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Backcountry (2014)
27K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A couple on a deep-wilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bear's territory.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, natural horror, realistic, psychological, scary, captivating, serious, disturbing ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
survival, wilderness, woods, nature, camping, bear, lost in the woods, dangerous animal, danger, bear attack, forest, lost, isolation, blood, relationships, camp, wilderness survival, stranded, storytelling, couple relations, monster, animal attack, creature, jungle, mountain ...
Time:
70s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
alaska, ontario canada, canada
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Most similar movies to Backcountry
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, suspense, serious and tense films with plots about survival, danger, wilderness, nature, trapped, travel and escapades mostly in Thriller, Adventure and Drama genres. Some movies like Backcountry: The Grey (2011), Frozen (2010), Jungle (2017), Into the Grizzly Maze (2015), Beast (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
273K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An oil drilling team struggles to survive after a plane crash strands them in the wilds of Alaska. Hunting them is a pack of wolves that sees them as intruders.
Style:
suspenseful, harsh, bad ending, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, wilderness, animal attack, snow, hunting, wolf, dangerous animal, wolf attack, forces of nature, struggle for survival, wilderness survival, stranded ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
alaska, usa
Similarity:
92%
87K
Genre: Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
suspense, scary, suspenseful, disturbing, natural horror ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, isolation, stranded, survival horror, ski resort, snow, frostbite, animal attack, danger, mountain, youth, sole survivor ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
antarctic, utah
Similarity:
80%
70K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
survival, jungle, wilderness, nature, alone, wilderness survival, adventurer, survivor, amazon rainforest, rescue, raft, river ...
Time:
year 2017, 20th century, 80s, year 1981, year 1980
Place:
bolivia, south america, andes mountains
Similarity:
93%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Two estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-day hike and are stalked by an unrelenting grizzly bear.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, natural horror, suspense ...
Plot:
bear, animal attack, bear attack, grizzly bear, survival, camping, creature feature, danger, family relations, siblings relations, monster, mountain ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
alaska, usa
Similarity:
78%
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48K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Iceland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fight for survival when a bloodthirsty lion starts to stalk them.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
animal attack, killer animal, survival horror, father daughter relationship, animal, wild animal, lion, rescue, wilderness, monster, wilderness survival, dangerous animal ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
africa, south africa
Similarity:
100%
17K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A man awakens in a car wreck at the bottom of a steep cliff. He can't remember who he is or how he got there, but a report over the radio fills in some of the blanks, as it describes a violent bank robbery and names a perpetrator who happens to ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, minimal cast, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
preschool
Plot:
memory, amnesia, alone, hallucination, isolation, murder, man with no name, forest, danger, introspection, haunted by the past, survival ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An adventure-loving couple convince their friends to explore a remote, uncharted cave system in the forests of Northern Australia. With a tropical storm approaching, they abseil into the mouth of the cave, but when the caves start to flood, tensions ...
Style:
rough, suspense, suspenseful, scary, exciting ...
Plot:
survival, animal attack, crocodile, survival horror, cave, hunting, underwater, stranded, dangerous animal, wilderness, adventurer, beast ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A survival story about a honeymooning couple who get lost in the wide expanse of the Grand Canyon.
Style:
suspenseful, scary, sexy, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, desert, grand canyon, tour guide, dangerous animal, danger, honeymoon, animal attack, isolation, newlyweds, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, arizona
Similarity:
78%
84K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, sexy, serious, clever ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, bear, danger, animal attack, grizzly bear, survivalist, bear attack, hunter, lost in the woods, billionaire, nature ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
alaska, usa, california
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Mother Nature gets revenge on some careless campers in this remastered version of the Australian horror classic.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, scary, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
forces of nature, wilderness, dangerous animal, danger, creature feature, couples, survival, mental disorder, crumbling marriage, isolation, family problems, nature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, new zealand
Similarity:
100%
22K
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.
Style:
psychotronic, suspenseful, scary, natural horror, underground horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
underwater, survival, ocean, shark, shark attack, killer shark, creature feature, panic, dangerous animal, death, tourist, diving ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
australia, oceania
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Three family members head deep into the woods for a hunting trip that doubles as a distraction from their troubles at home. When all of their gear is stolen, they turn on each other, but soon realize there are much more treacherous forces at work.
Style:
psychological, scary, serious, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
woods, survival, masked killer, survival horror, manhunt, camping, couple relations, dog, child with gun, forest, brother brother relationship, pregnancy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A weekend cruise on a luxurious party yacht goes horribly wrong for a group of old high-school friends. They forget to let the ladder down before they jump into the ocean for a swim. The boat proves impossible to climb. They are stuck in the water ...
Style:
scary, rough, suspenseful, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
survival, family in danger, human nature, yacht, drowning, danger, social relations, sea, uninhibited rivalry, diving, shipwreck, survival horror ...
Place:
mexico, latin america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A terrifying tale of survival in the mangrove swamps of Northern Australia.
Style:
scary, realistic, suspenseful, rough, natural horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
crocodile, swamp, animal attack, survival, couples, shark, tourist, creature, vacation, creature feature, survival horror, danger ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
australia, oceania
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Two divers are left out at sea without a boat. There’s nothing but water for miles, unless they look at what’s underneath them...
Style:
scary, suspense, sexy, clever, psychological ...
Plot:
survival, shark, shark attack, stranded, diving, ocean, panic, isolation, lost at sea, shipwreck, animal attack, fish ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
caribbean, australia
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A giant grizzly bear stalks 8 troubled young adults and a park ranger in a forest reserve called Grizzly Park after making the demise of an escaped serial killer.
Style:
scary, tense, serious, suspenseful, natural horror ...
Plot:
grizzly bear, youth, woods, confined, dangerous animal, danger, animal attack, survival, isolation, wilderness, bear, killer animal ...
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, scenic, exciting ...
Plot:
survival, animal attack, dangerous animal, jungle, adventurer, colonialism, lion, danger, obsessive quest, creature feature, heroes, greed ...
Time:
19th century, ancient times, 1800s, turn of the century, 90s ...
Place:
africa, south africa, east africa, kenya, london
Similarity:
57%
246K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Iceland, USA, Italy
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
realistic, scenic, dramatic, breathtaking, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
survival, mountain climbing, mountain, mountaineer, natural disaster, disaster, snow, stranded, forces of nature, frostbite, tragedy, wilderness ...
Time:
year 1996, year 2015, 2010s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
mount everest, himalaya, nepal, asia, texas
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Five young filmmakers retrace the steps of a doomed group of hikers in pursuit of an unsolvable mystery.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, suspense, factual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
survival, found footage, mountain, supernatural, snow, danger, uncover truth, mountain climbing, murder, missing person, winter, lone hero ...
Time:
year 1980, 21st century
Place:
russia, antarctica
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A city teen who travels to Montana to go hunting with his estranged father only for the strained trip to become a battle for survival when they encounter a grizzly bear
Style:
exciting, suspense, tense, captivating, independent film ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
wilderness, grizzly bear, bear attack, hunting, bear, teenage boy, father son relationship, snow, grownups, parent child relationship, estranged father, winter ...
Place:
montana
Similarity:
100%
270K
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After a tragic accident, six friends reunite for a caving expedition. Their adventure soon goes horribly wrong when a collapse traps them deep underground and they find themselves pursued by bloodthirsty creatures. As their friendships deteriorate, ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, suspense, dark, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, date night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
monster, cave, survival horror, trapped, survival, creature, fear, expedition, claustrophobia, gory, group of friends, woman in danger ...
Time:
year 2005, year 2000, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, appalachia
Similarity:
56%
1K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Two young couples are driving through a remote forest when their car breaks down. When a run-in with a curious grizzly bear ends up with the bear being shot to death, the bear's mate arrives on the scene and vengefully attacks their van. The ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, scary, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
grizzly bear, bear attack, forest, bear, dangerous animal, creature feature, danger, confined, woods, killer animal, pregnant woman, creature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
128K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, gothic ...
Plot:
wilderness, rape, survival, friendship, canoe, rape and revenge, nature, forest, river, nightmare, camping, revenge ...
Time:
70s, year 1972, 20th century
Place:
georgia, southern usa, usa, appalachia
Similarity:
67%
Movie in collections
63K
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, Iceland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A man stranded in the Arctic is finally about to receive his long awaited rescue. However, after a tragic accident, his opportunity is lost and he must then decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his camp or embark on a deadly trek ...
Style:
minimal cast, suspense, touching, visually stunning, disturbing ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, arctic, helicopter crash, man versus nature, snow, wilderness survival, polar bear, male protagonist, struggle for survival, very little dialogue, ice, fish ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
antarctica
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
American high school sweethearts, Wade and Lisa, travel to Australia to experience nature at its finest. As their relationship strains, they head inland to Uluru, navigating remote dirt roads with an unreliable GPS. Soon, they find themselves ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, splatter, dark, bleak ...
Plot:
struggle for survival, australian outback, scorpion, survival, stranded, animal attack, vacation, paranormal activity, desert, dehydration, lost, delusion ...
Place:
australia, sydney australia, oceania
Similarity:
100%
3K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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, ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, disturbing, suspense, psychological
Plot:
survival, winter, mountain, trap, disaster, danger, friendship, deathtrap, struggle for survival, abyss, trapped, survival horror ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When plans for a weekend vacation hit a dead end, a group of close-knit friends find themselves stranded in unfamiliar territory, pursued by a menacing predator. Holed up in an isolated cabin, tensions mount as long-buried secrets are revealed. As ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, serious, rough, dark drama ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
monster, creature feature, closeted homosexual, creature, survival, danger, friends, supernatural, deadly creature, isolation, animal attack, woods ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The story of two very different boys in the Canadian wilderness. They must learn to depend on each other in order to survive.
Style:
intercultural, suspense
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
wilderness, survival, bear attack, snow, nature, treasure hunt, winter, friendship, coming of age, man versus nature, orphan, bonding ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
67%
68K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The amazing, true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive, forced to do anything and everything they could to stay alive on meager ...
Style:
inspirational, emotional, breathtaking, sad, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
survival, stranded, cannibalism, disaster, air disaster, starvation, death, airplane accident, mountain, mountain climbing, historical event, wilderness ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 70s, year 1972
Place:
andes mountains, chile, uruguay, south america, antarctic ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller, Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When a group of poachers is found mauled to death in the woods of the Pacific Northwest -- mirroring a grisly slaying that happened years ago, known as the "Echo Mountain Massacre" -- angry locals are convinced that the infamous Sasquatch ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, exciting, suspense ...
Plot:
bigfoot, mountain, camping, danger, woods, vengeance, rivalry, small town, monster, survival, murder, showdown ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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