There was a time where all of the theaters in Indonesia filled with survival films. Starting from survived from the natural disasters, accidents, alien invasions, zombie attacks, kidnappings, doomsday and trapped in a pool, it seems like all of these disasters can be found in survival films.

The struggle of a human to survive in a situation that almost impossible to survive in a survival film always attracts the audience. Unfortunately, there are many survival films out there that are not exactly good.

To make it easier for you to choose the films, here is the list of the 7 best survival films:

1.127 Hours

In 2003, a mountaineer named Aron Ralston goes hiking at Canyonlands National Park in Utah. While Ralston climbing down the stone wall, a large stone rolled over Ralston and trapped his hand.

This film sometimes is difficult to watch because you are forced to hold your breath in some scenes in the film. Even so, this film is one of the best survival films that got six Academy Award nominations as proof.

2. Buried

If this is compared to other films on the list of the best survival films, Buried probably has the simplest premise. This film tells the story of an American truck driver in Iraq who wakes to find himself buried in a coffin in the middle of the desert.

With only a lighter and a cellphone, the truck driver named Paul Conroy have to find out why he was stuck in that position and immediately ask for help as soon as possible. 

With the majority of the shooting inside the coffin, the director Rodrigo Cortes uses a variety of camera tricks to make this film feel so frightening and not boring.

3. Into The Wild

Into The Wild is not an ordinary survival film. This film is not about a skilled adventurer who trapped in the wild, instead this film tells the story of an amateur who voluntarily “trapped” in the wild. 

This film is based on a true story of Christopher McCandless, a man who rejects his conventional life and decides to run away to the wild. With only his car, McCandless went travelling around America without telling the people closest to him.

On his journey, McCandless then realized that living in the wild was not easy. The one of the best survival films makes the audience debating whether McCandless is brave or just naive.

4. I Am Legend

Yes, this is indeed a zombie film, but the struggle of Robert Neville (played by Will Smith) facing hundreds of zombies alone in his city makes this film as one of the best survival films.

Many people do not know that this film is an adaptation of Richard Matheson's novel with the same name. This novel is believed to be one of the earliest appearances of zombies in popular culture.

5. First Blood

The title of this film may not be familiar to some of you, but you must be familiar with the main character named Rambo, played by Sylvester Stallone in this film. As the name implies, this film is the first film from the Rambo series.

Yes, the decision to add this film to the list of the best survival films is controversial. But you must know that this film is not an ordinary action film, this film is more suitable to be called a survival film.

In this film Rambo became a fugitive in a city because he accidentally attacked a police officer. To protect himself, Rambo fled to the forest and tried to survive the fierce jungle and the pursuit of police officers.

6. Open Water

Open Water tells the story of a married couple named Daniel and Susan who are enjoying a beach. Daniel and Susan's vacation became a nightmare when they were in a diving class, the ship that took them to the middle of the sea suddenly disappeared.

The couple was forced to continue to float in the middle of the sea and battle their fatigue, cold and the attack of sea creatures. In the video trailer on YouTube, many people are afraid to swim in the sea because of this film. This makes us not hesitate to include this film on the list of the best survival films.

7. Cast Away

Although this list of the best survival films is not sorted based on the quality, it cannot be denied that Cast Away is the most successful and popular survival film. Because of this film, Hollywood film studios flock to make survival films.

This film tells the story of Chuck Noland who was stranded in an uninhabited island because the plane he was on had an accident. Nolan had to survive for years on the island with the island’s meager living condition.

Not only succeeded in gripping the audience’s attention with a small chance of survival, Tom Hanks acting in this film is able to present a drama that is not found in other survival films. If you haven't watched this film, make sure you watch it now.

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