Survival
14 films on FilmAbouts return to this idea.
Interstellar
2014 · Sci-Fi / Drama · Christopher Nolan
“Beneath the physics, a film about a parent and child separated by time and trying to speak across it.”
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · Drama · Miloš Forman
“A rebel fakes insanity to avoid prison work and starts a war of nerves with the ward's quiet tyrant.”
Jaws
1975 · Thriller / Adventure · Steven Spielberg
“A beach town keeps its summer open while a shark keeps feeding.”
Star Wars
1977 · Sci-Fi / Adventure · George Lucas
“A farm boy leaves home to rescue a princess and discovers the myth he was born into.”
Alien
1979 · Sci-Fi / Horror · Ridley Scott
“A tired commercial crew answers a distress call and brings back something perfect.”
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Sci-Fi / Adventure · Irvin Kershner
“The rebels scatter, Luke trains with Yoda, and a confession changes everything.”
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 · Adventure / Action · Steven Spielberg
“An archaeologist races Nazis to find the Ark of the Covenant.”
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Sci-Fi / Family · Steven Spielberg
“A lonely boy hides a lost alien and learns to say goodbye.”
The Thing
1982 · Horror / Sci-Fi · John Carpenter
“An Antarctic crew discovers a creature that can imitate any of them.”
The Terminator
1984 · Sci-Fi / Action · James Cameron
“A cyborg from the future hunts a waitress whose unborn son will lead humanity's resistance.”
Akira
1988 · Animation / Sci-Fi · Katsuhiro Otomo
“In Neo-Tokyo, a biker gang member gains psychic powers he cannot control.”
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · Sci-Fi / Action · James Cameron
“The machine that hunted Sarah Connor returns to protect her son.”
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Drama · Frank Darabont
“A banker sentenced for murders he didn't commit keeps hope alive for nineteen years.”
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · Action / Sci-Fi / Adventure · George Miller
“A warrior helps enslaved wives escape a tyrant in a two-hour chase.”
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