The Best Survival Movies Of All-Time
“What are the best Survival Movies?” We looked at 357 of the top Survival films, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 42 films, all appearing on 5 or more “Best Survival” movie lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 300+ movies, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.
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Top 42 Survival Movies
42 .) Children of Men (2006) directed by Alfonso Cuarón
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- Offgrid Survival
- Ranker
- Survival Sullivan
- Urban Survival Site
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child’s birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
41 .) Eight Below (2006) directed by Frank Marshall
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- Morning Chores
- Urban Survival Site
In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren, the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be rescued after, but the mission is called-off and the dogs are left alone at their own fortune. For six months, Jerry tries to find a sponsor for a rescue mission.
40 .) In the Heart of the Sea (2015) directed by Ron Howard
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Marine Insight
- Morning Chores
- Wikipedia
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.
39 .) Jeremiah Johnson (1972) directed by Sydney Pollack
Lists It Appears On:
- Gizmodo
- Outdoor Life
- Survival Supply Chest
- Urban Survival Site
- Wikipedia
A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.
38 .) Shackleton (2002) directed by Kenneth Branagh
Lists It Appears On:
- Hi Consumption
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Offgrid Survival
- Urban Survival Site
The true story of Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 Endurance expedition to the the South Pole and his epic struggle to lead his crew to safety after his ship was crushed in the pack ice.
37 .) The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) directed by Robert Aldrich
Lists It Appears On:
- Gizmodo
- Hi Consumption
- Offgrid Survival
- Urban Survival Site
- Wikipedia
A cargo plane goes down in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for an airplane they will build to escape before their food and water run out.
36 .) The Naked Prey (1965) directed by Cornel Wilde
Lists It Appears On:
- List Challenge
- Mad Movie Man
- The Culture Trip
- Urban Survival Site
- Wikipedia
A group of men are on safari. One of the party refuses to give a gift to a tribe they encounter. The tribe is offended, seizes the party, and one-by-one, kills all but one of the safari members in various creative and horrifying ways. The last surviving member is given “The Lion’s Chance” by the tribal leader to be hunted down by a party of tribal warriors.
35 .) The Shallows (2016) directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Reel Rundown
- Refinery 29
- Wikipedia
When Nancy is surfing on a secluded beach, she finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy’s ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.
34 .) Against the Sun (2014) directed by Brian Falk
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Offgrid Survival
- The Prepping Guide
- Urban Survival Site
- Wikipedia
A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission.
33 .) Apocalypto (2006) directed by Mel Gibson
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- List Challenge
- Mandatory
- Offgrid Survival
- Ranker
- Urban Survival Site
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man’s idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.
32 .) Apollo 13 (1995) directed by Ron Howard
Lists It Appears On:
- List Challenge
- Ranker
- Scoop Whoop
- The Prepping Guide
- Urban Survival Site
- Wikipedia
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1971, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.
31 .) Lone Survivor (2013) directed by Peter Berg
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- Offgrid Survival
- Ranker
- Scoop Whoop
- The Prepping Guide
- Wikipedia
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength and resilience to fight to the finish.
30 .) North Face (2008) directed by Philipp Stölzl
Lists It Appears On:
- Hi Consumption
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- Morning Chores
- Urban Survival Site
North Face tells the story of two German climbers Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser and their attempt to scale the deadly North Face of the Eiger.
29 .) Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) directed by Phillip Noyce
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Prepping Guide
- Watch Mojo
- Wikipedia
In 1931, three aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff and set off on a trek across the Outback.
28 .) Red Dawn (1984) directed by John Milius
Lists It Appears On:
- Offgrid Survival
- Offgrid Survival
- Outdoor Life
- Survival Spot
- The Survival Experts
- Urban Survival Site
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.
27 .) Swiss Family Robinson (1960) directed by Ken Annakin
Lists It Appears On:
- List Challenge
- Offgrid Survival
- Outdoor Life
- Urban Survival Site
- Wes Moss
- Wikipedia
After being shipwrecked, the Robinson family is marooned on an island inhabited only by an impressive array of wildlife. In true pioneer spirit, they quickly make themselves at home but soon face a danger even greater than nature: dastardly pirates. A rousing adventure suitable for the whole family, this Disney adaptation of the classic Johann Wyss novel stars Dorothy McGuire and John Mills as Mother and Father Robinson.
26 .) The Day After Tomorrow (2004) directed by Roland Emmerich
Lists It Appears On:
- Gizmodo
- Offgrid Survival
- Outdoor Life
- Ranker
- Survival Sullivan
- The Preparedness Podcast
After years of increases in the greenhouse effect, havoc is wreaked globally in the form of catastrophic hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of a new Ice Age. Paleoclimatologist, Jack Hall tries to warn the world while also shepherding to safety his son, trapped in New York after the city is overwhelmed by the start of the new big freeze.
25 .) The Impossible (2012) directed by J.A. Bayona
Lists It Appears On:
- Gear Junkie
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Mandatory
- Urban Survival Site
- Wikipedia
In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of the sea, followed by a wall of black water that devours everything in its path. Though Maria and her family face their darkest hour, unexpected displays of kindness and courage ameliorate their terror.
24 .) The Perfect Storm (2000) directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Lists It Appears On:
- Gizmodo
- Outdoor Life
- Ranker
- The Prepping Guide
- Watch Mojo
- Wes Moss
In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail. Magnificent foreshadowing and anticipation fill this true-life drama while minute details of the fishing boats, their gear and the weather are juxtaposed with the sea adventure.
23 .) Deliverance (1972) directed by John Boorman
Lists It Appears On:
- Gizmodo
- List Challenge
- Outdoor Life
- Ranker
- Survival Spot
- Urban Survival Site
- Wikipedia
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.
22 .) Frozen (2010) directed by Adam Green
Lists It Appears On:
- Horror Freak news
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- Morning Chores
- Reel Rundown
- The Preparedness Podcast
When three skiers find themselves stranded on a chair lift at a New England ski resort that has closed for the next week, they are forced to make life or death choices that prove to be more perilous than staying put and freezing to death.
21 .) Kon-Tiki (2012) directed by Joachim Rønning
Lists It Appears On:
- Gizmodo
- Hi Consumption
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- MPORA
- Urban Survival Site
The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
20 .) The Martian (2015) directed by Ridley Scott
Lists It Appears On:
- Hi Consumption
- IMDB
- Scoop Whoop
- The Culture Trip
- The Prepping Guide
- Urban Survival Site
- Wikipedia
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
19 .) Buried (2010) directed by Rodrigo Cortés
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- Mad Movie Man
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Scoop Whoop
- Urban Survival Site
- Wikipedia
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.
18 .) Everest (2015) directed by Baltasar Kormákur
Lists It Appears On:
- Gear Junkie
- Hi Consumption
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Morning Chores
- The Prepping Guide
- Urban Survival Site
- Wikipedia
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.
17 .) Lord Of The Flies (1963) directed by Peter Brook
Lists It Appears On:
- Gizmodo
- Hi Consumption
- Offgrid Survival
- Outdoor Life
- Ranker
- TV Over Mind
- Urban Survival Site
- Wikipedia
Amidst a nuclear war, a plane carrying a group of schoolboys crash lands on a deserted island. With no adult survivors, the boys are forced to fend for themselves. At first they cooperate, but when the they split into two separate camps — one led by the pragmatic Ralph and the other by militaristic Jack — their society falls into disarray, leading to a disturbing examination of human nature and a chilling conclusion.
16 .) Gravity (2013) directed by Alfonso Cuarón
Lists It Appears On:
- Female First
- IMDB
- List Challenge
- Mad Movie Man
- Refinery 29
- Scoop Whoop
- The Culture Trip
- Urban Survival Site
- Wikipedia
Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The Shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone-tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness of space. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.
15 .) I Am Legend (2007) directed by Francis Lawrence
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- Offgrid Survival
- Outdoor Life
- Ranker
- Scoop Whoop
- Survival Spot
- Survival Supply Chest
- The Prepping Guide
- Urban Survival Site
- Wes Moss
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 has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.
14 .) Open Water (2003) directed by Chris Kentis
Lists It Appears On:
- Gear Junkie
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Offgrid Survival
- Reel Rundown
- Refinery 29
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Prepping Guide
- Watch Mojo
- Wikipedia
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…
13 .) Rescue Dawn (2006) directed by Werner Herzog
Lists It Appears On:
- Female First
- Gizmodo
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- Offgrid Survival
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Prepping Guide
- Urban Survival Site
- Watch Mojo
- Wikipedia
A US Fighter pilot’s epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
12 .) The Revenant (2015) directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Lists It Appears On:
- Hi Consumption
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Ranker
- Refinery 29
- Scoop Whoop
- Survival Sullivan
- The Preparedness Podcast
- The Prepping Guide
- Urban Survival Site
- Wikipedia
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.
11 .) All Is Lost (2013) directed by J.C. Chandor
Lists It Appears On:
- Gear Junkie
- Gizmodo
- Hi Consumption
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- Marine Insight
- Morning Chores
- Offgrid Survival
- Scoop Whoop
- The Preparedness Podcast
- The Prepping Guide
- Wikipedia
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.
10 .) Life of Pi (2012) directed by Ang Lee
Lists It Appears On:
- Hi Consumption
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- Mad Movie Man
- Marine Insight
- MPORA
- Ranker
- Refinery 29
- Scoop Whoop
- The Culture Trip
- Urban Survival Site
- Wikipedia
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.
9 .) The Edge (1997) directed by Lee Tamahori
Lists It Appears On:
- Gizmodo
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- MPORA
- Offgrid Survival
- Outdoor Life
- Ranker
- Survival Supply Chest
- The Prepping Guide
- TV Over Mind
- Urban Survival Site
- Wes Moss
- Wikipedia
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.
8 .) The Road (2009) directed by John Hillcoat
Lists It Appears On:
- Gizmodo
- Hi Consumption
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- Mandatory
- Morning Chores
- Offgrid Survival
- Ranker
- Survival Sullivan
- Survival Supply Chest
- The Prepping Guide
- Urban Survival Site
- Wikipedia
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 warmer south, although they don’t know what, if anything, awaits them there.
7 .) Alive (1993) directed by Frank Marshall
Lists It Appears On:
- Gizmodo
- Hi Consumption
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- Mandatory
- Offgrid Survival
- Outdoor Life
- Ranker
- Scoop Whoop
- Survival Sullivan
- The Prepping Guide
- TV Over Mind
- Urban Survival Site
- Watch Mojo
- Wes Moss
- Wikipedia
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 rations and through the freezing cold.
6 .) The Grey (2011) directed by Joe Carnahan
Lists It Appears On:
- Gizmodo
- Hi Consumption
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- Offgrid Survival
- Ranker
- Reel Rundown
- Refinery 29
- Scoop Whoop
- Survival Sullivan
- Survival Supply Chest
- The Culture Trip
- The Preparedness Podcast
- The Prepping Guide
- Urban Survival Site
- Wikipedia
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.
5 .) The Way Back (2010) directed by Peter Weir
Lists It Appears On:
- Female First
- Gear Junkie
- Gizmodo
- Hi Consumption
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- Morning Chores
- MPORA
- Offgrid Survival
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Scoop Whoop
- Survival Sullivan
- The Prepping Guide
- Urban Survival Site
- Watch Mojo
- Wikipedia
Peter Weir’s follow-up to Master & Commander (2003) is the stark & brilliant The Way Back, which takes on the theme of man’s struggle for freedom. At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag. The film details their perilous & uncertain journey to freedom, as they cross deserts, mountains, & several nations.
4 .) Touching the Void (2003) directed by Kevin Macdonald
Lists It Appears On:
- Female First
- Gear Junkie
- Gizmodo
- Hi Consumption
- IMDB
- List Challenge
- MPORA
- Offgrid Survival
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Scoop Whoop
- Survival Sullivan
- Survival Supply Chest
- The Culture Trip
- The Prepping Guide
- Urban Survival Site
- Watch Mojo
- Wikipedia
A documentary based on the book of the same name by Joe Simpson about Simpson’s and Simon Yates’ disastrous and near-fatal attempt to climb 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
3 .) 127 Hours (2010) directed by Danny Boyle
Lists It Appears On:
- Female First
- Gear Junkie
- Gizmodo
- Hi Consumption
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- Mad Movie Man
- Mandatory
- MPORA
- Offgrid Survival
- Ranker
- Refinery 29
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Scoop Whoop
- Survival Sullivan
- Survival Supply Chest
- The Culture Trip
- The Preparedness Podcast
- The Prepping Guide
- The Survival Experts
- Urban Survival Site
- Watch Mojo
- Wikipedia
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.
2 .) Into the Wild (2007) directed by Sean Penn
Lists It Appears On:
- Gear Junkie
- Gizmodo
- Hi Consumption
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- Mad Movie Man
- Mandatory
- Morning Chores
- MPORA
- Offgrid Survival
- Outdoor Life
- Ranker
- Refinery 29
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Scoop Whoop
- Survival Sullivan
- Survival Supply Chest
- The Culture Trip
- The Preparedness Podcast
- The Prepping Guide
- Urban Survival Site
- Watch Mojo
- Wikipedia
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
1 .) Cast Away (2000) directed by Robert Zemeckis
Lists It Appears On:
- Female First
- Gizmodo
- Hi Consumption
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenge
- Mad Movie Man
- Mandatory
- Marine Insight
- Morning Chores
- MPORA
- Offgrid Survival
- Outdoor Life
- Ranker
- Refinery 29
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Scoop Whoop
- Survival Supply Chest
- The Culture Trip
- The Preparedness Podcast
- The Prepping Guide
- The Survival Experts
- Urban Survival Site
- Wes Moss
- Wikipedia
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.
The 300+ Additional Best Survival Movies
# | Movies | Directors | Lists |
43 | Alone In The Wilderness | Gizmodo | |
– | – | – | Hi Consumption |
– | – | – | Offgrid Survival |
– | – | – | Survival Sullivan |
44 | First Blood | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Outdoor Life |
– | – | – | Ranker |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
45 | Man in the Wilderness (1971) | List Challenge | |
– | – | – | Offgrid Survival |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
46 | San Andreas (2015) | Survival Sullivan | |
– | – | – |
The Preparedness Podcast
|
– | – | – | The Survival Experts |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
47 | The Book of Eli (2010) | Albert Hughes | IMDB |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | Offgrid Survival |
– | – | – | Ranker |
48 | The Mountain Between Us (2017) | Hany Abu-Assad | Gear Junkie |
– | – | – | IMDB |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | Refinery 29 |
49 | The Omega Man (1971) | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Survival Sullivan |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
50 | The Snow Walker (2003) | Charles Martin Smith | IMDB |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | Offgrid Survival |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
51 | 28 Days Later (2002) | Gear Junkie | |
– | – | – | List Challenge |
– | – | – | Offgrid Survival |
52 | A Cry in the Wild | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Outdoor Life |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
53 | A Hijacking (2012) | Tobias Lindholm | IMDB |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
54 | As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (2001) | Hardy Martins | IMDB |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | Morning Chores |
55 | Backcountry (2014) | Adam MacDonald | Horror Freak news |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
56 | Battle Royale (2000) | List Challenge | |
– | – | – | Mad Movie Man |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
57 | Captain Phillips (2013) | Paul Greengrass | IMDB |
– | – | – | The Prepping Guide |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
58 | Defiance (2008) | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Survival Sullivan |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
59 | How I Ended This Summer (2010) | Aleksey Popogrebskiy | IMDB |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | List Challenge |
60 | Into the White (2012) | Petter Næss | IMDB |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | Morning Chores |
61 | Jaws | Gizmodo | |
– | – | – | Outdoor Life |
– | – | – | Wes Moss |
62 | Lifeboat (1944) | List Challenge | |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
63 | Panic In Year Zero | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
64 | Quest for Fire (1981) | List Challenge | |
– | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
65 |
Stranded: I’ve Come From a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (2008)
|
Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | The Culture Trip |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
66 | The 33 (2015) | Patricia Riggen | IMDB |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
67 | The Donner Party (2009) | Terrence Martin | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | Morning Chores |
– | – | – | Offgrid Survival |
68 | The Postman | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Survival Spot |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
69 | The Ruins (2008) | Carter Smith | Horror Freak news |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | Morning Chores |
70 | The Survivalist (2015) | Stephen Fingleton | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | Morning Chores |
– | – | – | Offgrid Survival |
71 | Trapped (XVII) (2016) | Vikramaditya Motwane | IMDB |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | Morning Chores |
72 | Unbroken (2014) | Angelina Jolie | IMDB |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | Marine Insight |
73 | USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016) | Mario Van Peebles | IMDB |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | Morning Chores |
74 | Waterworld | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Survival Spot |
– | – | – | TV Over Mind |
75 | White Squall (1996) | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | The Prepping Guide |
– | – | – | Watch Mojo |
76 | World War Z (2013) | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – |
Survival Supply Chest
|
– | – | – | The Survival Experts |
77 | 2012 | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Survival Sullivan |
78 | A Boy & His Dog | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
79 | A Man Called Horse | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
80 | Adrift (2018) | Baltasar Kormákur | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | Refinery 29 |
81 | American Experience – Influenza 1918 | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Survival Sullivan |
82 | American Experience: Surviving the Dust Bowl | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Survival Sullivan |
83 | Behind Enemy Lines | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
84 | Cliffhanger | Outdoor Life | |
– | – | – | Wes Moss |
85 | Dances With Wolves | Outdoor Life | |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
86 | Dante’s Peak | Outdoor Life | |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
87 | Dawn of the Dead (1974) | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Survival Spot |
88 | Dawn of the Dead (2004) | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Survival Sullivan |
89 | Deep Impact | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
90 | Doomsday | Survival Sullivan | |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
91 | Dunkirk (2017) | Christopher Nolan | IMDB |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
92 | Flight of the Phoenix (2004) | John Moore | IMDB |
– | – | – | Outdoor Life |
93 | Grizzly Man (2005) | Werner Herzog | Gizmodo |
– | – | – | IMDB |
94 | Iron Will | Outdoor Life | |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
95 | Jurassic Park | Outdoor Life | |
– | – | – | Wes Moss |
96 | Lost (2004–2010) | IMDB 2 | |
– | – | – | The Survival Experts |
97 | Lost in the Barrens | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
98 | Mad Max | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Survival Spot |
99 | Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) | George Miller | IMDB |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
100 | Meek’s Cutoff (2010) | Kelly Reichardt | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
101 | Miracle Mile | Urban Survival Site | |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
102 | My Side of the Mountain (1969) | Survival Sullivan | |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
103 | No Escape (2015) | John Erick Dowdle | IMDB |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
104 | On the Beach | Urban Survival Site | |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
105 | Only the Brave (2017) | Joseph Kosinski | IMDB |
– | – | – |
The Preparedness Podcast
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106 | Predator (1987) | List Challenge | |
– | – | – | Outdoor Life |
107 | Robinson Crusoe | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
108 | Sanctum (2011) | Reel Rundown | |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
109 |
Snowshoes and Solitude: A Year in the Wabakimi Wilderness
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Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Survival Sullivan |
110 | Southern Comfort | Urban Survival Site | |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
111 | Survival Quest | Urban Survival Site | |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
112 | The Descent (2005) | Neil Marshall | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | List Challenge |
113 | The Disappeared (2012) | Shandi Mitchell | IMDB 2 |
– | – | – | Morning Chores |
114 | The Finest Hours (2016) | Craig Gillespie | IMDB |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
115 | The Himalayas (2015) | Seok-hoon Lee | IMDB |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
116 | The Hunter (2011) | Daniel Nettheim | Gizmodo |
– | – | – | IMDB |
117 | The Last Man On Earth | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
118 | The Mountain Men | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
119 | The Pianist (2002) | Roman Polanski | IMDB |
– | – | – | Ranker |
120 | The Poseidon Adventure | Urban Survival Site | |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
121 | The Reef (2010) | Andrew Traucki | Horror Freak news |
– | – | – | IMDB |
122 | The River Wild | Gizmodo | |
– | – | – | TV Over Mind |
123 | The Road Warrior | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Urban Survival Site |
124 | Tracks (2013) | John Curran | IMDB |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
125 | Train to Busan (2016) | Sang-ho Yeon | IMDB |
– | – | – | IMDB 2 |
126 | Tremors | Outdoor Life | |
– | – | – | Survival Spot |
127 | Walkabout (1971) | List Challenge | |
– | – | – | Wikipedia |
128 | War of the Worlds (2005) | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Survival Sullivan |
129 | White Fang (1991) | Gizmodo | |
– | – | – | Offgrid Survival |
130 | Wild | Gizmodo | |
– | – | – | Hi Consumption |
131 | Wilderness Family Triology | Offgrid Survival | |
– | – | – | Survival Sullivan |
132 | Zombieland (2009) | List Challenge | |
– | – | – | Offgrid Survival |
133 | 12 Monkeys | Survival Spot | |
134 | 12 Years a Slave (2013) | Steve McQueen | IMDB |
135 | 180° South (2010) | Chris Malloy | IMDB 2 |
136 | 20 Years After | Offgrid Survival | |
137 | 247°F (2011) | Reel Rundown | |
138 | 28 Weeks Later | Offgrid Survival | |
139 | 5 Lost at Sea (2009) | Jesse Martin | IMDB 2 |
140 | A Bag of Marbles (2017) | Christian Duguay | IMDB |
141 | A Lonely Place to Die (2011) | Horror Freak news | |
142 | Adventure Survival Movies Suitable for Kids | Offgrid Survival | |
143 | Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | Urban Survival Site | |
144 | Aguirre: Wrath Of God | Gizmodo | |
145 | Alaska Silence & Solitude | Offgrid Survival | |
146 | Alien (1979) | List Challenge | |
147 | Aliens | Ranker | |
148 | Among Wolves (2010) | Gerardo Olivares | IMDB |
149 | Andromeda Strain | Urban Survival Site | |
150 | Antarctica | Gizmodo | |
151 | Ao: The Last Hunter (2010) | Jacques Malaterre | IMDB |
152 | Arctic | Wikipedia | |
153 | Armageddon | Offgrid Survival | |
154 | Australia (2008) | Baz Luhrmann | IMDB |
155 | Back Country | Morning Chores | |
156 | Back from Eternity | Wikipedia | |
157 | Big Miracle (2012) | Ken Kwapis | IMDB |
158 | Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (2011) | Horror Freak news | |
159 | Black Hawk Down | Urban Survival Site | |
160 | Black Rock (2012) | Katie Aselton | IMDB 2 |
161 | Blair Witch (2016) | Adam Wingard | IMDB 2 |
162 | Blue Lagoon | Refinery 29 | |
163 | Book of Eli | Urban Survival Site | |
164 | Cape Fear (1991) | List Challenge | |
165 | Carriers | Offgrid Survival | |
166 | Castaway on the Moon (2009) | Hae-jun Lee | IMDB |
167 | Cell 211 (2009) | Daniel Monzón | IMDB |
168 | Chasing Mavericks (2012) | Michael Apted | IMDB |
169 | Cloverfield | Offgrid Survival | |
170 | Cold Prey (2006) | Horror Freak news | |
171 | Couple in a Hole (2015) | Tom Geens | IMDB 2 |
172 | Damnation Alley | Urban Survival Site | |
173 | Davy Crockett | Offgrid Survival | |
174 | Death Hunt | Urban Survival Site | |
175 | Deep Water | MPORA | |
176 | Deepwater Horizon (2016) | Peter Berg | IMDB |
177 | Dersu Uzala | Gizmodo | |
178 | Desierto (2015) | The Prepping Guide | |
179 | Devil’s Pass (2013) | Renny Harlin | IMDB 2 |
180 | Doomsday Preppers (2011 TV Series) | Survival Sullivan | |
181 | Duel (1971) | Mad Movie Man | |
182 | Dying for Everest (2007 TV Movie) | Richard Dennison | IMDB 2 |
183 | Eden Lake (2008) | Horror Freak news | |
184 | Edge of Winter (2016) | Rob Connolly | IMDB 2 |
185 | Empire of the Sun | Urban Survival Site | |
186 | Encounters at the End of the World (2007) | Werner Herzog | IMDB 2 |
187 | End of the World / Armageddon Movies | Offgrid Survival | |
188 | Enemy at the Gates | Urban Survival Site | |
189 | Escape from Alcatraz | Wikipedia | |
190 | Escape from New York | Urban Survival Site | |
191 | Exam (2009) | Stuart Hazeldine | IMDB |
192 | Farewell to the King | Urban Survival Site | |
193 | Fear the Walking Dead (2015 AMC TV Series) | Survival Sullivan | |
194 | Five Came Back | Wikipedia | |
195 | Flight Crew (2016) | Nikolay Lebedev | IMDB |
196 | Gallipoli | Urban Survival Site | |
197 | Gerald’s Game (2017) | Reel Rundown | |
198 | Geronimo – An American Legend | Offgrid Survival | |
199 | Get Out (I) (2017) | Jordan Peele | IMDB |
200 | Gran Paradiso (2000) | Miguel Alexandre | IMDB |
201 | Gray Lady Down | Urban Survival Site | |
202 | Hacksaw Ridge (2016) | Mel Gibson | IMDB |
203 | Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010) | Werner Herzog | IMDB |
204 | Heaven Knows Mr. Allison | Offgrid Survival | |
205 | Hell (2011) | Tim Fehlbaum | IMDB 2 |
206 | Hell in the Pacific | Urban Survival Site | |
207 | High Lane (2009) | Horror Freak news | |
208 | Historical Documentaries | Survival Sullivan | |
209 | How I Live Now (2013) | Kevin Macdonald | IMDB 2 |
210 |
Hunger Games Series (Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay I & II)
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Survival Sullivan | |
211 | I Shouldn’t Be Alive (2005– ) | Eric Meyers | IMDB 2 |
212 | Ice World (2002 TV Movie) | Tim Lambert | IMDB |
213 | Independence Day | Offgrid Survival | |
214 | Inferno | Wikipedia | |
215 | Into the Forest (2015) | Patricia Rozema | IMDB 2 |
216 | Into the Grizzly Maze (2015) | Horror Freak news | |
217 | Into the Storm | Urban Survival Site | |
218 | Invasion / War Movies | Offgrid Survival | |
219 | It’s In the Blood (2012) | Horror Freak news | |
220 | Jeremiah | Survival Sullivan | |
221 | Jericho (2006 TV series) | Survival Sullivan | |
222 | Jungle (I) (2017) | Greg McLean | IMDB |
223 | K2 | Gizmodo | |
224 | Kids Movies with a Survival theme | Survival Sullivan | |
225 | Kitturiaq (2013) | Frank Wolf | IMDB 2 |
226 | Last Days in the Desert (2015) | Rodrigo García | IMDB 2 |
227 | Les Stroud “Survivor Man” | Survival Sullivan | |
228 | Letter Never Sent | Gizmodo | |
229 | Lion (2016) | Garth Davis | IMDB |
230 | Lost: | Offgrid Survival | |
231 | Loup (2009) | Nicolas Vanier | IMDB |
232 | Lucky Miles (2007) | Michael James Rowland | IMDB 2 |
233 | Mad Max 2 | Ranker | |
234 | Marooned | Wikipedia | |
235 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) | Peter Weir | IMDB |
236 | Misc. Survivalist Movies | Offgrid Survival | |
237 | Mountain Survival | Offgrid Survival | |
238 | Mud (2012) | Jeff Nichols | IMDB |
239 | Nanook of the North | Offgrid Survival | |
240 | Native American Survival Movies | Offgrid Survival | |
241 | Never Cry Wolf | Urban Survival Site | |
242 | No Blade of Grass | Wikipedia | |
243 | Noah (2014) | Darren Aronofsky | IMDB |
244 | Nobody Wants the Night | Wikipedia | |
245 |
Nuclear Attack/Terrorism or War Movies and Shows
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Survival Sullivan | |
246 | NWAWKNI Scenarios | Survival Sullivan | |
247 | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | IMDB |
248 | Open Water 2: Adrift (2006) | Hans Horn | IMDB 2 |
249 | Operación E (2012) | Miguel Courtois | IMDB |
250 | Orca | Gizmodo | |
251 | Out of the Wild (Discovery Channel series) | Survival Sullivan | |
252 | Outbreak | Urban Survival Site | |
253 | Planet of the Apes | Wikipedia | |
254 | Post-Apocalyptic Movies | Offgrid Survival | |
255 | Pursuit Of Happyness (2006) | The Prepping Guide | |
256 | Rambo | Offgrid Survival | |
257 | Reign of Fire | Offgrid Survival | |
258 | Resident Evil – Apocalypse | Offgrid Survival | |
259 | Revolution (2012 TV Series) | Survival Sullivan | |
260 | Right at Your Door (2006) | Survival Sullivan | |
261 | Robinson Crusoe on Mars | Wikipedia | |
262 | Room (I) (2015) | Lenny Abrahamson | IMDB |
263 | Sands of the Kalahari | Wikipedia | |
264 | Saving Private Ryan | Ranker | |
265 | Schackleton | Gizmodo | |
266 | Series 7: The Contenders (2001) | List Challenge | |
267 | Seven Alone | Offgrid Survival | |
268 | Seven Waves Away | Wikipedia | |
269 | Severance (2006) | Horror Freak news | |
270 | Shadow (2009) | Horror Freak news | |
271 | Shaun of the Dead (2004) | List Challenge | |
272 | Shipwrecked | Offgrid Survival | |
273 | Shoot to Kill | Urban Survival Site | |
274 | Siberia, Monamour (2011) | Vyacheslav Ross | IMDB |
275 | Six Days, Seven Nights | Urban Survival Site | |
276 | Snow Walker | Outdoor Life | |
277 | Snowden (2016) | Oliver Stone | IMDB |
278 | Sole Survivor | The Survival Experts | |
279 | Soylent Green | Wikipedia | |
280 | Sully (2016) | Clint Eastwood | IMDB |
281 | Sunshine | Offgrid Survival | |
282 | Survival by Sea & Castaway Movies | Offgrid Survival | |
283 | Survival Documentaries | Offgrid Survival | |
284 | Surviving Disaster (2009 TV Series) | Survival Sullivan | |
285 | Surviving the Game | Urban Survival Site | |
286 | Swiss Army Man (2016) | Dan Kwan | IMDB 2 |
287 | Take Shelter | Urban Survival Site | |
288 | Tears of the Sun | Urban Survival Site | |
289 | Teenage Caveman | Wikipedia | |
290 | Terminator 2 | Survival Spot | |
291 | Testament | Urban Survival Site | |
292 | The Beach (I) (2000) | Danny Boyle | IMDB |
293 | The Bear | Gizmodo | |
294 | The Blair Witch Project (1999) | Daniel Myrick | IMDB 2 |
295 | The Bounty | Urban Survival Site | |
296 | The Call Of The Wild | Gizmodo | |
297 | The Canyon (2009) | Horror Freak news | |
298 | The Cave of the Yellow Dog (2005) | Byambasuren Davaa | IMDB |
299 | The Chessplayer (2017) | Luis Oliveros | IMDB |
300 | The Condemned | Urban Survival Site | |
301 | The Constant Gardener (2005) | Fernando Meirelles | IMDB |
302 | The Core | Offgrid Survival | |
303 | The Day After | Urban Survival Site | |
304 | The Deep | Wikipedia | |
305 | The Earthling | Urban Survival Site | |
306 | The Endurance | Outdoor Life | |
307 | The Flowers of War (2011) | Yimou Zhang | IMDB |
308 | The Grapes of Wrath | Offgrid Survival | |
309 | The Great Depression | Offgrid Survival | |
310 | The Hunger Games (2012) | List Challenge | |
311 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) | List Challenge | |
312 | The Island on Bird Street | Offgrid Survival | |
313 | The Killing Fields | Urban Survival Site | |
314 | The Last King (2016) | Nils Gaup | IMDB |
315 | The Maiden and the Wolves (2008) | Gilles Legrand | IMDB |
316 | The Mosquito Coast | Urban Survival Site | |
317 | The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) | Walter Salles | IMDB |
318 | The New World (2005) | Terrence Malick | IMDB |
319 | The North Face | MPORA | |
320 | The Old Man (2012) | Ermek Tursunov | IMDB |
321 | The Quiet Earth | Urban Survival Site | |
322 | The Railway Man (2013) | Jonathan Teplitzky | IMDB |
323 | The Return of the Living Dead | The Survival Experts | |
324 | The Running Man (1987) | List Challenge | |
325 | The Savage Is Loose | Wikipedia | |
326 | The Sea of Trees (2015) | Gus Van Sant | IMDB 2 |
327 | The Secret Land | Wikipedia | |
328 | The Summit (II) (2012) | Nick Ryan | IMDB 2 |
329 | The Swiss Family Robinson | Refinery 29 | |
330 | The Tracker (2002) | Rolf de Heer | IMDB |
331 | The Trigger Effect | Urban Survival Site | |
332 | The Ultimate Warrior | Wikipedia | |
333 | The Walking Dead TV Series (2010) | Survival Sullivan | |
334 | The War Game | Wikipedia | |
335 | The War of the Worlds (1953 Edition) | Offgrid Survival | |
336 | The Wave (2015) | Roar Uthaug | IMDB |
337 | The World, the Flesh and the Devil | Wikipedia | |
338 | The ШAЧ BACK | Ranker | |
339 | Tomorrow When The War Began | Urban Survival Site | |
340 | Tunnel (2016) | Seong-hun Kim | IMDB |
341 | Twister (1996) | Survival Sullivan | |
342 | Van Diemen’s Land (2009) | Jonathan auf der Heide | IMDB 2 |
343 | Vertical Limit | Outdoor Life | |
344 | Volcano (1997) | Survival Sullivan | |
345 | Wait Until Dark (1967) | Mad Movie Man | |
346 | War Horse (2011) | Steven Spielberg | IMDB |
347 | Weather Related and Geological Disasters | Survival Sullivan | |
348 | When Worlds Collide | Offgrid Survival | |
349 | White Water Summer | Outdoor Life | |
350 | Wilderness Shows and Movies | Survival Sullivan | |
351 | Wind Chill (2007) | Horror Freak news | |
352 | Wolf Totem (2015) | Jean-Jacques Annaud | IMDB |
353 | World Trade Center (2006) | Survival Sullivan | |
354 | Z for Zachariah (2015) | Craig Zobel | IMDB 2 |
355 | Z.P.G. | Wikipedia | |
356 | Zombie Apocalypse Movies | Offgrid Survival | |
357 | Zombies and Alien Invasions | Survival Sullivan |
32 Best Survival Film Sources/Lists
Source | Article |
Female First | Top 6 Survival Movies |
Gear Junkie | A Harrowing Night In: 10 Great Survival Movies Online |
Gizmodo | 35 Harrowing Man Vs Nature Movies, Ranked |
Hi Consumption | Beat The Odds: The 20 Best Survival Movies |
Horror Freak news | The 15 Best Survival Horror Movies of the 21st Century |
IMDB | 100 Best Survival Movies (2000-2017) |
IMDB 2 | The Best of the Best Survival Movies and TV Series |
List Challenge | Top 50 Movies About Survival – How many have you watched? |
Mad Movie Man | Top 10 Best Survival Movies – The Mad Movie Man |
Mandatory | Best Survival Movies – CraveOnline |
Marine Insight | 5 Survival At Sea Movies Everyone Must Watch |
Morning Chores | 115 Survival Movies to Entertain Yourself While Learning Survival Skills |
MPORA | The 10 Best Survival Movies of All Time |
Offgrid Survival | The Best Survival Movies Ever Made |
Outdoor Life | Best Survival Movies |
Ranker | Best Survival Movies |
Reel Rundown | 7 Fantastic Survival Movies Like “127 Hours” |
Refinery 29 | Best Survival Movies – Some Of Which Actually Happened! |
Rotten Tomatoes | The 10 Best Survival Movies |
Scoop Whoop | 16 Survival Movies Which Will Make You Thankful For Your ‘Boring’ Life |
Survival Spot | Top Ten Survival Movies |
Survival Sullivan | The Best Survival Movies and TV Shows |
Survival Supply Chest | Top 10 Survival Movies |
The Culture Trip | 10 Survival Films To Get Your Heart Racing |
The Preparedness Podcast | Top 10 Popular Movies About Survival |
The Prepping Guide | 25 Best Survival Movies Of All Time |
The Survival Experts | Movies For Preppers: Best Survival Movies Of All Time |
TV Over Mind | The Five Best Survival Movies of the 90s |
Urban Survival Site | Top 100 Best Survival Movies |
Watch Mojo | Top 10 Real Life Survival Movies |
Wes Moss | The 9 Best Survival Movies Of All Time |
Wikipedia | Survival film |