Top 10 Best Survival Movies of All Time To Watch

Hundreds of thousands of movies are released worldwide every year, and they are made in different types and categories. Survival movies are very popular today, and their demand is increasing daily. Many popular survival movies have already been released worldwide. In today's episode, we will look at the top 10 most popular survival movies, which have equal audience demand worldwide.

10. FALL (2022):

Fall is a 2022 American psychological horror survival film directed and co-written by Scott Mann. Starring Grace Caroline Currey and Virginia Gardner, the film follows two women who climb a 2,000-foot-tall television broadcasting tower, before becoming stranded at the top. The film was a box office success, grossing $21 million worldwide against a $3 million budget. The total duration of this film is 1 hour 47 minutes and IMDb rating of this movie is 6.4.

9. JUNGLE (2017):

Jungle is a 2017 biographical survival drama film. It is based on the true story of Israeli adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg's 1981 journey into the Amazon rainforest. Directed by Greg McLean, the film stars Daniel Radcliffe with Alex Russell, Thomas Kretschmann, and Jacek Koman in supporting roles. The film was a box office success, grossing $2 million worldwide. The total duration of this film is 1 hour 55 minutes and IMDb rating of this movie is 6.7.

8. EVEREST (2015):

Everest is a 2015 biographical survival film directed and produced by Baltasar Kormákur. It stars an ensemble cast of Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Josh Brolin. Based on the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, it focuses on the survival attempts of two expedition groups. It grossed $203 million worldwide over a $55 million budget and received positive reviews from critics. The total duration of this film is 2 hours 1 minute and IMDb rating of this movie is 7.1.

7. THE ROAD (2009):

The Road is a 2009 American post-apocalyptic survival film directed by John Hillcoat. It is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy. The film stars Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee as a father and his son in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. The film was a box office success, grossing $27 million worldwide against a $25 million budget. The total duration of this film is 1 hour 51 minutes and IMDb rating of this movie is 7.2.

6. RESCUE DAWN (2006):

Rescue Dawn is a 2006 epic survival drama film directed by Werner Herzog. It is based on the true story of Dieter Dengler, a German-American pilot who was shot down and captured by villagers sympathetic to the Pathet Lao during an American military campaign in the Vietnam War. The film was a box office success, grossing $8 million worldwide against a $10 million budget. The total duration of this film is 2 hours 5 minute and IMDb rating of this movie is 7.3.

5. 127 HOURS (2010):

127 Hours is a 2010 biographical psychological survival drama film directed by Danny Boyle. The film mainly stars James Franco, who must find a way to escape after he gets trapped by a boulder in an isolated slot canyon in Bluejohn Canyon, southeastern Utah. The film was a box office success, grossing $61 million worldwide against a $18 million budget. The total duration of this film is 1 hour 34 minutes and IMDb rating of this movie is 7.5.

4. CAST AWAY (2000):

Cast Away is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Tom Hanks plays a FedEx troubleshooter who is stranded on a desert island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific, and the plot focuses on his desperate attempts to survive and return home. The film was a box office success, grossing $430 million worldwide. The total duration of this film is 2 hours 23 minutes and IMDb rating of this movie is 7.8.

3. LIFE OF PI (2012):

Life of Pi is a 2012 adventure-drama film directed and produced by Ang Lee. Based on Yann Martel's 2001 novel, it stars Suraj Sharma in his film debut. The storyline revolves around two survivors of a shipwreck who are on a lifeboat lost in the Pacific Ocean for 227 days. One is a 16-year-old Indian boy named Pi Patel and the other is a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. The total duration of this film is 2 hours 7 minutes and IMDb rating of this movie is 7.9.

2. The Revenant (2015):

The Revenant is a 2015 American epic Western action drama film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy.  The film is considered a remake of the film Man in the Wilderness. The film was a box office success, grossing $533 million worldwide against a $135 million budget. The total duration of this film is 2 hours 36 minutes and IMDb rating of this movie is 8.0.

1. Into the Wild (2007):

Into the Wild is a 2007 American biographical adventure drama film directed by Sean Penn. It is an adaptation of the 1996 non-fiction book of the same name written by Jon Krakauer. Emile Hirsch hiked across North America into the Alaskan wilderness in the early 1990s. The film was a box office success, grossing $57 million worldwide against a $20 million budget. The total duration of this film is 2 hours 28 minutes and IMDb rating of this movie is 8.1.