Survival Movies

List of the best survival movies selected by visitors to our site: Eden Lake, Alpha, Cast Away, Jeepers Creepers 3, Bird Box, Frozen, Traffik, Escape Room, Life of Pi, He's Out There.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Country
Markimdb: 6.8
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:31

    Eden Lake is a relentlessly tense and immaculately paced horror-thriller about modern youth gone wild. When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize the couple in unimaginable ways, and a weekend outing becomes a bloody battle for survival.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, Canada, China
    Duration02:34

    In the prehistoric past, Keda, a young and inexperienced hunter, struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe when bison hunting goes awry. On his way back he will find an unexpected ally.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genremelodrama, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:23

    Chuck, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia ditches at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and he washes up on a tiny island with nothing but some flotsam and jetsam from the aircraft's cargo.

    Markimdb: 3.9
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration01:37

    Taking place on the last day of the Creeper’s twenty-three-day feeding frenzy, as the skeptical Sergeant Tubbs teams up with a task force hellbent on destroying the Creeper for good. The Creeper fights back in gory glory as its enemies grow closer than ever before to learning the secret of its dark origins.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrehorror, fantastic
    CountryUSA

    When a mysterious force decimates the world’s population, only one thing is certain: if you see it, you take your life. Facing the unknown, Malorie finds love, hope and a new beginning only for it to unravel. Now she must flee with her two children down a treacherous river to the one place left that may offer sanctuary. But to survive, they'll have to undertake the perilous two-day journey blindfolded.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

      Three skiers are stranded on a chairlift and forced to make life-or-death choices that prove more perilous than staying put and freezing to death.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrethriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:32

      A couple off for a romantic weekend in the mountains are accosted by a biker gang. Alone in the mountains, Brea and John must defend themselves against the gang, who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrehorror, action, thriller
      CountryUSA, South Africa
      Duration01:39

      Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, France, India
      Duration02:07

      The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryCanada, USA
      Duration02:26

      On vacation at a remote lake house, a mother and her two young daughters must fight for survival after falling into a terrifying and bizarre nightmare conceived by a psychopath.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure
      CountryUSA, New Zealand, Japan
      Duration02:25

      Many thousands of years in the future, Earth’s cities roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each other in a struggle for ever diminishing resources. On one of these massive traction cities, the old London, Tom Natsworthy has an unexpected encounter with a mysterious young woman from the wastelands who will change the course of his life forever.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrethriller, drama, biography, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:17

      An adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he fights for survival....

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:53

      Set in a post-apocalyptic world, young Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow “runners” for a shot at escape.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA, Mexico, United Kingdom
      Duration02:19

      An overview of the making of Mel Gibson's 'Apocalypto'.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA

      An ex-marine who struggles to provide for his family and a violent drug dealer with an undefeated fighting record are determined to compete in the Donnybrook, a legendary, bare-knuckle brawl with a cash prize of $100,000.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genreaction, thriller, drama
      CountryGermany, Austria, USA

      When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrecomedy, drama, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
      Duration02:00

      Based on a true story, the film is set in the summer of 1984 – when Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners. But there is a problem - the union seems embarrassed to receive their support. However the activists are not deterred. They decide to ignore the union and go direct to the miners. They identify a mining village of Onllwyn, in the Dulais Valley in Wales, and later set off in a mini bus to make their donation in person. And so begins the extraordinary story of two seemingly alien communities who form a surprising and ultimately triumphant partnership.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrehorror, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      When a team of explorers ventures into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrehorror
      CountryUSA

      When a man purchases a collection of seven paintings to hang in his wealthy estate, he has no idea what horrors he has unleashed for himself and his family.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:56

      Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) and his son Travis Welker (Jamie Kennedy) find themselves up to their ears in Graboids and Ass-Blasters when they head to Canada to investigate a series of deadly giant-worm attacks. Arriving at a remote research facility in the artic tundra, Burt begins to suspect that Graboids are secretly being weaponized, but before he can prove his theory, he is sidelined by Graboid venom. With just 48 hours to live, the only hope is to create an antidote from fresh venom — but to do that, someone will have to figure out how to milk a Graboid!

      Markimdb: 4.4
      Genrethriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      Five highly qualified applicants interview for a coveted job with the Carcharias Corporation, a powerful conglomerate whose business practices are shrouded in mystery. On the night before the last round of interviews, they are all kidnapped and drugged. The next day, they wake up trapped together in a locked room without any hope of escape. Soon the true nature of their situation is revealed when they receive a phone call from the mysterious CEO of Carcharias, known only as The Employer. He informs them that they are about to experience the final interview, but it's not at all what they were expecting.

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genrefantastic, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:00

      A deep space mining vessel has been adrift for two years. It is suspected the crew brutally killed each other, but the reason for the bloodbath is unknown. A rescue crew is sent to find if there are any survivors, what happened and why.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:30

      Open war against humanity rages. For five survivors – lost and on the run – the pursuit is relentless, the bullets are dwindling and the battle is everywhere. This is a 24-hour look into their lives.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
      CountryCanada, USA
      Duration02:13

      A single mom tries to break free from a mysterious organization that has abducted her.

      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: 4.5
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:21

      One year after a tragic incident tore their family apart, a grieving son and his estranged father embark on a journey into the wild to reconcile their past. When a horrifying accident leaves Russell badly injured, and strands them in the wild, it is up to October to save them both. However, this wilderness is not what it seems, and as they deteriorate, so to does their concept of reality.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA

      After a deadly virus wipes out most of humanity, the survivors are forced to wait alone in self-sustaining bunkers while the viral threat runs its course. Able to communicate through a networked video interface, the survivors wait for years and slowly become a motley family of sorts. But their fragile social ecosystem is shattered when, one by one, they start mysteriously disappearing from their bunkers.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
      CountryItaly, USA
      Duration02:26

      A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe's artistic director, an ambitious young dancer and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare, others will finally wake up.

      Markimdb: 3.7
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryUSA

      After losing their home following a devastating tragedy, a father and son are forced to move to an old family cabin. Neither reacts well to being thrown into this new world. The son's attempts to relate to his father are complicated when two old friends arrive for a weekend of hunting. This trip into the forest will unearth not only buried feelings of guilt and betrayal, but also a tribe of Sasquatch that are determined to protect their land.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA

      While working as an EMT back stateside Jake Carter after responding to a distress call, finds himself caught up protecting a person of interest from a biker gang ruthlessly hunting them down.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genrefantastic, thriller, adventure
      CountryGermany, South Africa, USA
      Duration01:30

      A group of post-apocalyptic survivors, struggle to survive in a world where jungles and forests and primeval wetlands and deserts have obliterated civilization. They staunchly face genetically mutating beasts and mysterious diseases in an attempt to re-establish the human race as masters of Earth.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:31

      Juliet, a beautiful doctor, has found the perfect New York apartment to start a new life after separating from her husband. It's got spacious rooms, a spectacular view, and a handy, handsome landlord. But there are secrets behind every wall and terror in every room as Juliet gets the unnerving feeling that she is not alone.

      Markimdb: 3.5
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:25

      It's a movie about Hungover guys that get lost in a death match game: Each year, drunk people are selected to participate in torturous games the morning after a big night out. There's no sunglasses, no water, and no headache medicine. "The Hungover Games," a film that manages to merge the premises of both "The Hunger Games" and "The Hangover" ... and throw in references to "Ted," "Django Unchained," "The Lord of the Rings," "Carrie," "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" and whatever else crossed the writers' fevered brains during the probably very drunken "development process."

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, fantasy
      CountryUSA
      Duration03:58

      Years after a mysterious plague has devastated the planet and turned most of humanity into blood-hungry creatures, a rogue drifter on a vengeful hunt stumbles across a band of survivors in an abandoned police station and reluctantly agrees to try to help them defend themselves and escape to the sanctuary they so desperately need.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:44

      A dispossessed, violent man's life is a disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order. Successively deprived of parents and homes and with few other ties, he descends to the level of a cave dweller and falls deeper into crime and degradation.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom

      On the run with the law on their trail, America's most anguished vampire family heads to England to find an ancient vampire clan. What they find instead could tear their family, and their throats, apart forever.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrehorror, comedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      A hunting vacation goes horribly awry for 4 friends after they accidentally shoot the lease's land owner.

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genrefamily, documentary
      CountryUSA, Botswana
      Duration01:28

      In Botswana's Okavango Delta, an ostracized lioness and her two cubs must fight alone to survive - overcoming all manner of hazards. Their only defense is to escape to Duba Island -- and with that, an unknown future. The setting for this epic tale is one of the last regions where lions can live in the wild. Faced with dwindling land and increasing pressure from hunting, lions - like our lone lioness and her cubs - are approaching the brink of extinction.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:26

      After a terrible virus ravages human civilization, Ann finds herself living alone in a forest, foraging for supplies, and accompanied only by a radio that broadcasts a single transmission in French. Few animals even remain; the only survivors seem to be the roving hordes of infected creatures with a taste for human flesh. One fateful day, Ann crosses paths with two more survivors, Chris and Olivia. But after surviving on her own for so long, she struggles to relate to them and and their desire to settle down and start a new community.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrefantastic, action
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:51

        The Earth is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the world's great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It's up to a Marine staff sergeant and his new platoon to draw a line in the sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they've ever encountered before.

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