List of Survival Movies

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18 responses to “List of Survival Movies”

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   October 21, 2016

   socal_expat

   How’s about Gilligan’s Island, talk about making something from nothing

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      October 22, 2016

      JR

      I had to laugh with the mention of GIllian’s Island. Loved that show as a kid. Big crush on Mary Ann.

      Added to the list in the Projects section. Thanks!

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   October 21, 2016

   Matt

   I’d add 10 Cloverfield Lane for Apocalyptic/Invasion
   And definitely The Revenant in Wilderness Survival.
   Great list by the way!!

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      October 22, 2016

      JR

      Thanks Matt. Just watched 10 Cloverfield Lane and it could definitely fit in a few different categories.

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   October 21, 2016

   Oren

   Robinson Crusoe
   The Revenant, a true story of Hugh Glass

   Man in the Wilderness, starring Richard Harris (1971)

   I read the book on Zachary Bass. This is THE book, my grandfather had. I’m not sure if the modern day movie has all of the gory details such as when he had been severely mauled and left for dead, how he crawled on his belly for miles, how he ate buffalo chip and grass to stay alive. That’s a true survival story. The old book was graphic. Most likely because it hadn’t been that long since it had taken place comparatively.

   Just a few that I remember.

   It would be neat if I had the story completed on my grandfather. He was shanghaied onto a Dutch freighter around 1910. He jumped ship in England and had to survive on the streets until he was able to sneak aboard and sail on an American “man of war”. Heck of a story. Also, if everyone will look back into their families, they may find stories of survival. I have a sketchy story of relatives during the Civil War. Having to eat grass, shoe leather etc. to stay alive. There are a number of stories out there that have been passed down in the families on survival that are not in history books. It would be interesting to see some of them.

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   October 21, 2016

   Oren

   Another….

   the original movie…with James Stewart, 1965 Flight of the Phoenix.

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      October 21, 2016

      Oren

      working on my second cup of coffee here this morning

      How about the movie staring Cliff Robinson and Ty Hardin….PT-109. For the younger group, this is the story of John F. Kennedy during WWII. The effort it required to survive having their PT boat cut in half by a Japanese destroyer while on a patrol in what was referred to as “the Slot” located in the Solomon Islands in 1943. The book is better than the movie, but the movie is not bad at all.

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         October 22, 2016

         JR

         Have not seen PT-109. Sounds interesting. Added it to the “Projects” section list.

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      October 22, 2016

      JR

      Good one Oren – added to the Projects section list. Also added the 2004 version.

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   October 21, 2016

   Badger359

   When Worlds Collide (1951) Barbara Rush, Richard Derr and Peter Hansen

   Panic in the year zero (1962) Ray milland and Frankie Avalon

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   October 21, 2016

   Badger359

   I forgot one, “Challenge” with Darren McGavin, Sam Elliot and Mako Iwamatsu

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   October 21, 2016

   Lightning

   Cannot remember the title but it was a true story of 7 guys on a life raft around WWII. Does anyone recall the title? Lightning

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   October 22, 2016

   athveg34f

   I’m always surprised that “Right at Your Door” misses these lists. It’s a good little film imdb.com/title/tt0458367/

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      October 22, 2016

      JR

      Good suggestion on Right at Your Door. I have seen this one and forgot about it – not a bad movie.

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   October 22, 2016

   JR

   I’ve added most of the suggestions to the master list in the “Projects” section – which I will continue to update as time moves on. Keep ’em coming if you think of any.

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    October 25, 2016

    D.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG1pItpyWBY

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    November 13, 2016

    Patriot Believer

    “Alone in the Wilderness”
    True story of Dick Proenneke. For anyone who’s dreamed of walking away and building their own log cabin in pristine wilderness.

    Dick Proenneke really did it with nothing more than a few hand tools.

    https://www.amazon.com/Alone-Wilderness-Dick-Proenneke/dp/B0009PUAFG/ref=cm_cr_dp_asin_lnk

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       November 13, 2016

       JR

       Appreciate the suggestion.

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