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115 Survival Movies to Entertain Yourself While Learning Survival Skills

By Jennifer Poindexter
Jennifer Poindexter

Jennifer is a full-time homesteader who started her journey in the foothills of North Carolina in 2010. Currently, she spends her days gardening, caring for her orchard and vineyard, raising chickens, ducks, goats, and bees. Jennifer is an avid canner who provides almost all food for her family needs. She enjoys working on DIY remodeling projects to bring beauty to her homestead in her spare times.

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80. Shackleton

This is based on a true story of a man who had a dream of crossing Antarctica. When his boat sunk, and his men got trapped in an unforgiving wilderness, the new goal is for him to lead them back home to safety.

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81. Shoot to Kill

A killer decides to flee to the mountains in order to escape an FBI agent on his trail. This FBI agent enlists the help of an experienced tracker. The movie tells the story of their relationship and how together they are able to work towards catching this killer.

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82. Six Days, Seven Nights

This is actually an action-comedy when a New Yorker begs a cargo plane pilot for a quick flight to Tahiti. Unfortunately, the plane is forced down because of the weather and now this couple must survive on an island until help comes along.

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83. Southern Comfort

A group of soldiers enters the Louisiana bayou for a routine training session. Unfortunately, they ruffle the feathers of some of the Cajuns that are very familiar with the area. They must fight for their survival when this untimely meeting turns into an all-out war.

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84. Survival Quest

A group of people was supposed to be taking the ultimate adventure trip. However, an untimely accident turns this adventurous trip into a struggle to live.

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85. Surviving the Game

A homeless man is asked to become a leader for a group of men in the wilderness. But when he gets into the situation, he realizes they want to hunt him. Now, he must fight for survival.

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86. Swiss Family Robinson

This is a sweet Disney classic. When a family finds themselves stranded on an island they must use their creativity to survive and make the island as much like a home as possible.

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87. Take Shelter

A man begins to have terrifying dreams. Instead of sharing those dreams with others, he begins to focus on building a storm shelter. Perplexed by his behavior, it begins to cause issues in all of his relationships.

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88. Tears of the Sun

An American soldier has the orders of rescuing a woman who runs a mission in war-torn Africa. When he gets to her she refuses to abandon the people she is helping. Now, they must figure out how to get everyone out alive although the African militia is on their trail.

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89. Testament

This movie tells the story of a mother and her children trying to live after their home was demolished by a surprise nuclear attack.

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90. The Bounty

One man concocts a mutiny against his friend while onboard a ship to Tahiti.

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91. The Condemned

This is the story of a man who is being wrongfully held on death row in Central America. However, he is purchased by a wealthy man shooting a television show about condemned killers killing each other in the wilderness. The one who survives is given freedom.

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92. The Day After

This is the story of a family in small-town America trying to figure out how to survive a nuclear attack and the aftermath when they only have 30 minutes to prepare.

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93. The Earthling

This movie is about a man who wants to spend his final days in the wilderness. On his journey, he meets a young orphaned boy. Since the man can’t escort him back to town, he decides to bring him along on his journey and teach him this way of life.

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94. The Flight of the Phoenix

A captain of an airplane crashes in the desert, but the plane must be fixed quickly or the whole crew will die.

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95. The Grey

This movie tells the story of oil drillers whose plane crashes in the Alaskan wilderness. They must try to get back to civilization though they are being hunted by territorial wolves.

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96. The Impossible

This is a true story of a family that spent Christmas in Thailand. The day after Christmas, they hear a large rumble and realize that catastrophe is heading their way from inside the earth.

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97. The Killing Fields

A group of journalists gathers in Thailand to report on war when they get in trouble for such coverage. They stand up for each other, but still, one man is sentenced to labor camps.

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98. The Last Man on Earth

This is the original of ‘I Am Legend.’ So it has the same storyline but with a classic touch.

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99. The Martian

I really loved this movie! It is about an astronaut who is accidentally left on Mars after a fierce storm rolls through, and his crew thinks he failed to survive. So he must farm on Mars and do all he can to survive until he can be rescued.

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