Best movies about survival

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Discover the best movies about survival, ranked from best to worst.

Based on 0 votes, the movie 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, starring Ralph Fiennes and Alfie Williams, came in first as the best movie about survival of all time, followed by 40 Acres and A Quiet Place: Day One from 2024. Scroll down for the top 10 movies about survival, recommended by movie fans in 2026.

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

2026 - Ralph Fiennes, Alfie Williams, Jack O'Connell, Erin Kellyman, Chi Lewis-Parry, Connor...

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In an England transformed by an epidemic, Dr. Kelson discovers an unexpected connection with one of the infected. Meanwhile, Spike joins the group led by Jimmy Crystal, whose rules test •••

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40 Acres

2025 - Danielle Deadwyler, Kataem O'Connor, Michael Greyeyes, Milcania Diaz-Rojas, Leenah...

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In a world where food has become very scarce, a farming family in Canada defends their farm from gangs of cannibals. The mother, Hailey, prepares her children to fight. Danielle Deadwyler •••

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A Quiet Place: Day One

2024 - Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou, Eliane Umuhire, Takunda...

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Lupita Nyong'o stars in the prequel to the 2018 post-apocalyptic thriller as a terminally ill woman caught in New York at the start of an alien invasion.

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Anaconda (2025)

2025 - Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Steve Zahn, Thandiwe Newton, Daniela Melchior, Selton Mello, Ice...

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Some middle-aged friends go to the Amazon forest to remake their favorite movie from their youth. The filming turns into a fight for survival with giant snakes, bad weather and criminals. •••

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Apex

2026 - Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton, Eric Bana, Caitlin Stasey, Bessie Holland, Zachary...

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Sasha, a grieving woman, goes on a solo adventure through the Australian wilderness to push her limits. There she gets caught up in a dangerous game with a man who hunts her like prey. •••

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Arcadian

2024 - Nicolas Cage, Jaeden Martell, Maxwell JenkinsAction, Horror, Science Fiction

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In the near future, on a ruined Earth, Paul and his twin sons live on an isolated farm and defend themselves each night against ferocious creatures. When their father is badly hurt, the •••

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Breathe

2024 - Jennifer Hudson, Milla Jovovich, Quvenzhané Wallis, Common, Sam Worthington, Raúl...

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In a future where breathable air has almost run out, a mother and her daughter are forced to fight for survival when two strangers arrive looking for a shelter with oxygen.

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Colony

2026 - Gianna Jun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Chang-wook, Kim Shin-rock, Shin Hyun-been, Go Soo, Lee...

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During a biotech conference, a rapidly mutating virus is released and authorities seal off the building. Professor Se-jeong and a few survivors remain trapped inside as the infected •••

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Damsel

2024 - Millie Bobby Brown, Ray Winstone, Angela Bassett, Brooke Carter, Nick Robinson, Robin...

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A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.

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Daylight

1996 - Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman, Viggo MortensenAction, Adventure, Thriller

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Fleeing the police, a group of armed robbers drives into a tunnel under the Hudson River and runs into trucks carrying toxic waste. The explosion seals both ends of the tunnel, which •••

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This list includes, for example, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, A Quiet Place: Day One, Damsel.

What are the most recent movies in this list?

Among the titles with a known release year, the most recent are: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026), Apex (2026), Colony (2026).

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Titles released in this period include Mom and Dad (2018), USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016), Everest (2015).

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