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.
2813 titles
Blitz
›R2011 · Crime, Action, Thriller · 97m · Jason Statham, Paddy Considine, Aidan Gillen
A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.
The Raven
›R2012 · Crime, Thriller, Mystery · 111m · John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve
A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.
Quarantine
›R2008 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 89m · Dania Ramirez, Jennifer Carpenter, Jay Hernandez
A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.
Open Water
›R2004 · Horror, Thriller · 80m · Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis, Saul Stein
Two divers are left out at sea without a boat. There’s nothing but water for miles, unless they look at what’s underneath them...
The Rental
›R2020 · Horror, Thriller · 88m · Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Sheila Vand
Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister.
The Bay
›R2012 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 85m · Kristen Connolly, Will Rogers, Michael Beasley
Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a deadly menace swept through the quaint seaside town of Claridge, Maryland, but the harrowing story of what happened that Independence Day has never been told—until now. The authorities believed they had buried the truth about the tragedy that claimed over 700 human lives. Now, three years later, a reporter has emerged with footage revealing the cover-up and an unimaginable killer: a mysterious parasitic outbreak. Told from the perspective of those who were there and saw what happened, The Bay unfolds over 24 hours through people's iPhones, Androids, 911 calls, webcams, and whatever else could be used to document the nightmare in Claridge. What follows is a nerve-shredding tale of a small town plunged into absolute terror.
Firestarter
›R1984 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 114m · David Keith, Drew Barrymore, Freddie Jones
Charlene "Charlie" McGee has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance. Can her psychic power and the love of her father save her from the threatening government agency which wants to destroy her?
Cold Skin
›2017 · Horror, Fantasy, Drama · 106m · David Oakes, Ray Stevenson, Aura Garrido
A young man who arrives at a remote island finds himself trapped in a battle for his life.
The Hallow
›NR2015 · Horror, Fantasy · 97m · Joseph Mawle, Bojana Novaković, Michael McElhatton
Deep within the darkness of secluded forest land in rural Ireland dwells an ancient evil. Feared by the nearby superstitious villagers as cursed creatures who prey upon the lost, their secrets have been kept from civilization and remain on their hallowed ground. But when a conservationist from London moves in with his wife and infant child in order to survey the land for future construction, his actions unwittingly disturb the horde of demonic forces. Alone in a remote wilderness, he must now ensure his family's survival from their relentless attacks.
Honeymoon
›R2014 · Horror, Science Fiction · 88m · Rose Leslie, Harry Treadaway, Ben Huber
On her honeymoon, a young bride sleepwalks into the woods surrounding a secluded cabin. When she returns, she looks the same—but something about her is terrifyingly different.
In a Violent Nature
›NR2024 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 94m · Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic, Cameron Love
The enigmatic resurrection, rampage, and retribution of an undead monster in a remote wilderness unleashes an iconic new killer after a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower that entombed its rotting corpse.
Cuckoo
›R2024 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 103m · Hunter Schafer, Jan Bluthardt, Marton Csokas
After reluctantly moving to the German Alps with her father and his new family, Gretchen discovers that their new town hides sinister secrets, as she's plagued by strange noises and frightening visions of a woman pursuing her.
Mother's Day
›R2010 · Crime, Horror, Thriller · 112m · Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Frank Grillo
Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.
Wer
›R2013 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 89m · A.J. Cook, Sebastian Roché, Simon Quarterman
A defense attorney begins to suspect that her client, who is charged with the murders of a vacationing family, might be more than meets the eye.
Kristy
›NR2014 · Thriller, Horror · 85m · Haley Bennett, Ashley Greene, Lucas Till
When a college girl who is alone on campus over the Thanksgiving break is targeted by a group of outcasts, she must conquer her deepest fears to outwit them and fight back.
The Children
›R2008 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 84m · Eva Birthistle, Hannah Tointon, Stephen Campbell Moore
A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
Significant Other
›R2022 · Science Fiction, Mystery, Horror · 85m · Maika Monroe, Jake Lacy, Matthew Yang King
Ruth and Harry decide to take a romantic backpacking trip through the Pacific Northwest, but amongst the beautiful scenery, Ruth makes an unexpected discovery that sets her off on a strange, frightening new path. The couple aren't alone in the woods, and they might not be the same when they come out...if they come out.
April Fool's Day
›R1986 · Horror, Mystery · 89m · Amy Steel, Ken Olandt, Deborah Foreman
On April Fool's Day weekend, a group of college friends gather together at a secluded island mansion to celebrate their final year of school, where they soon become prey for an unseen murderer.
The Wind
›2018 · Horror, Mystery, Western · 88m · Caitlin Gerard, Ashley Zukerman, Julia Goldani Telles
Lizzy is a tough, resourceful frontierswoman settling a remote stretch of land on the 19th-century American frontier. Isolated from civilization in a desolate wilderness where the wind never stops howling, she begins to sense a sinister presence that seems to be borne of the land itself, and when a newlywed couple arrive at a nearby homestead, their presence amplifies Lizzy's fears, setting into motion a shocking chain of events.
Retreat
›R2011 · Horror, Drama, Thriller · 89m · Cillian Murphy, Jamie Bell, Thandiwe Newton
Kate and Martin escape from personal tragedy to an Island Retreat. Cut off from the outside world, their attempts to recover are shattered when a man is washed ashore, with news of airborne killer disease that is sweeping through Europe.
Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning
›R2004 · Horror, Drama, Western · 95m · Katharine Isabelle, Emily Perkins, Nathaniel Arcand
Set in 19th Century Canada, Brigitte and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves. But when one of the girls is bitten, they have no one to turn to but themselves.
Burning Bright
›PG-132010 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 89m · Briana Evigan, Garret Dillahunt, Charlie Tahan
After her lousy stepfather steals her savings to buy a vicious tiger, Kelly loses all hope of going to college. But Kelly's situation worsens when a hurricane leaves her and her autistic brother boarded up in their house with the man-eating beast. This edge-of-your-seat thriller follows the gutsy heroine and her younger sibling as they struggle to outwit the ravenous predator and find a way to survive.
We Bury the Dead
›R2026 · Horror, Thriller · 95m · Daisy Ridley, Brenton Thwaites, Mark Coles Smith
After a catastrophic military disaster reanimates the dead, Ava searches for her missing husband amidst an increasingly hostile world.
Switchback
›R1997 · Thriller, Mystery · 118m · Dennis Quaid, Danny Glover, R. Lee Ermey
After FBI agent Frank Lacrosse believes his son was kidnapped by a notorious serial killer, he travels to Amarillo, Texas, where he believes the murderer is in hiding. Although officially taken off the case because of its personal significance to him, Frank continues to pursue the killer, causing concern for local sheriff Buck Olmstead. When another victim pops up at a nearby car garage, Frank knows that he is as close as he'll ever be to tracking down the elusive killer.