Survivalist movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant survivalist movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, suspense, tense, psychological, interesting and serious films and TV shows about / with survivalist, survival, danger, blood, death, wilderness, nature, chase, violence and forest plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Adventure genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as survivalist: Jungle (2017), I Am Legend (2007), Man Vs. (2015), The Decline (2020), Here Alone (2016), The Edge (1997), The Road (2009), Leave No Trace (2018), 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), Edge of Extinction (2020).
Best films
New films
| Death Hunt (2022) | 3.7 | |
| Triangle of Sadness (2022) | 7.2 | |
| Earth Abides (2024) | 6.2 | |
| White Sky (2021) | 3.0 | |
| Fear (2021) | 3.8 |
List of survivalist movies
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
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870K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville ...
Style:
intense, scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, survival, apocalypse, loneliness, post apocalypse, virus, infected, post apocalyptic, isolation, supernatural, plague, end of the world ...
Time:
future, year 2007, near future, year 2013, jurassic ...
Place:
new york, america, usa, vermont, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
As host of his own hit TV series, 'MAN VS', Doug Woods is forced to fend for himself for five days in remote locations with no crew, food, or water, only the cameras he carries on his back to film his experiences. Doug's in the remote ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, psychotronic, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
survivalist, creature, alien invasion, survival, alien, alien attack, monster, alien contact, wilderness, found footage, evil alien, woods ...
Place:
canada
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Anticipating a disaster, Antoine, a father, attends a survivalist training given by Alain in his autonomous hideout. In fear of a natural, economic or social crisis, the group trains to face the different possible apocalyptic scenarios. But the ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
survivalist, danger, training camp, society, tragic event, misadventure, struggle for survival, apocalypse, christmas, post apocalypse, snow, collapse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, quebec
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
apocalyptic, disturbing, exciting, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
zombie, infection, survivalist, zombie apocalypse, post apocalypse, virus, female protagonist, epidemic, determination, grief, wilderness, forest ...
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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
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269K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones, and, when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the ...
Style:
bleak, harsh, depressing, rough, gloomy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, apocalypse, post apocalypse, post apocalyptic, father son relationship, distopia, end of the world, cannibalism, starvation, dystopia, on the road, journey ...
Time:
future, year 2009, near future, distant future, 2000s ...
Place:
pittsburgh, usa, north america, canada
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A father and daughter live a perfect but mysterious existence in Forest Park, a beautiful nature reserve near Portland, Oregon, rarely making contact with the world. But when a small mistake tips them off to authorities, they are sent on an ...
Style:
psychological, philosophical, sincere, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
father daughter relationship, forest, nature, veteran, trust, teenage girl, survivalist, trauma, wilderness, hitchhiking, woods, freezing ...
Time:
2010s, future, 90s, near future
Place:
oregon, washington state, xian, portland oregon, utah ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After getting in a car accident, a woman is held in a shelter with two men, who claim the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical attack.
Style:
suspense, surprise ending, minimal cast, twist ending, psychological horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
apocalypse, alien invasion, post apocalypse, kidnapping, bunker, strong female character, alien, underground bunker, survivalist, end of the world, conspiracy theory, bomb shelter ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
louisiana, peru, new orleans, usa
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
15 years after a global apocalypse, mankind is on the verge of extinction. Civilisation no longer exists, food is scarce and most eke out a living by stealing and killing. One boy clings onto life in the desolate British countryside, where staying ...
Style:
apocalyptic, disturbing, tense, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
apocalypse, post apocalypse, end of the world, survivalist, survivor, survival horror, survival, characters in danger, dystopian future, virus, fate of humanity, vestiges of humanity ...
Time:
future
Place:
europe
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Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story:
Hidden deep in the wilderness of Alaska is the toughest town in America: McCarthy. Only 42 residents brave the extreme conditions. They are mavericks, trailblazers, risk takers and rabble rousers, all trying to escape their past by surviving at the ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, suspense, realistic, non fiction
Plot:
wilderness, survival, survivalist, wildlife, lifestyle, ordinary people, traditional versus modern, isolation, city, risk, nature, life ...
Place:
alaska
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Ed Hemsler spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come. Ronnie Meisner spends her life shopping for things she may never use. In a small town somewhere in America, these two people will try to find love while trying not to get lost ...
Style:
romantic drama, social, romantic comedy, romantic, melancholic
Plot:
loss of child, survivalist, lovers, love, loneliness, second chance, character study, realism, intimate, midlife crisis, everyday life, slice of life ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When young urbanites Ian and Sam decide to go camping, they arrive at their isolated destination to discover another tent already set up, but no sign of its owners. With the other campers at large, Ian and Sam's discovery of a child wandering ...
Style:
slasher, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, scary ...
Audience:
teens, toddlers
Plot:
serial killer, camping, rape, survival horror, backwoods, rape and murder, woods, dog, doctor, murderer duo, husband wife relationship, wilderness ...
Place:
oceania, australia
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422K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
Style:
suspense, unusual plot structure, inspirational, intense, breathtaking ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, isolation, trapped, mountain, wilderness, canyon, courage, alone, desert, trap, loneliness, life & death ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 2000s, year 2003 ...
Place:
utah, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When a mysterious cyber-attack cripples civilization, a group of old college friends and lovers retreat to a remote country cabin, where they must cope with an uncertain future while navigating the minefield of their shared past.
Style:
suspenseful, semi serious, apocalyptic, captivating, grindhouse ...
Plot:
apocalypse, social relations, chaos, couple relations, danger, human nature, survival, cyberspace, hacker, post apocalyptic, terrorism, group of friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, washington d.c.
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27K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.
Style:
suspenseful, detective, exciting, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
private detective, lone wolves, survivalist, crime investigation, crime scene, criminal underworld, amateur detective, true crime, fighting crime, crime fighter, investigation, road trip ...
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684K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, emotional, inspirational ...
Audience:
date night, family outing, teens, kids
Plot:
survival, loneliness, isolation, island, desert island, stranded on an island, courage, determination, solitude, lost at sea, air disaster, survivor ...
Time:
year 2000, 20th century, y2k, year 1999, 2000s ...
Place:
fictional island, moscow russia, persia, america, pacific ocean ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In the wilderness of British Columbia, two hunters are tracked and viciously murdered by Aaron Hallum. Former Special Operations instructor, L.T. Bonham is approached and asked to apprehend Hallum, his former student, who has 'gone rogue' ...
Style:
suspense, slasher, intense, brutal, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
one man army, manhunt, commando, wilderness, hitman, lone hero, homicidal maniac, swat team, psychopath, conspiracy, chase, murder ...
Time:
year 2003, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, portland oregon, kosovo, usa, british columbia ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dan wakes up on a beach with no memory. He discovers an empty city ravaged by a deadly virus. After befriending a small group of survivors it soon becomes clear the army are hunting him down, and the group are forced on a dangerous journey to escape.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, tense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
zombie, virus, memory loss, zombie apocalypse, apocalypse, survival horror, sole survivor, british, beach, walking dead, survival, heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
britain, brighton
Is relevant?
118K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of their victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.
Style:
slasher, scary, suspenseful, disturbing, intense ...
Plot:
home invasion, survival, gory, masked killer, murder, massacre, twists and turns, strong female lead, deathtrap, masked man, parents and children, blood ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
missouri, usa
Is relevant?
44K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A logger defends his family from a group of dangerous drug runners.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, serious, scenic, independent film ...
Audience:
family friendly, manly
Plot:
plot twist, daughter, child in peril, father son relationship, wilderness, tough guy, cocaine, archery, mountain cabin, home invasion, mercilessness, murder ...
Time:
2010s, future
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A father living in the forests of the Pacific Northwest with his six young kids tries to assimilate back into society.
Style:
philosophical, intellectual, cerebral, emotional, sad ...
Audience:
date night, kids, teen drama, adult
Plot:
road trip, home schooling, family drama, dysfunctional family, teenage girl, capitalism, parenthood, children, survivalist, socialism, precocious child, funeral ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 90s, near future, 21st century
Place:
washington state, nebraska, new mexico, xian, oregon
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Plot under wraps. The third film in the “28 Days Later” franchise.
Style:
surprise ending, freeze frame, suspense, dutch angle, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
island, zombie, post apocalypse, survival horror, survival, terminal illness, death, father son relationship, quarantine, survivor, death of mother, archery ...
Time:
2030s, 2000s, year 2002, 2020s
Place:
england, britain, scotland, united kingdom, scottish highlands
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Sweden, Germany, Mexico, France, Turkey, Denmark, USA, Switzerland, Greece
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged captain. What first appeared Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island and fighting for survival.
Style:
satirical, dark comedy, captivating, entertaining, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cruise ship, shipwreck, satire, model, class differences, cruise, fashion model, social satire, yacht, rich, ship, stranded on an island ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Is relevant?
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
Is relevant?
940K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Argentina
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, harsh, scenic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, wilderness, revenge, vengeance, native american, snow, violent, bear attack, wilderness survival, winter, hunter, wild west ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, year 2016, distant future, 90s ...
Place:
los angeles, north america, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
When strange young misfit Kim Noakes was just a little girl, her father died in murky circumstances and her mother Tina whisked her away to a remote rural life of seclusion and bizarre survival techniques. Now all grown up, Kim sets out into the ...
Style:
ironic, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
female warrior, survivalist, strong female character, psychological manipulation, paranoia, dishonesty, murder, violence, danger, runaway, escapades, parents and children ...
Is relevant?
66K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Hong Kong, Iceland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A woman and her fiancé find themselves caught in a hurricane after departing Tahiti by boat. She wakes up after being knocked out, only to discover him missing, and the elements threatening.
Style:
sincere, sad, suspenseful, romantic drama, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
survival, boat, survivor, water, sailboat, sea adventure, power of love, death, storm, sea, yacht, female protagonist ...
Time:
year 1983
Place:
tahiti, pacific ocean
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29K
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with ...
Style:
road movie, visually stunning, visual, philosophical, scenic ...
Audience:
kids, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, suicide, desert, wilderness, survival, australian outback, rite of passage, boy, teenager, brother sister relationship, teenage girl, culture clash ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1971
Place:
australia, oceania, britain, adelaide south australia, sydney australia ...
Is relevant?
651K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
Style:
suspense, scary, disturbing, visually stunning, frightening ...
Audience:
date night, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
creature, post apocalypse, sign language, monster, survival, creature feature, silence, survival horror, deafness, fear, alien invasion, self sacrifice ...
Time:
2010s, near future, distant future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york state
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