20 best movies like 127 Hours (2010)

List of the best movies like 127 Hours (2010): Everest, All Is Lost, Buried, Vertical Limit, The 33, Into the Wild, Desert Dancer, The Finest Hours, Rob Roy, Mojin: The Lost Legend.

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Markimdb: 7.1
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Iceland
Duration02:46

Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:41

    During a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a veteran mariner awakes to find his vessel taking on water after a collision with a stray shipping container. With his radio and navigation equipment disabled, he sails unknowingly into a violent storm and barely escapes with his life. With any luck, the ocean currents may carry him into a shipping lane -- but, with supplies dwindling and the sharks circling, the sailor is forced to face his own mortality.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountrySpain, United Kingdom, USA, France
    Duration01:35

    Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration02:04

    Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving elements. But, as Annie lays injured in an icy cavern, the rescuers face several terrifying events that could end the rescue attempt -- and their lives.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryChile, Colombia, Spain, USA
    Duration02:42

    Based on a true story about the collapse at the mine in San Jose, Chile that left 33 miners isolated underground for 69 days.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genredrama, adventure, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:28

    The true story of top student and athlete, Christopher McCandless, who after graduating from Emory University in 1992, abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genredrama, music, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:44

    Inspirational true story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:30

    The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genredrama, adventure, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:19

    In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure
    CountryChina
    Duration02:01

    At the beginning of the 1990s, famous tomb explorer Hu Bayi decided to retire and move to the United States with his girlfriend Shirley. But before his wedding, Bayi discovers his first love Ding Shitian, who supposedly had died in the "One Hundred Cave" 20 years ago, is actually still alive. Together with Shirley and his old exploration partner, Bayi unravels a terrible millennium-old secret...

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure, biography
    CountryUSA

    Lucy, a small-town girl from Ohio, discovers the delightfully bizarre films of legendary filmmaker Federico Fellini and sets off on a journey across Italy to find him.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genremelodrama, drama, adventure, biography, history
    CountryUSA, Morocco
    Duration03:10

    A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genremelodrama, drama, adventure, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, New Zealand
    Duration02:12

    The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:53

    When an Amacor oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, Captain Frank Towns and copilot "A.J." are sent to shut the operation down. However, on their way to Beijing, a major dust storm forces them to ditch their C-119 Flying Boxcar in an uncharted area of the desert.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrethriller, drama, military, history
    CountryNorway
    Duration01:16

    After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his eleven comrades dead, a Norwegian resistance fighter finds himself fleeing the Gestapo through the snowbound reaches of Scandinavia.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, adventure, biography, sport
    CountrySpain

    After falling off a cliff and suffering substantial injures, for 48 long hours a young surfer must face a merciless nature and his own physical and mental agony to try to survive.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, documentary, crime, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:39

    It’s 1994: a 13-year-old boy disappears from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three and a half years later, he is found alive, thousands of miles away, in Spain. Disoriented and quivering with fear, he divulges his shocking story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not what it seems. Sure, he has the same tattoos, but he looks decidedly different, and he now speaks with a strange accent. Why doesn't the family seem to notice these glaring inconsistencies? It's only when an investigator starts asking questions that this astounding true story takes an even stranger turn.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genreaction, drama, adventure, western, biography, sport
    CountryUSA, Morocco
    Duration02:16

    Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:31

    Two college students share a ride home for the holidays. When they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they're preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrethriller, drama, military, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:54

      Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genredrama, biography
      CountrySouth Korea

      Based on true events, renowned mountaineer UM Hong-gil sets out on a mission to Everest to retrieve his late junior climber's body and faces the greatest challenge of his life.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:54

      A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama, adventure, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:15

      Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA, Netherlands, Italy
      Duration01:32

      After witnessing the killing of his mate and offspring at Captain Nolan's hands, a vengeful killer whale goes on a rampage in the fisherman's Newfoundland harbor. Under pressure from the villagers, Nolan, Rachel and Umilak sail after the great beast, who will meet them on its own turf.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
      CountryFrance, Germany, USA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:23

      CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrethriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:30

      Stranded on an island, a group of schoolboys degenerate into savagery.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, biography, history
      CountryUSA, Australia, Spain
      Duration02:10

      In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville’s Moby Dick.  But that told only half the story.  “Heart of the Sea” reveals the encounter’s harrowing aftermath, as the ship’s surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive.  Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, the men will call into question their deepest beliefs, from the value of their lives to the morality of their trade, as their captain searches for direction on the open sea and his first mate still seeks to bring the great whale down.

      Markimdb: 1.9
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:25

      Massive earthquakes open the Arabian tectonic plate, resulting in unstable weather and freezing temperatures that will be unsurvivable by nightfall. Attempting to reach safety, a vacationing family in Egypt must battle the rapidly cooling temperatures that usher in a new Ice Age, covering the Sphinx, Pyramids, and Sahara Desert with mountains of snow.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, military
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

      A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through the Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to rescue $25 million in uncut diamonds.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:51

      A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.

      Markimdb: 4.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:54

      After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting to be rescued, two rivaling salvage parties enter the ship on search for money, gold and a small amount of plutonium.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France
      Duration01:34

      Distraught, confused, and half-wild with fear, Sarah Carter emerges alone from the Appalachian cave system where she encountered unspeakable terrors. Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened - or why she's covered in her friends' blood - Sarah is forced back to the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing companions.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genremelodrama, drama, adventure, biography
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:51

      A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama, adventure, military, biography, history
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:16

      Austrian mountaineer, Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Llaso, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrethriller, drama, adventure, western
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:44

      Set in 1845, this drama follows a group of settlers as they embark on a punishing journey along the Oregon Trail. When their guide leads them astray, the expedition is forced to contend with the unforgiving conditions of the high plain desert.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure, military, biography, history
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, Morocco, Thailand
      Duration02:55

        Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrethriller, drama, adventure
        CountryAustralia, Colombia, United Kingdom
        Duration02:13

        A mysterious guide escorts an enthusiastic adventurer and his friend into the Amazon jungle, but their journey turns into a terrifying ordeal as the darkest elements of human nature and the deadliest threats of the wild force them to fight for survival.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration01:45

        A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genreaction, drama, adventure, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:59

        A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilazation in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, military, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
        Duration01:37

        Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.

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