Best Survival Dramas
Arctic (2018)
Stranded after a crash in the northernmost part of the Earth, Mads Mikkelsen must decide whether to stay in the sheltered wreckage of his downed aircraft or venture out into the deep freeze.
The Mountain Between Us (2017)
A neurosurgeon (Idris Elba) and a photojournalist (Kate Winslet) are stranded when their flight plummets into the wilderness.
The Grey (2011)
If your plane goes down in Alaska and wolves are closing in, wouldn’t you be glad Liam Neeson—playing a trained survivalist—is on the passenger manifest?
Cast Away (2000)
Tom Hanks, a volleyball companion and possibly the most horrifyingly realistic ocean plane crash of any movie, ever. Wilsonnnnn!
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
A magazine writer (Anne Heche) and a gruff pilot (Harrison Ford) are grounded together in this rom-com when his plane conks out and crashes on a tropical island.
The Edge (1997)
After a crash, Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin try to outsmart an angry Kodiak bear—and the elements—in the Alaskan wild.
Alive (1993)
Based on a true story, a soccer team from Uruguay is forced to make some tough decisions high in the Andes Mountains—and survivors aren’t found until months later.
Sands of the Kalahari (1965)
Stuart Whitman stars in this desert drama about a passenger who decides that his survival chances would increase if he eliminated the others in the group.
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
Richard Attenborough, James Stewart, Ernest Borgnine and George Kennedy are among the cast of this drama about a plane disaster in the Sahara. Next, We Ranked the 100 Best Movies of All Time!
