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1. Prisoners (2013)
R | 153 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo
Votes: 809,933 | Gross: $61.00M
2. The Martian (2015)
PG-13 | 144 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara
Votes: 925,813 | Gross: $228.43M
3. The Mist (2007)
R | 126 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher
Votes: 340,564 | Gross: $25.59M
4. Captain Fantastic (2016)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama
In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent.
Director: Matt Ross | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Annalise Basso
Votes: 235,165 | Gross: $5.88M
5. The Road (I) (2009)
R | 111 min | Drama, Thriller
In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea.
Director: John Hillcoat | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall
Votes: 254,294 | Gross: $0.06M
6. Trolls (2016)
PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and the curmudgeonly Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends.
Directors: Mike Mitchell, Walt Dohrn | Stars: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Votes: 92,054 | Gross: $153.71M
7. Naked and Afraid (2013– )
TV-14 | 43 min | Adventure, Game-Show, Horror
Reality show where two strangers (typically 1 male, 1 female) try to survive in the wild for up to 21 days, naked.
Stars: Michael Brown, Amanda Kaye, Laura Zerra, Matt Wright
Votes: 4,995
8. Legion (2010)
R | 100 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
When a group of strangers at a dusty roadside diner come under attack by demonic forces, their only chance for survival lies with an archangel named Michael, who informs a pregnant waitress that her unborn child is humanity's last hope.
Director: Scott Stewart | Stars: Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid, Charles S. Dutton, Lucas Black
Votes: 111,996 | Gross: $40.17M
9. Dinosaur (2000)
PG | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sanctuary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
Directors: Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag | Stars: D.B. Sweeney, Julianna Margulies, Samuel E. Wright, Alfre Woodard
Votes: 67,251 | Gross: $137.75M
10. The Survivalist (2015)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest. When two women seeking food and shelter discover his farm, he finds his existence threatened.
Director: Stephen Fingleton | Stars: Martin McCann, Mia Goth, Olwen Fouéré, Douglas Russell
Votes: 18,678
11. When Worlds Collide (1951)
Approved | 83 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
As a new star and planet hurtle toward a doomed Earth, a small group of survivalists frantically work to complete the rocket which will take them to their new home.
Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen, John Hoyt
Votes: 9,232
12. When the Wind Blows (1986)
16+ | 84 min | Animation, Drama, War
A naive elderly British rural couple survive the initial onslaught of a nuclear war.
Director: Jimmy T. Murakami | Stars: Peggy Ashcroft, John Mills, Robin Houston, James Russell
Votes: 12,652 | Gross: $0.01M
13. The Walking Dead: A Telltale Game Series (2012 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Drama, Horror
In a world devastated by the undead, a convicted criminal is given a second chance at life when he comes across a little girl named Clementine.
Directors: Sean Ainsworth, Nick Herman, Dennis Lenart, Eric Parsons, Jake Rodkin, Sean Vanaman | Stars: Dave Fennoy, Melissa Hutchison, Nick Herman, Chuck Kourouklis
Votes: 15,151
14. The Survivors (1983)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Having both lost their jobs, two strangers become unlikely friends after a run in with a would be robber, who is actually a hitman with a grudge against the two.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Walter Matthau, Robin Williams, Jerry Reed, James Wainwright
Votes: 5,736 | Gross: $14.00M
15. The Decline (2020)
TV-MA | 83 min | Action, Thriller
A fatal accident at a remote survivalist training camp sends participants into a panic - and sets the stage for a chilling showdown.
Director: Patrice Laliberté | Stars: Guillaume Laurin, Marie-Evelyne Lessard, Réal Bossé, Marc Beaupré
Votes: 9,887
16. Alien Abduction (2014)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A vacationing family encounters an alien threat in this thriller based on the real-life Brown Mountain Lights phenomenon in North Carolina.
Director: Matty Beckerman | Stars: Katherine Sigismund, Corey Eid, Riley Polanski, Jillian Clare
Votes: 8,857
17. Wrecked (2010)
R | 91 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
A man wakes in a car wreck at the bottom of a ravine and must overcome incredible odds to survive.
Director: Michael Greenspan | Stars: Adrien Brody, Caroline Dhavernas, Ryan Robbins, Adrian G. Griffiths
Votes: 16,947 | Gross: $0.00M
18. Idaho Transfer (1973)
PG | 86 min | Sci-Fi
During a time of waning global resources, a crew of young researchers travel into the future to escape an apocalypse before the shutdown of their time-transfer project. They find that some ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Fonda | Stars: Kelly Bohanon, Kevin Hearst, Caroline Hildebrand, Keith Carradine
Votes: 1,042
19. Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle (2016)
Not Rated | 44 min | Short, Comedy
Alan leaves behind his comfortable existence and heads north to ask whether, in this once United Kingdom, a `schasm` has formed between north and south.
Directors: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons | Stars: Steve Coogan, John Thomson, Ben Rufus Green, Jean Ellwood
Votes: 1,815
20. Prepper (2016)
90 min | Drama
James is a high school teacher living the typical suburban life until realizing that it wouldn't take much for society to collapse.
Director: Andrew Patterson | Stars: Jay Bowdy, Rachel Dee, Martez McKee, Michael Green Jr.
Votes: 201
21. The Cold Lands (2013)
Unrated | 100 min | Drama
When his self-reliant mother dies unexpectedly, Atticus flees deep into the forests surrounding his Catskills home. Wandering the woods in shock, relying on what meager food and shelter he ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Gilroy | Stars: Lili Taylor, Silas Yelich, Maggie Low, Deb Monteith
Votes: 505
22. Batguano (2014)
74 min | Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Batman and Robin struggling to survive in a apocalyptic third world.
Director: Tavinho Teixeira | Stars: Everaldo Pontes, Tavinho Teixeira, Cícero Ferreira, Nildo
Votes: 104
23. No Limite (I) (2000–2023)
Game-Show, Reality-TV
The first Brazilian reality show produced and aired by Rede Globo, being a version of the American program Survivor.
Stars: Zeca Camargo, Fernando Fernandes, Victor Hugo Castro, Marcelo Guimarães
Votes: 68
24. Zobi (2015)
Short, Musical
In this short film musical, three friends are trying to survive during the zombie apocalypse, when one of them is attacked and bitten. Now, the other two must decide their friend's fate.
Director: C.S. Kelly | Stars: Tadhg Parker, Pari Parandoush, Terry Banek, C.S. Kelly
25. Spongecake (2012)
11 min | Short, Action, Comedy
Part Sci Fi action thriller, part dark comedy, 'Spongecake' is a post apocalyptic mini-movie depicting a day in the life of a soldier as he struggles to survive in the aftermath of a nuclear war.
Directors: Matthew Reyna, Andrew Reyna | Stars: Austin Gonzales, Mark Gonzales
26. Last Rain (2015)
8 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi
Several groups of survivors vie for what limited clean water remains following a natural disaster which poisoned the oceans and water tables.
Directors: Ian Altenbaugh, Joseph G. Bucci | Stars: Jane Catherine Hyland, Randy Lee, Andreas O'Rourke, Jessica Stabile
27. The Hunting Party (1984 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
Director: Ian Munro | Stars: David Gulpilil, Mike Willesee
28. Secret Garden of Survival (2022)
Documentary
Directors: Charles G. Rankin, Shauna C. Rankin | Stars: Jane Austin, Rick Austin
29.
The Styxhexenhammer666 Channel (2010– )
Episode:
A Big Problem with Gun Control
(2017)
16 min | News
Styx argues that the disarmament of U.S. citizens won't happen because it can't happen - not without a civil war.
Star: Styxhexenhammer666
30. Spiderfly (2008)
11 min | Short, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A survivor (The Fly Keeper) roams a post-apocalyptic wasteland relying on hit wits, a bag of tricks and a jar of flies to stay alive.
Director: Lucas Howe | Stars: James Chutter, Sarah Prikryl
31. Until the Sky Falls (2009)
20 min | Short, Action, Adventure
In a post-apocalyptic world, a Man hunts and gathers while protecting his family from unknown lurking predators.
Director: Mattson Tomlin | Stars: Karl Bittenbender, Matthew Kelty, Michael Oshins, Abby Webber
Votes: 12
33.
Madventures Suomi (2020– )
Episode:
Romahdusheimo
(2020)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Tuomas Milonoff | Stars: Riku Rantala, Tuomas Milonoff
Votes: 19
34.
The Last of Us (2023– )
Episode:
Long, Long Time
(2023)
TV-MA | 76 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When an unknown person approaches his compound, survivalist Bill forges an unlikely connection. Later, Joel and Ellie seek Bill's guidance.
Director: Peter Hoar | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Anna Torv, Nick Offerman
Votes: 225,539
35.
The Last of Us (2023– )
Episode:
Please Hold to My Hand
(2023)
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After abandoning their truck in Kansas City, Joel and Ellie attempt to escape without drawing the attention of a vindictive rebel leader.
Director: Jeremy Webb | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Lamar Johnson, Melanie Lynskey
Votes: 68,369
36.
60 Minutes (1968– )
Episode:
Angry in America/Buses from the Border/Ready or Not
(2022)
TV-PG | Documentary, News
Examining how social media platforms are amplifying political polarization in America; the influx of asylum-seeking migrants to New York; American preppers discuss why they joined the movement.
Stars: Eric Adams, Monika Bickert, Theresa Cardinal Brown, Anderson Cooper
Votes: 13
37.
Rizzoli & Isles (2010–2016)
Episode:
Doomsday
(2014)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man is found dead inside his doomsday shelter. Maura determines he was suffocated by gas pumped into the shelter. Jane becomes distracted when she thinks Korsak is going to retire. Frankie has a secret.
Director: Kevin Dowling | Stars: Angie Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Jordan Bridges, Bruce McGill
Votes: 365