7 Best Survival Hollywood Movies
The Pianist (2002)
- Genre: Biography, Drama, War
- Plot: The Pianist is a biographical drama film that tells the story of Władysław Szpilman, a Jewish pianist, who survives the Holocaust in Warsaw, Poland during World War II. It is based on the autobiography of the same name by Szpilman.
- Directed by Roman Polanski
- Starring Adrien Brody, Emilia Fox, and Michal Zebrowski
- Received 3 Academy Awards including Best Director for Roman Polanski
- IMDb rating of 8.5/10
- Gross income of $121.2 million
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Plot: The film is set in a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland where gasoline and water are scarce commodities. The story follows Max Rockatansky, who joins forces with Imperator Furiosa to flee from cult leader Immortan Joe and his army in an armored tanker truck.
- Directed by George Miller
- Starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, and Nicholas Hoult
- Received 6 Academy Awards nominations and won 6 awards
- IMDb rating of 8.1/10
- Gross income of $375.2 million
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
- Genre: Biography, Drama, War
- Plot: The movie tells the true story of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who, despite his religious beliefs, enlists in the U.S. Army during World War II and serves as a medic. He refused to bear arms or kill, but still saved 75 men during the Battle of Okinawa.
- Directed by Mel Gibson
- Starring Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, and Luke Bracey
- Received 6 Academy Award nominations and won 2 awards
- IMDb rating of 8.1/10
- Gross income of $175.2 million
Into the Wild (2007)
- Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
- Plot: Based on a true story, the film follows the journey of Christopher McCandless, a young man who after graduating from Emory University in 1992, donates his savings to Oxfam and sets off on a journey into the Alaskan wilderness in search of adventure and enlightenment.
- Directed by Sean Penn
- Starring Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, and Catherine Keener
- Received 2 Academy Award nominations
- IMDb rating of 8.1/10
- Gross income of $18.3 million
Room (2015)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
- Plot: The story is about a young boy, Jack, and his mother, who are held captive in a small room for years. The film follows the mother’s attempt to escape the room with her son and their adjustment to the outside world after they are freed.
- Directed by Lenny Abrahamson
- Starring Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, and Sean Bridgers
- Received 4 Academy Award nominations and won 1 award for Brie Larson as Best Actress
- IMDb rating of 8.3/10
- Gross income of $14 million
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The Martian (2015)
- Gross income of $630 million
- Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama
- Plot: The Martian is about an astronaut, Mark Watney, who is mistakenly left behind on Mars after his crew presumes him dead during a fierce storm. He must find a way to survive on the planet and signal to Earth that he is alive. The film is based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Andy Weir.
- Directed by Ridley Scott
- Starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sean Bean and Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Received 7 Academy Award nominations and won 1 award for Best Visual Effects
- IMDb rating of 8.0/10
Dunkirk (2017)
- Genre: Action, Drama, History
- Plot: Dunkirk is a war film set during the Second World War and it tells the story of the evacuation of British and Allied soldiers from the French city of Dunkirk in 1940. The film depicts the evacuation from three perspectives: land, sea, and air, using non-linear storytelling. The film was directed, co-produced and written by Christopher Nolan.
- Directed by Christopher Nolan
- Starring Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Harry Styles and Fionn Whitehead
- Received 8 Academy Award nominations and won 3 awards for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing
- IMDb rating of 8.0/10
- Gross income of $526 million
