
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

Primitive War
›NR2025 · Action, Horror, War · 135m · Jeremy Piven, Tricia Helfer, Ryan Kwanten
During the Vietnam War, a recon unit ventures to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing platoon. They soon find themselves in a fight for their lives against an unexpected enemy — prehistoric dinosaurs.

Population 436
›R2006 · Horror, Thriller · 88m · Jeremy Sisto, Charlotte Sullivan, Fred Durst
A census-taker is sent to investigate why a certain small town has had the same population -- 436 residents -- for the last 100 years.

The Night Listener
›R2006 · Crime, Horror, Mystery · 91m · Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Rory Culkin
In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan—a young boy—via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.

Here Alone
›2016 · Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction · 97m · Lucy Walters, Gina Piersanti, Adam David Thompson
A woman struggles to survive on her own in the wake of a mysterious epidemic, which has decimated society and forced her deep into the unforgiving wild.

It Stains the Sands Red
›2016 · Comedy, Horror, Drama · 92m · Brittany Allen, Juan Riedinger, Merwin Mondesir
In the throes of a zombie apocalypse, a troubled woman from Las Vegas with a dark past, finds herself stranded in the desert with a lone and ravenous zombie on her tail.

Humane
›R2024 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 93m · Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Sebastian Chacon
In the wake of an environmental collapse that has forced humanity to shed 20% of its population, a family dinner erupts into chaos when a father's plan to enlist in the government's new euthanasia program goes horribly awry.

Boarding School
›R2018 · Horror, Mystery · 111m · Luke Prael, Sterling Jerins, Nadia Alexander
When troubled 12-year-old Jacob Felsen is sent away to boarding school, he enters every kid’s worst nightmare: a creepy old mansion, deserted except for six other teenage misfits and two menacing and mysterious teachers. As events become increasingly horrific, Jacob must conquer his fears to find the strength to survive.

Wilderness
›R2006 · Horror, Action · 94m · Toby Kebbell, Lenora Crichlow, Sean Pertwee
Juvenile delinquents are sent to a small British island after a fellow prisoner's death, where they must fight for survival.

My Little Eye
›R2002 · Horror · 95m · Sean Cw Johnson, Kris Lemche, Stephen O'Reilly
Five young people apply to live in an isolated house together for six months whilst their every move is filmed by numerous cameras.

The Furies
›R2019 · Horror, Action, Thriller · 82m · Airlie Dodds, Linda Ngo, Taylor Ferguson
A young woman faces her darkest fears with seven other unwilling participants in a deadly game — a game that can only have one winner.

Containment
›R2015 · Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction · 77m · Louise Brealey, Lee Ross, Sheila Reid
Neighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight to escape?

Starfish
›2019 · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction · 100m · Virginia Gardner, Christina Masterson, Eric Beecroft
Humanity is about to come to an end due to a mysterious signal; trapped at the home of a dead friend, Aubrey tries to turn things around after finding a mysterious cassette tape.

Night Train
›R2009 · Thriller, Crime, Horror · 87m · Danny Glover, Steve Zahn, Leelee Sobieski
Two Passengers and the conductor discover that a person has passed away on their Night Train cabin. They come across valuable diamonds on his person, that they decide to keep for themselves...

Braid
›2019 · Thriller, Horror, Mystery · 85m · Madeline Brewer, Imogen Waterhouse, Sarah Hay
Two drug dealers on the lam seek refuge inside their mentally unstable friend’s mansion. But in order to stay, they have to participate in her elaborate, and increasingly dangerous, game of permanent make-believe.

Feedback
›2019 · Thriller, Horror · 97m · Eddie Marsan, Paul Anderson, Ivana Baquero
A radio host is kidnapped on air and forced to tell secrets about his past.

Flight of the Living Dead
›R2007 · Horror · 89m · David Chisum, Kristen Kerr, Richard Tyson
On a flight from Los Angeles to Paris, a mad scientist on the run from the CIA is transporting a coffin containing the body of a colleague infected with a genetically modified virus. While the 747 crosses a violent thunderstorm, the instability of the aircraft allows the corpse to get out of its container.

Death Machine
›1995 · Action, Horror, Science Fiction · 122m · Ely Pouget, Brad Dourif, William Hootkins
Chaank Armaments is experimenting with the ultimate fighting machine which is part human - part machine. So far, the Hardman project has been unreliable and has killed a number of innocent people. The genius behind this project is Jack who lives in a world of models, toys and magazines. When he is fired by Cale for killing a few corporate officers, he unleashes the ultimate killing machine called the 'Warbeast' against Cale and those who would help her.

Kingdom of the Spiders
›PG1977 · Horror, Science Fiction · 97m · William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, Woody Strode
Investigating the mysterious deaths of a number of farm animals, vet Rack Hansen discovers that his town lies in the path of hordes of migrating tarantulas. Before he can take action, the streets are overrun by killer spiders, trapping a small group of townsfolk in a remote hotel.

Asylum Blackout
›2012 · Horror, Thriller · 85m · Kenny Doughty, Rupert Evans, Dave Legeno
A group of cooks at an asylum for the criminally insane get locked in with the inmates during a massive thunderstorm

Link
›R1986 · Horror, Thriller · 103m · Elisabeth Shue, Terence Stamp, Steven Finch
Young graduate student Jane Chase becomes the new assistant to an eccentric zoology professor at the remote home he shares with two brilliant chimpanzees and an elderly orangutan butler named Link. But when one of the chimps is found dead and the professor mysteriously disappears, Link becomes dangerously aggressive towards Jane. Now, the time for “monkey business” is over and the true terror is about to begin.

The Devil's Rock
›2011 · Fantasy, Horror, Thriller · 83m · Craig Hall, Matthew Sunderland, Gina Varela
Set in the Channel Islands on the eve of D Day, two Kiwi commandos, sent to destroy German gun emplacements to distract Hitler's forces away from Normandy, discover a Nazi occult plot to unleash demonic forces to win the war.

Trust
›R2025 · Thriller, Horror · 90m · Sophie Turner, Rhys Coiro, Billy Campbell
A Hollywood starlet seeks refuge in a secluded Airbnb following a high-profile scandal, only to find herself at the mercy of hardened criminals on the hunt for a score.

Mischief Night
›R2013 · Horror, Drama, Thriller · 86m · Noell Coet, Ian Bamberg, Adam C. Edwards
Young Emily Walton, who has suffered from psychosomatic blindness ever since the car accident that took her mother's life, must summon every instinct at her disposal to protect herself and her loved ones from a intruder.

Little Deaths
›R2011 · Horror, Thriller, Romance · 90m · Luke de Lacey, Holly Lucas, Siubhan Harrison
Composed of three disturbingly sensual and terrifying short narratives, unified by the twin themes of sex and death.
