Best survival thriller movies available to stream [2026]

Two men have to fight to stay alive as they search Greenland's huge landscape for a lost map. Based on the real-life polar expedition that Denmark sent out in 1909.

The rulers of the Mayan kingdom catch Jaguar Paw, a young man. He makes a plan to avoid death when they decide to kill him.

A group of friends went to explore a cave system in the Australian forest that was far away from other people. People get stuck inside during a tropical storm, not knowing that a dangerous creature is hiding there.

After his plane crashes into the Pacific, Chuck Noland wakes up on a deserted island. He needs to use all of his skills to get through the mental and physical pain of being alone.

Florida residents Haley and her father get trapped during a massive hurricane and struggle to escape. But things get worse when they realize that the floodwater is the least of their fears.

The drilling project in an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico faces technical malfunctions. However, the workers scramble to survive the disastrous situation after a massive explosion takes place.

A man who pretends to be Iris's rescuer kidnaps her while she is grieving for her mother. She fights to get her power back and finds the strength to live through the chaos.

Two best friends, Becky and Hunter, decide to climb a 2000-foot-tall, abandoned tower. Soon, they find themselves stranded on it after the corroded ladder breaks.

Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first time on a space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.

A plane from Uruguay crashes in the remote heart of the Andes in 1972, leaving the survivors to rely on each other for help.

Set in a dystopian, post-war America, "The Long Walk" follows 50 teenage boys who volunteer for an annual, televised endurance contest where they must maintain a steady pace of three miles per hour without stopping. Overseen by a totalitarian regime led by "The Major," the rules are absolute: any walker who slows down or stumbles receives three warnings before being summarily executed by military guards. As the grueling journey stretches across hundreds of miles and several days, the boys face extreme physical agony and psychological collapse, forming desperate bonds while knowing that only one can survive to claim the ultimate prize of a lifelong wish and immense wealth.

The Shallows is a 2016 American survival horror thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, written by Anthony Jaswinski and starring Blake Lively. After her mother's death, Nancy goes to a quiet beach. A great white shark attacks her while she's surfing, leaving her stuck on a rock 200 yards from the shore.

Rescue workers are having a hard time getting a junior soccer team and their coach out of the Tham Luang cave on a warm night. Look at how the people in the area work together to save them.

Lee Jung-soo is on his way to his daughter's birthday party when he goes through a tunnel that falls down. Dae-Kyung, a rescue expert, then helps him stay alive.

Peter, a young climber, must assemble a team of the best mountaineers and launch a rescue mission to save his sister Annie, who is trapped in a crevasse after an avalanche on K2.