
Sub-genre
Survival
🪓 Every survival title worth your dread, gathered and ranked by the Crypt Score — our audience-first blend of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and viewer reviews.
2812 titles

Land of the Dead
›R2005 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 93m · Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper
The living dead have taken over the world, and the remaining humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they cope with the situation.

Monsters
›R2010 · Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction · 94m · Scoot McNairy, Whitney Able, Mario Zuniga Benavides
Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear and half of Mexico was quarantined as an infected zone. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain "the creatures," while a journalist agrees to escort a shaken tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the U.S. border.

Haunt
›R2019 · Horror, Thriller · 93m · Katie Stevens, Will Brittain, Lauryn McClain
On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an extreme haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realisation that some nightmares are real.

Ready or Not: Here I Come
›R2026 · Thriller, Horror, Comedy · 108m · Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Moments after surviving an all-out attack from the Le Domas family, Grace discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith at her side. Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.

Luther: The Fallen Sun
›R2023 · Crime, Mystery, Thriller · 129m · Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis
A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.

The Hills Have Eyes
›R1977 · Horror · 90m · Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, Martin Speer
Taking an ill-advised detour en-route to California, the Carter family soon run into trouble when their RV breaks down in the middle of the desert. Stranded, they find themselves at the mercy of monstrous cannibals lurking in the surrounding hills.

The People Under the Stairs
›R1991 · Horror, Comedy, Thriller · 103m · Brandon Quintin Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie
Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.

Little Monsters
›R2019 · Horror, Comedy · 94m · Lupita Nyong'o, Alexander England, Josh Gad
A washed-up musician teams up with a teacher and a kids show personality to protect young children from a sudden outbreak of zombies.

The Limehouse Golem
›2016 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 109m · Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke, Douglas Booth
A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical Golem – must be responsible.

Berlin Syndrome
›R2017 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 116m · Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Matthias Habich
A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.

Severance
›R2006 · Horror, Comedy, Thriller · 96m · Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInnerny
Seven employees of an international weapons manufacturer are treated to a team-building weekend at the company’s newly built luxury spa lodge. Things quickly go awry as the colleagues find their corporate weekend sabotaged by a deadly enemy.

Chained
›R2012 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 94m · Vincent D'Onofrio, Eamon Farren, Evan Bird
A serial killer kidnaps a young boy after murdering his mother, then raises him to be his accomplice. After years in captivity, the boy must choose between escaping or following in his captor's bloody footprints.

I Am Not a Serial Killer
›NR2016 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 104m · Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser
In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay.

The Domestics
›R2018 · Horror, Thriller · 95m · Kate Bosworth, Tyler Hoechlin, Sonoya Mizuno
A young husband and wife must fight to return home in a post-apocalyptic mid-western landscape ravaged by gangs.

Villains
›R2019 · Comedy, Horror, Thriller · 89m · Bill Skarsgård, Maika Monroe, Kyra Sedgwick
When their car breaks down, a couple on the run headed southbound for a fresh start in the Sunshine State break into a nearby house looking for a new set of wheels. What they find instead is a dark secret, and a sweet-as-pie pair of homeowners who will do anything to keep it from getting out.

Basket Case
›R1982 · Horror, Comedy · 91m · Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner
A young man carrying a big basket that contains his extremely deformed, formerly conjoined twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them against their will.

The Tunnel
›NR2011 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 90m · Bel Deliá, Luke Arnold, Andy Rodoreda
An investigation into a government cover-up leads to a network of abandoned train tunnels deep beneath the heart of Sydney. As a journalist and her crew hunt for the story it quickly becomes clear the story is hunting them.

Night of the Comet
›PG-131984 · Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction · 95m · Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran, Kelli Maroney
After a comet wipes out most of life on Earth, two Valley Girls find themselves fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.

Influencer
›2023 · Horror, Thriller · 92m · Cassandra Naud, Emily Tennant, Rory J. Saper
While struggling on a solo backpacking trip in Thailand, social media influencer Madison meets CW, who travels with ease and shows her a more uninhibited way of living. But CW's interest in her takes a darker turn.

VFW
›NR2019 · Action, Crime, Horror · 92m · Stephen Lang, Martin Kove, William Sadler
A typical night for veterans at a VFW turns into an all-out battle for survival when a desperate teen runs into the bar with a bag of stolen drugs. When a gang of violent punks come looking for her, the vets use every weapon at their disposal to protect the girl and themselves from an unrelenting attack.

Down
›NR2019 · Horror, Thriller, TV Movie · 82m · Natalie Martinez, Matt Lauria, Christina Leone
A pair of coworkers gets trapped in an elevator over a long weekend, but what at first promises to be a romantic connection turns nefarious as each party begins to reveal who they truly are.

The Beta Test
›NR2021 · Thriller, Horror, Comedy · 94m · Jim Cummings, Virginia Newcomb, PJ McCabe
An engaged Hollywood agent receives a mysterious letter for an anonymous sexual encounter and becomes ensnared in a sinister world of lying, infidelity, and digital data.

The Day of the Triffids
›NR1963 · Science Fiction, Horror · 93m · Howard Keel, Janina Faye, Nicole Maurey
After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals.

Buried Alive
›R1990 · Thriller, Crime, Horror · 94m · Tim Matheson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, William Atherton
A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires in surprising ways.
