1941.

Markimdb: 4.2
Genrefantastic, action
CountryRussia
Duration02:15

A twist on the classic game of Mafia. 12 competitors take part in a game of life and death where the innocent must take out the Mafia in order to win the cash prize. Those that are voted out must face their biggest fears in a computer simulation.

Markimdb: 2.8
Genrefantastic
CountryRussia
Duration02:22

Deadly dance tournament is carried out in the city survived after nuclear apocalypse. Energy is extracted from the loser for the city to survive. A young guy from the street is forced to take part in the tournament and falls in love with girl who volunteered to participate in the battle. Will they survive or the arena will take their lives?

Markimdb: 6.7
Genredrama, military, history
CountryRussia, Germany, Netherlands, Latvia, Belarus
Duration02:07

Western frontiers of the USSR, 1942. The region is under German occupation. A man is wrongly accused of collaboration. Desperate to save his dignity, he faces an impossible moral choice.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryRussia
Duration00:57

A strange envelope is delivered to an architect bureau by mistake. Igor, a driver, gets the task to bring it to the right address. From that moment his life becomes a string of paranormal events. The cursed letter invades Igor's life and leads him to a mysterious addressee.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genrefantastic, thriller
CountryUSA, Russia
Duration01:29

    In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race which has attacked Earth via our power supply.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrefantastic, drama, adventure, military, history
    CountryRussia
    Duration01:35

    Michael's perfect life changes dramatically when he discovers a portal wich allows him to travel in time. He travels back to the World War II to go through the quest of time and find his one and only beloved.

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    Genredrama, military
    CountryRussia
    Duration02:43

    The Soviet military suppresses enemy aggression. But German soldiers do not intend to give up so easily. After all, they believe their leader and fully share his beliefs and aspirations. To find out more about the location of enemy forces, the Germans decide to send a detachment of saboteurs for reconnaissance. Young people have not only to find the exact location of the troops of the USSR, but also to sabotage the sabotage. That's just the operation is on the verge of collapse.

    Markimdb: 3.1
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryRussia

    There is an urban legend that a seat in the local cinema theater is cursed and whoever takes it ends up dead. A group of high school friends start to believe the legend when some mysterious deaths occur after a day of skipping school at the cinema. The police begin their investigation while the teenagers start to suspect each other.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrehorror, fantastic, comedy
    CountryUSA, Russia
    Duration01:28

    A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama
    CountryRussia
    Duration01:34

    Based on A. Galych's play "Matrosskaya Tishina", "Papa" tells a story of a Jewish father who dreamed of seeing his son perform on a stage in front of huge audiences, he dreamed of seeing him as the greatest violinist of his time. To achieve the goal he taught his son Dodik how to play the violin from the yearly age. When Dodik grew up he left the small town he and his father lived in to study in the Moscow Conservatory leaving his past behind. But one day he has to choose either to loose his father or everything he has achieved.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrefantastic
    CountryRussia
    Duration01:20

    Ten humans on planet XT-59 paving the way trough swamp to reach Islands of Happiness.

    Markimdb: 4.1
    Genredrama, military, history
    CountryRussia, France
    Duration02:37

    The final part of Mikhalkov's trilogy about Divisional Commander Kotov finds him returning home during World War II having been betrayed, narrowly escaped execution for treason and nearly reduced to dust in a prison camp. Only to discover that everything has changed and he will have to fight again for his name, for his honor, and for his love.

    Markimdb: 3.9
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryRussia
    Duration01:49

    Contemporary Russia. A young couple finds a great deal on a used BMW. Unfortunately, it's haunted.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantastic, action
    CountryRussia, USA
    Duration02:30

      Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers, AKAN, and his army of mercenaries. Fighting alongside Henry is Jimmy, who is Henry's only hope to make it through the day. Hardcore takes place over the course of one day, in Moscow, Russia.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryRussia
      Duration02:12

      Terror strikes the underground train system in Moscow in the form of a flood from a collapsed tunnel. The film follows a diverse group of Moscow citizens who find themselves trapped in the city’s underground rail network, their train derailed and virtually crushed after an aging tunnel collapses. Amongst this band of survivors is softly spoken surgeon Andrey (Sergei Puskepalis), whose wife is having an affair with the conceited businessman Vlad (Anatoly Beliy). Fate brings these two men together on the same doomed train, but there is little time to resolve their differences, as the tunnel begins to quickly fill with water, forcing them to work together with the others and find a way back to the surface.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genrefantasy, adventure, family
      CountryRussia
      Duration02:35

      A young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going against the authorities to find his father, Abby learns that her city is actually full of magic. And she discovers in herself extraordinary magical abilities.

      Markimdb: 3.9
      Genreaction
      CountryRussia
      Duration01:42

      The beginning of a new life in Moscow is going well for Alexey - until he gets into a lot of troubles...

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryRussia
      Duration01:43

      The protagonist Vlad is a man of about forty; he lives and works as watchman in an old sanatorium that is due to be demolished. He obviously needs this work to live the life of a hermit. One night a married couple appears at the sanatorium: Vera and Stas. They are on the run. They are pursued by former friends and business partners of Stas. Vlad decides to help them, because he too is hiding from the past. Each character is threatened with the inevitable payment for wrong choices in the past, but helping each other, they try to expiate these faults.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryRussia

      A deadly virus of unknown origin has decimated Moscow. Sergey, along with his girlfriend and their autistic son are joined by his exwife, their son and several fellows to escape the quarantine zone lest they suffer a slow and painful death. Somewhere far away, on a desert island in Karelia, there is a cabin- their only chance to start all over again. But the journey will not be an easy one as the deadly virus and interpersonal conflict threaten to pull the group apart.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genredrama
      CountryRussia

      This is a story of a blind girl who gets a chance of a lifetime. A rich man offers to her the precious gift of the eyesight, provided that she marries him blindly. This gift opens her eyes on the grim truth of life.

      Markimdb: 3.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryRussia
      Duration02:20

      Novice journalist Nina, in pursuit of a sensation, goes to an uninhabited island where, according to rumors, a millionaire lives a reclusive. The launch with a film crew falls into a terrible storm, and Nina regains consciousness on the deserted shore. Fortunately, this is the island that she needed, which means that she was in the safe hands of the young and handsome hero of her report. But only Nina still does not suspect that in fact it is her colleague, a local journalist who just needed a hot topic, and he invented it. And he doesn’t understand anything about survival ...

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrehorror, fantastic
      CountryRussia, USA
      Duration01:40

      Five young filmmakers retrace the steps of a doomed group of hikers in pursuit of an unsolvable mystery.

      Markimdb: 4.6
      Genrethriller
      CountryRussia

      The company of three guys and two girls makes their way to the old funicular to have an unforgettable New Year’s Eve celebration at the top of the mountain. A fun adventure turns into a nightmare when the funicular stops over the abyss. Coldness, height and fear of a slow death make them reveal their true essence and get in a fight with each other.

      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryRussia

      The case brings two older women together. Lonely and embittered by the whole world, Zhenya is forced to unite with the eccentric and good-natured Mila in order to get out of the circumstances in which they found themselves thanks to a chance acquaintance with two young frivolous neighbors.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryRussia
      Duration01:29

      In a snowed-under village lives the shepherd Ivan Sergeyevich. Every morning he cleans up the manure and feeds the cows. Day after day goes by in this way. One winter morning a stranger arrives in the village in an expensive car and offers Ivan Sergeyevich good work in the city. Ivan Sergeyevich agrees with pleasure. The stranger takes Ivan Sergeyevich away from the village to the city...

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrecomedy, family
      CountryRussia
      Duration01:26

      A funny story about the adventures of a two hairy friends familiar from the "Six Degrees of Celebration" series.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genremelodrama, drama, adventure, history
      CountryFrance, Canada, Russia, Germany
      Duration01:41

      1979: Cousins Carole and Jérôme go on an organized trip to Odessa, behind the Iron Curtain. During the day, posing as tourists celebrating their engagement, they visit monuments and museums. In the evening they slip away from the group and meet “refuseniks”, Jews persecuted by the Soviet regime for wanting to leave the country. While Carole is motivated by political commitment and a taste for risk, Jérôme’s motivation is Carole.

      Markimdb: 3.6
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryRussia
      Duration01:18

      Rainy summer evening... Young people are arriving at the new trendy club named Phobos which is still under construction. Or re-construction - since it's a former bomb shelter which is reconstructed to become a club. At first, the party sees nothing wrong, but soon the bunker doors turn out to be locked, and the teenagers get trapped underground without light and communication. At first, all of them are joking and do not realize how dangerous their situation is. Then they get frightened. All of them will need to cope with their fears before the bunker will let them free.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, adventure
      CountryRussia
      Duration01:20

        A comedy about funny adventures of the married couple on the remote island.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genredrama
        CountryRussia
        Duration02:21

        The shrill and tragic story about an event that involved Count Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. In an infantry regiment of the military based in the Tula region an offence occurs. In this regiment, the capital’s lieutenant Grigory Kolokoltsev — inspired by progressive ideas — does his service. A military tribunal and execution await the soldier charged with the offence. Kolokoltsev asks Count Tolstoy for help — and he decides to protect the innocent man. The pointed history about the complexity of choice and fidelity to one’s ideals is based on real events.

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        Genrecomedy
        CountryRussia

        Arsen from the seaside Dagomys dreamed of becoming a plastic surgeon since childhood. His dream almost came true - he got a job in a Moscow plastic surgery clinic... as an administrator. Arsen did not have a medical education, but he was good at earning money by passing off Chinese implants for Swiss ones or selling a place in a queue to patients. Everything was seized from him, until the "fresh tuning" of the next star of show business exploded right on board the plane! Together with fake implants, Arsen's career was scattered to shreds - he was forced to flee from Moscow to his native Sochi. Where, in what he is sure, his rich experience will allow him to open his own clinic and make this world a better place! Well, or at least more.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genredrama
        CountryRussia
        Duration02:03

        A famous movies director tries to understand why his life started to change so drastically.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genredrama
        CountryRussia, France, Belgium, Germany
        Duration02:08

        Zhenya and Boris are going through a vicious divorce marked by resentment, frustration and recriminations. Already embarking on new lives, each with a new partner, they are impatient to start again, to turn the page – even if it means threatening to abandon their 12-year-old son Alyosha. Until, after witnessing one of their fights, Alyosha disappears...

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryRussia, Latvia, Czech Republic
        Duration02:08

        The Humorist is a film about a week in the life of Boris Arkadiev, a fictional Soviet stand-up comedian. Boris is tormented not only by external oppression and censorship but also by his own insecurities that poison all his relationships.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genredrama
        CountryRussia
        Duration01:35

        They live in the steppe. A father and a daughter. Nothing may disturb the eternal order. Tomorrow always comes. And every morning the father goes away to work. And she stays alone. To wait for her father. And to feel. Two men are in love with her. She loves everyone. Her love cannot be divided. One day, the decision comes by itself. It comes from where the sun lives.

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        Genredrama
        CountryRussia
        Duration01:42

        A young man living in a big city visits the countryside and meets a girl living in the forest...

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genredrama
        CountryRussia, France, Latvia, United Kingdom
        Duration01:38

        A headstrong young woman is married to land baron. Her feelings for her son's tutor becomes a complex web of unrequited love.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genredrama, military, history
        CountryRussia
        Duration01:36

        After a story of Tamara Tinberg, "Seventh Symphony". The Leningrad block. February 1942. Ends the worst blockade winter. Nina Voronova completely desperate. Her three-year-old son, Mitya, has weakened, and the ration cards have already been delivered two days in advance. Last hope - evacuation. But with small children do not take. Then the woman goes to a monstrous step - is evacuated, leaving her son alone in a frozen apartment. During the raid, the boy is saved by a teenage girl Katya Nikonorova. The girl gives Mitya for her brother and promises herself to do everything so that Mitya survived. No matter what.

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        Genredocumentary, cartoon, biography
        CountryRussia

        He gave us an unforgettable and unique childhood. What was the great Russian storyteller really like? A documentary film about Eduard Uspensky.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrecomedy
        CountryRussia
        Duration02:12

        There is an abandoned little town in the middle of nowhere in Russia - only two lonely old men and recently widowed lady living there. One of the men decides to put an end to his loneliness and offer his hand to the widow. However, the other man is not satisfied with the twist and also offers himself as her companion. They wage war at each other.




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