Wilderness/Survivalist Films
by lunarvision | created - 23 Jul 2012 | updated - 30 Jul 2022 | Public~ a lunarvision list
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1. Just Before Dawn (1981)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
Five young people venture into the backwoods of Oregon to claim a property, and find themselves being stalked by a hulking, machete-wielding psychopath.
Director: Jeff Lieberman | Stars: George Kennedy, Mike Kellin, Chris Lemmon, Gregg Henry
Votes: 7,133
2. Deliverance (1972)
R | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox
Votes: 119,213 | Gross: $7.06M
3. Survival Quest (1988)
R | 96 min | Adventure, Thriller
A group on an Outward Bound-type adventure runs across a paramilitary team with a sadistic leader who has harmful intentions towards anyone who may find themselves in their path.
Director: Don Coscarelli | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Mark Rolston, Steve Antin, Michael Allen Ryder
Votes: 1,221
4. Open Water (2003)
R | 79 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left.
Director: Chris Kentis | Stars: Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis, Saul Stein, Michael E. Williamson
Votes: 56,443 | Gross: $30.61M
5. Rituals (1977)
R | 100 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Five doctors on a wilderness outing are stalked by disfigured, crazed killers.
Director: Peter Carter | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Lawrence Dane, Robin Gammell, Ken James
Votes: 3,061
6. The Island (1980)
R | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A journalist takes his son with him to investigate pirate activity off the coast of Florida. But he gets stranded on a mysterious island--where he might not be alone.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Michael Caine, David Warner, Angela Punch McGregor, Frank Middlemass
Votes: 4,725 | Gross: $15.72M
7. The Ruins (2008)
R | 90 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
A leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when a group of friends and a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.
Director: Carter Smith | Stars: Shawn Ashmore, Jena Malone, Jonathan Tucker, Laura Ramsey
Votes: 84,235 | Gross: $17.43M
8. Into the Wild (2007)
R | 148 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
After graduating from Emory University, 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. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.
Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener, Marcia Gay Harden
Votes: 657,967 | Gross: $18.35M
9. Grizzly Man (2005)
R | 103 min | Documentary, Biography
A devastating and heart-rending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzly bears in Alaska.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Timothy Treadwell, Amie Huguenard, Werner Herzog, Carol Dexter
Votes: 61,865 | Gross: $3.17M
10. 127 Hours (2010)
R | 94 min | Biography, Drama
A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara, Sean Bott
Votes: 401,254 | Gross: $18.34M
11. The Descent (2005)
R | 99 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.
Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder
Votes: 246,838 | Gross: $26.02M
12. I Shouldn't Be Alive (2005–2012)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Re-enactments of real-life tales of human survival against the savage elements, dangerous climates and physical hazards.
Stars: Eric Meyers, Paul McGann, Zam Baring, Ian Porter
Votes: 2,335
13. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
R | 81 min | Horror, Mystery
Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.
Directors: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez | Stars: Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, Joshua Leonard, Bob Griffin
Votes: 285,391 | Gross: $140.54M
14. The Way Back (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 133 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Siberian gulag escapees travel four thousand miles by foot to freedom in India.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin Farrell, Dragos Bucur
Votes: 121,991 | Gross: $2.70M
15. Lord of the Flies (1990)
R | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Stranded on an island, a group of schoolboys degenerate into savagery.
Director: Harry Hook | Stars: Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, Danuel Pipoly, James Badge Dale
Votes: 33,605 | Gross: $13.99M
16. Walkabout (1971)
GP | 100 min | Adventure, Drama
Two city-bred siblings are stranded in the Australian Outback, where they learn to survive with the aid of an Aboriginal boy on his "walkabout": a ritual separation from his tribe.
Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Jenny Agutter, David Gulpilil, Luc Roeg, John Meillon
Votes: 27,340 | Gross: $0.02M
17. Black Water (2007)
R | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
A boat tour of a mangrove swamp turns into a fight for survival when a group of people are attacked by a ferocious saltwater crocodile.
Directors: David Nerlich, Andrew Traucki | Stars: Diana Glenn, Maeve Dermody, Andy Rodoreda, Ben Oxenbould
Votes: 16,034
18. Tracks (I) (2013)
PG-13 | 112 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A young woman goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog.
Director: John Curran | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Lily Pearl, Philip Dodd
Votes: 31,723 | Gross: $0.51M
19. Rambo (2008)
R | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
In Thailand, John Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn Burma, and rescue a group of Christian aid workers who were kidnapped by the ruthless local infantry unit.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Matthew Marsden, Graham McTavish
Votes: 244,502 | Gross: $42.75M
20. Nestor (2014)
62 min | Drama, Mystery
A man wakes to find himself alone in a remote, abandoned village. With only vague memories of his surroundings, the man relies on his instincts and creativity to discover his purpose and survive the crippling isolation.
Director: Daniel Robinson | Star: Daniel Robinson
Votes: 36
21. Killing Ground (2016)
Not Rated | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
A couple's camping trip turns into a frightening ordeal when they stumble across the scene of a horrific crime.
Director: Damien Power | Stars: Aaron Pedersen, Ian Meadows, Harriet Dyer, Aaron Glenane
Votes: 9,327
22. Jungle (I) (2017)
R | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
A group of friends join a guide for a trek into the Bolivian jungle, searching for an Indian village. The men soon realize that the jungle is a difficult place to be.
Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell, Joel Jackson
Votes: 63,611
23. Calibre (2018)
TV-MA | 101 min | Drama, Thriller
A shocking deed turned their weekend trip into a nightmare. Now their only hope is to swallow their paranoia and act normal.
Director: Matt Palmer | Stars: Jack Lowden, Martin McCann, Tony Curran, Ian Pirie
Votes: 33,333
24. Primal (2019– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A caveman and a dinosaur bond over shared tragedy and work together to survive in a perilous prehistoric world.
Stars: Aaron LaPlante, Laëtitia Eïdo, Fred Tatasciore, Imari Williams
Votes: 20,689
25. Terror on the Prairie (2022)
TV-MA | 107 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
On the Montana plains, a frontier woman must protect herself against a ruthless gang of outlaws hell-bent on revenge.
Director: Michael Polish | Stars: Gina Carano, Nick Searcy, Donald Cerrone, Heath Freeman
Votes: 7,323
26. Against the Ice (2022)
TV-MA | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Denmark expedition in ice-covered Greenland.
Director: Peter Flinth | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, Heida Reed, Þorsteinn Bachmann
Votes: 28,387
27. Arctic (2018)
PG-13 | 98 min | Adventure, Drama
A man stranded in the Arctic after a plane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown.
Director: Joe Penna | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smáradóttir, Tintrinai Thikhasuk
Votes: 58,324 | Gross: $2.41M
28. The Boat (2018)
88 min | Mystery, Thriller
A lone fisherman encounters a seemingly abandoned yacht in an eerie fog bank. Whilst trying to do the right thing the most inexplicable and terrifying nightmare begins.
Director: Winston Azzopardi | Stars: Joe Azzopardi, Anubis Mud
Votes: 4,890
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