The Pianist(2002)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 84

A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.



127 Hours(2010)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 85

An adventurous mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.



28 Days Later...(2002)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 80

Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.



Cast Away(2000)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A FedEx executive must transform himself physically and emotionally to survive a crash landing on a deserted island.



Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines(2003)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

A cybernetic warrior from a post-apocalyptic future travels back in time to protect a 25-year old drifter and his future wife from a most advanced robotic assassin and to ensure they both survive a nuclear attack.



Rescue Dawn(2006)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 79

A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.



I Am Legend(2007)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.



Cloverfield(2008)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.



The Road(2009)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 75

In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea.



RED(2010)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 73

When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.



No Man's Land(2001)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 76

Bosnia and Herzegovina during 1993 at the time of the heaviest fighting between the two warring sides. Two soldiers from opposing sides in the conflict, Nino and Ciki, become trapped in no man's land, whilst a third soldier becomes a living booby trap.



Defiance(2008)

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Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and about 1,000 Jewish non-combatants.



2012(2009)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 69

A frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.



Open Water(2003)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 74

Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left.



The Company Men(2010)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 75

The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company - and how that affects them, their families, and their communities.



The Perfect Storm(2000)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 68

An unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger.



The Day After Tomorrow(2004)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 67

Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City, to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.



Eight Below(2006)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 72

Brutal cold forces two Antarctic explorers to leave their team of sled dogs behind as they fend for their survival.



Journey to the Center of the Earth(2008)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 69

On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.



A Perfect Getaway(2009)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 70

Two pairs of lovers on a Hawaiian vacation discover that psychopaths are stalking and murdering tourists on the islands.




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