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Staying alive against nature or circumstance — endurance, primal instinct, and the raw will to make it through. The stakes are the body and the next day.

Also on against type · Films here also carry Moral Ambiguity, Underdog Triumph, War Trauma, Found Family, Psychological Horror · Most represented: Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, Akira Kurosawa, Tsui Hark, Debra Granik.

Interstellar (2014) poster

Interstellar

dir. Christopher Nolan · 2014

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) poster

Mad Max: Fury Road

dir. George Miller · 2015

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

dir. Peter Jackson · 2002

The Martian (2015) poster

The Martian

dir. Ridley Scott · 2015

Jurassic Park (1993) poster

Jurassic Park

dir. Steven Spielberg · 1993

Saving Private Ryan (1998) poster

Saving Private Ryan

dir. Steven Spielberg · 1998

Edge of Tomorrow (2014) poster

Edge of Tomorrow

dir. Doug Liman · 2014

Dune (2021) poster

Dune

dir. Denis Villeneuve · 2021

Life Is Beautiful (1997) poster

Life Is Beautiful

dir. Roberto Benigni · 1997

Life of Pi (2012) poster

Life of Pi

dir. Ang Lee · 2012

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) poster

Raiders of the Lost Ark

dir. Steven Spielberg · 1981

Pacific Rim (2013) poster

Pacific Rim

dir. Guillermo del Toro · 2013

Die Hard (1988) poster

Die Hard

dir. John McTiernan · 1988

Cast Away (2000) poster

Cast Away

dir. Robert Zemeckis · 2000

12 Years a Slave (2013) poster

12 Years a Slave

dir. Steve McQueen · 2013

Jaws (1975) poster

Jaws

dir. Steven Spielberg · 1975

Aliens (1986) poster

Aliens

dir. James Cameron · 1986

The Pianist (2002) poster

The Pianist

dir. Roman Polanski · 2002

Into the Wild (2007) poster

Into the Wild

dir. Sean Penn · 2007

Room (2015) poster

Room

dir. Lenny Abrahamson · 2015

Train to Busan (2016) poster

Train to Busan

dir. Yeon Sang-ho · 2016

Prey (2022) poster

Prey

dir. Dan Trachtenberg · 2022

The Wild Robot (2024) poster

The Wild Robot

dir. Chris Sanders · 2024

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) poster

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

dir. Kelly Asbury · 2002

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) poster

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

dir. Joel Coen · 2018

Seven Samurai (1954) poster

Seven Samurai

dir. Akira Kurosawa · 1954

Ip Man (2008) poster

Ip Man

dir. Wilson Yip · 2008

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) poster

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

dir. Hayao Miyazaki · 1984

Planet of the Apes (1968) poster

Planet of the Apes

dir. Franklin J. Schaffner · 1968

The Gorge (2025) poster

The Gorge

dir. Scott Derrickson · 2025

Escape from New York (1981) poster

Escape from New York

dir. John Carpenter · 1981

Society of the Snow (2023) poster

Society of the Snow

dir. J.A. Bayona · 2023

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023) poster

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

dir. Guy Ritchie · 2023

Hotel Rwanda (2004) poster

Hotel Rwanda

dir. Terry George · 2004

The Great Escape (1963) poster

The Great Escape

dir. John Sturges · 1963

Night of the Living Dead (1968) poster

Night of the Living Dead

dir. George A. Romero · 1968

Das Boot (1981) poster

Das Boot

dir. Wolfgang Petersen · 1981

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) poster

The Bridge on the River Kwai

dir. David Lean · 1957

Togo (2019) poster

Togo

dir. Ericson Core · 2019

Papillon (1973) poster

Papillon

dir. Franklin J. Schaffner · 1973

Winter's Bone (2010) poster

Winter's Bone

dir. Debra Granik · 2010

Come and See (1985) poster

Come and See

dir. Elem Klimov · 1985

The Gold Rush (1925) poster

The Gold Rush

dir. Charlie Chaplin · 1925

Piper (2016) poster

Piper

dir. Alan Barillaro · 2016

Escape from L.A. (1996) poster

Escape from L.A.

dir. John Carpenter · 1996

Mission to Mars (2000) poster

Mission to Mars

dir. Brian De Palma · 2000

Thirteen Lives (2022) poster

Thirteen Lives

dir. Ron Howard · 2022

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966) poster

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

dir. Gérard Oury · 1966

Leave No Trace (2018) poster

Leave No Trace

dir. Debra Granik · 2018

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) poster

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

dir. John Huston · 1948

Emancipation (2022) poster

Emancipation

dir. Antoine Fuqua · 2022

Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) poster

Predator: Killer of Killers

dir. Dan Trachtenberg · 2025

Ghosts of Mars (2001) poster

Ghosts of Mars

dir. John Carpenter · 2001

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) poster

Assault on Precinct 13

dir. John Carpenter · 1976

Breakthrough (2019) poster

Breakthrough

dir. Roxann Dawson · 2019

The Wages of Fear (1953) poster

The Wages of Fear

dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot · 1953

The African Queen (1952) poster

The African Queen

dir. John Huston · 1952

A Bag of Marbles (2017) poster

A Bag of Marbles

dir. Christian Duguay · 2017

Fitzcarraldo (1982) poster

Fitzcarraldo

dir. Werner Herzog · 1982

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) poster

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

dir. Kang Je-kyu · 2004

The Hidden Fortress (1958) poster

The Hidden Fortress

dir. Akira Kurosawa · 1958

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018) poster

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey

dir. Jim Donovan · 2018

Dersu Uzala (1975) poster

Dersu Uzala

dir. Akira Kurosawa · 1975

A Man Escaped (1956) poster

A Man Escaped

dir. Robert Bresson · 1956

The Promised Land (2023) poster

The Promised Land

dir. Nikolaj Arcel · 2023

Le Trou (1960) poster

Le Trou

dir. Jacques Becker · 1960

Embrace of the Serpent (2015) poster

Embrace of the Serpent

dir. Ciro Guerra · 2015

Germany, Year Zero (1948) poster

Germany, Year Zero

dir. Roberto Rossellini · 1948

The Summit of the Gods (2021) poster

The Summit of the Gods

dir. Patrick Imbert · 2021

Ayla: The Daughter of War (2017) poster

Ayla: The Daughter of War

dir. Can Ulkay · 2017

Wendy and Lucy (2008) poster

Wendy and Lucy

dir. Kelly Reichardt · 2008

Sword Art Online the Movie – Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night (2021) poster

Sword Art Online the Movie – Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night

dir. Ayako Kono · 2021

Meek's Cutoff (2011) poster

Meek's Cutoff

dir. Kelly Reichardt · 2011

9/11 (2017) poster

9/11

dir. Martin Guigui · 2017

The Wonders (2014) poster

The Wonders

dir. Alice Rohrwacher · 2014

Night of the Hunted (2023) poster

Night of the Hunted

dir. Franck Khalfoun · 2023

Fear Below (2025) poster

Fear Below

dir. Matthew Holmes · 2025

The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) poster

The Battle at Lake Changjin

dir. Chen Kaige · 2021

Last Straw (2024) poster

Last Straw

dir. Alan Scott Neal · 2024

Screamboat (2025) poster

Screamboat

dir. Steven LaMorte · 2025

Homestead (2024) poster

Homestead

dir. Ben Smallbone · 2024

The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge (2022) poster

The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge

dir. Tsui Hark · 2022

Heroes Shed No Tears (1984) poster

Heroes Shed No Tears

dir. John Woo · 1984

The Hangman (2024) poster

The Hangman

dir. Bruce Wemple · 2024

We're Going to Eat You (1980) poster

We're Going to Eat You

dir. Tsui Hark · 1980

Our Time Will Come (2017) poster

Our Time Will Come

dir. Ann Hui · 2017

The Penitent Thief (2021) poster

The Penitent Thief

dir. Lucas Miles · 2021

Final Voyage (2021) poster

Final Voyage

dir. Marcel Barion · 2021

Bogieville (2024) poster

Bogieville

dir. Sean Cronin · 2024

The Girl in the Trunk (2024) poster

The Girl in the Trunk

dir. Jonas Kvist Jensen · 2024

Scorched Earth (2022) poster

Scorched Earth

dir. Joshua Morrison · 2022

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