Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "survivalist"

51. Mantracker (2006–2012)

Unrated | 60 min | Reality-TV

Contestants are pitted in a race to the finish against an expert wilderness tracker.

Stars: Shawn Devlin, Terry Grant, Chad Savage, Phil Lemieux

Votes: 435

52. Project Grizzly (1996)

72 min | Documentary

A documentary follows a Canadian fellow working on his dream: building a suit of armor so he can observe grizzly bears from a close distance.

Director: Peter Lynch | Stars: Troy Hurtubise, Peter Gzowski

Votes: 665

53. The Rosebud Beach Hotel (1984)

R | 83 min | Comedy, Music

After taking over a failing Miami hotel with her workaholic fiancé, Elliot, Tracy thinks Liza has seduced her better half-to-be. She then tries to have an affair of her own, and arranges ... See full summary »

Director: Harry Hurwitz | Stars: Colleen Camp, Peter Scolari, Christopher Lee, Fran Drescher

Votes: 337

54. Nowhere to Hide (1987)

R | 90 min | Action, Thriller

Marine officer Rob Cutter and his wife Barbara have a son named Johnny. Rob discovers that two newly delivered helicopters in his squadron have crashed because a defective part, a C-ring, ... See full summary »

Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Amy Madigan, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Robin MacEachern, Michael Ironside

Votes: 499 | Gross: $0.85M

55. Courage (1984)

R | 90 min | Thriller

Marathon runners are taken captive in desert by right-wing militia.

Director: Robert L. Rosen | Stars: Ronny Cox, Art Hindle, M. Emmet Walsh, Tim Maier

Votes: 435

56. Early Warning (1981)

Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Thriller

A Christian woman (Delana Michaels) wants a newspaper man (Greg Wynne) to publish a story about a One World Foundation being set up whose only goal is to control the world. She wants him to... See full summary »

Director: David R. Elliott | Stars: Delana Michaels, Christopher Wynne, Joe Chapman, Alvy Moore

Votes: 187

57. Lost in Siberia (1991)

Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Romance

A political drama about Stalin's prison-camp system in Russia.

Director: Aleksandr Mitta | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Vladimir Ilin, Elena Mayorova, Irina Mikhalyova

Votes: 358

58. The Crossroads of Hunter Wilde (2019)

TV-PG | 87 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller

A group of survivalists who are trying to live as normal as possible, in a world of chaos, after an EMP attack knocked out all power. But things go from bad to worse when they are targeted for elimination by dark forces.

Directors: Mike Norris, David Timmes | Stars: Mike Norris, Jordan DragonKing, Kat Rowland, Abel Becerra

Votes: 206

59. The Survivalist (1987)

R | 93 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

An atomic bomb falls in Siberia and the USA is blamed. Cold War panic turns to chaos, martial law is declared and the US Constitution suspended. Survivalist John Tillman must save his family from roaming gangs and a corrupt army unit.

Director: Sig Shore | Stars: Steve Railsback, Sandra Lea, Tara Trimble, Jason Healey

Votes: 175

60. Massive Retaliation (1984)

90 min | Drama, War

Three families that are best friends head to their secret retreat when WW3 seems to be nearing. The adults arrive at the retreat and must endure the stress to come while the children are ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas A. Cohen | Stars: Christopher Burton, Molly Cohen, Doug Santana, Alex Drude

Votes: 152

61. The Hunted (1998 TV Movie)

R | 93 min | Thriller

Insurance investigator Samantha Clark goes deep into a Pacific Northwest forest to retrieve $12 million from a crashed airplane. While there she meets a mysterious mountain man who claims ... See full summary »

Director: Stuart Cooper | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Mädchen Amick, Hannes Jaenicke, Enuka Okuma

Votes: 269

62. The Directive (2019)

113 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

One year after a catastrophic pandemic wipes out most of humanity, a lone survivor embarks on a journey to find Safe Zone 57 with the help of a broken robot.

Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Kyle Abraham, Paul Askedall, Scott Thompson, Nicholas Winand

Votes: 1,317

63. Deadfall Trail (2009)

Not Rated | 98 min | Horror, Thriller

The tough, no-nonsense Julian and his more laid-back friend John are a couple of veteran campers who decide to embark on a no-frills expedition into the deep Arizona wilderness. Obnoxious ... See full summary »

Director: Roze | Stars: R.K. Anderson, Shane Dean, Rosalie Michaels, Cavin Gray

Votes: 749 | Gross: $0.04M

64. Time Out (1988)

83 min | Drama

Drama about a young Dane (Allan Olsen) who has traveled to America to find the father he can hardly remember. In New Mexico he gets to know the daughter of a political-religious fanatic who... See full summary »

Director: Jon Bang Carlsen | Stars: Allan Olsen, Patricia Arquette, Nina van Pallandt, Geoffrey Lewis

Votes: 152

65. Brothers in Arms (1988)

R | 95 min | Drama, Thriller

Two brothers on a hike in the woods, one of them with a hidden motive, get in trouble with hill-billies, when they save a girl from rape.

Director: George Bloom | Stars: Todd Allen, Charles Grant, Dedee Pfeiffer, Jack Starrett

Votes: 121

66. Nightmare at Bittercreek (1988 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Thriller

Four women play a terrifying game of cat and mouse when they encounter a Neo-Nazi hideout while making a trip through the Sierra Mountans.

Director: Tim Burstall | Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Tom Skerritt, Constance McCashin, Joanna Cassidy

Votes: 289

67. Better Living (1998)

95 min | Comedy

Three grown daughters try to find their own personal ways to deal with their dysfunctional parents. The mother is an unorthodox woman with out-of-the-ordinary ideas, including one where she... See full summary »

Director: Max Mayer | Stars: Scott Cohen, Olympia Dukakis, Jamie Gonzalez, Roy Scheider

Votes: 156 | Gross: $0.00M

68. Massarati and the Brain (1982 TV Movie)

120 min | Adventure, Comedy

A Secret Agent searches for a sunken treasure of rare coins. He must battle a Nazi who is also searching for the treasure, and is helped by a ten-year-old genius who builds electronic weapons for him.

Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Daniel Pilon, Peter Billingsley, Christopher Hewett, Markie Post

Votes: 85

69. Halloween Night (II) (2020)

60 min | Horror, Thriller

Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield after a long absence to continue his killing spree.

Director: JP DeStefano | Stars: JP DeStefano, Ainura DeStefano, Sandra Gronberg, Victor V Gelsomino

Votes: 130

70. The Gunslinger Grifter Logan (2022)

90 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A world once kept peaceful and beautiful by the benevolent forces of Magic, now lies in ruins with but one exception: The Federation. This totalitarian State run by a ruthless Overlord, is ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Rubac | Stars: Steve Polites, Vincent Alcarese, Frank Bliss, Michael Brecher

Votes: 22

71. Desperate Escape (2007)

R | 90 min | Thriller

While on a fishing trip in Virginia's Great Dismal Swamp, a businessman and an outdoors-man face the perils of nature and true psychological terror in the form of a reclusive survivalist who will protect his solitude at any cost.

Director: Ray Brown | Stars: Eleanor Drew, Rob Holmes, Mark Joy, William Gregory Lee

Votes: 129

72. Power Games (1989)

R | 84 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

A group of teenagers training for the national Power Commando championship games mistakenly find themselves on land owned by drug merchants. With only harmless paint bullets as their ... See full summary »

Director: Mychel Arsenault | Stars: Dorian Joe Clark, Richard Zeman, Mark Ruel, Ken Roberts

Votes: 32

73. Bootleg (1990)

89 min | Crime, Drama

A detective tracking down anti-nuclear terrorists gets involved with prostitutes and rogue government agents.

Director: John Prescott | Stars: Ray Meagher, Carmen Duncan, John Gregg, Max Meldrum

Votes: 11

74. Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight (1997)

60 min | Documentary, Biography

Interviews with Guy Maddin and his pals are included in this documentary about the Canadian film-maker's life and movies.

Director: Noam Gonick | Stars: Tom Waits, Pascale Bussières, Shelley Duvall, Frank Gorshin

Votes: 147

75. My Apocalyptic Thanksgiving (2022)

Comedy, Drama

A zombie-obsessed, special needs adult searches for his absent mom while a Korean family and gang compete to be his family.

Director: Charles B. Unger | Stars: Joshua Warren Bush, Ray Chang, Chris Wu, Grace Shen

Votes: 17

76. Having My Baby (2009)

115 min | Drama, Romance

Fundamentalist Christian Blaine Carson kidnaps agnostic Sophie Alexander from an abortion clinic parking lot and takes her to the mountains to force her to have his baby as they are pursued by the FBI and National Guard.

Director: Les Branson | Stars: Stephen Brodie, Vicki O'Brien, Tracie Foster, Larkin Lindner

Votes: 8

77. Expert Survivalist Rates 10 Wilderness Survival Scenes in Movies and TV (2021 Video)

18 min | Documentary, Short

Wilderness survival expert Laura Zerra rates 10 wilderness survival scenes in movies and television shows for realism. Zerra has been teaching wilderness survival for over 17 years and has ... See full summary »

Star: Laura Zerra

78. Living with the Fosters (2002)

113 min | Comedy

One family's paranoid preparation for the year 2000 crisis and beyond. Survivalist Carl Foster has one year to convince his family he's not crazy and independent filmmaker Atis Jamison has 365 days to get it all on tape.

Director: Joe Anderson | Stars: Joe Anderson, Rachel Finan, Jeff Heilman, Liz Hinkley

Votes: 12

79. The Hunting Party (1984 TV Movie)

48 min | Documentary

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Director: Ian Munro | Stars: David Gulpilil, Mike Willesee

80. Armageddon (1982 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

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Director: Bob Leamen | Stars: Mother Angelica, Charles Cayce, Erika Cheetham, Francis King

Votes: 9

81. The Valley of Fear (2007)

87 min | Comedy

Nine backwoods survivalists compete in The Valley of Fear, unaware that something far more dangerous than bears or mountain lions dwells there, an ancient evil that will hunt them down one by one.

Director: Carol Wolf | Stars: Julianne Arnell, Tracy E. Blackstone, Lisa Bridgens, Dennis Carter

Votes: 7

82. Night Caller (1973)

21 min | Short, Action, Sci-Fi

One hundred years after the third world war has occurred there are only two groups of people left: The savages whose minds have been destroyed by damaged genes passed on for a century and ... See full summary »

Director: Dan Gilbert | Stars: Dave Austin, Steve Barkett, Heidi Hall

83. Gentleman Warrior Self Defense System Volume 1, Defense Against Guns, Knives, Bottles, Clubs and Unarmed Attacks (2015 Video)

Not Rated | 48 min | Sport

"GENTLEMAN WARRIOR SELF DEFENSE SYSTEM VOLUME 1, DEFENSE AGAINST GUNS, KNIVES, BOTTLES, CLUBS AND UNARMED ATTACKS" LEARN TO PROTECT YOUR SELF AND LOVED ONES TODAY AGAINST COMMON STREET ... See full summary »

Director: Rhys Horler | Stars: Rhys Horler, Carlos Hewings

Votes: 8

84. PlayUA Road Trip (2021)

51 min | Documentary, Adventure, Comedy

Road trip through Ukraine to 30-hour Gorgany Race adventure event and back.

Director: Anton Zimin | Stars: Anton Zimin, Artem Bondar, Daria Zimina, Olha Vechir

85. Revenge of Cerebral Print (2004)

Action, Comedy, Horror

When three government soldiers are sent on a reconnaissance mission to capture a rogue extra terrestrial, the alien uses his space weapon to probe them like there is no tomorrow.

Director: Ford Austin | Stars: Jed Rowen, Scott Ingalls, John Payne, Sizzle the Stripper

Votes: 20

86. Extreme Wilderness Pro with Jerry Loven (2013)

34 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Join an esteemed naturalist for the six episode web series: Extreme Wilderness Pro with Jerry Loven. Learn about nature and wilderness survival in the Pacific Northwest.

Stars: Todd Brabander, Riley Lundgren, David H. Gallegos

Votes: 10

87. Secret Garden of Survival (2022)

Documentary

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Directors: Charles G. Rankin, Shauna C. Rankin | Stars: Jane Austin, Rick Austin

88. Animal Survivalist (2009)

Not Rated | 6 min | Short, Comedy

Australian adventurer Sydney Wallace hosts an exclusive on "Surviving Bear Attacks".

Director: Zach Klinefelter | Stars: Jesse Babcock, Zach Klinefelter, Lacy Bevis Smith

Votes: 8

89. Rabbit and the Snare (2019)

Short, Drama

During the turn of the 20th century, a man contemplates life when he falls into isolation after the death of his young daughter. He is forced to survive a snowy Canadian winter while accompanied by an unusual companion.

Directors: Gemma Eva, Calum Hotchkiss | Stars: Martin Ouellette, Kitu Turcas

90. How to Survive 2 (2015 Video Game)

Action

The zombie infection has turned into a worldwide pandemic. You find yourself in Louisiana and your survival chance starts by building a safe camp and becoming a skilled survivalist. Find ... See full summary »

Star: Ian Champion

Votes: 32

91. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: Survival of the Fittest (1988)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

At his home, an Englishman plays a deadly game of wits with a survivalist.

Director: Allan King | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Patrick Macnee, Nigel Bennett, Robert McKenna

Votes: 88

92. Conspiracy? (2004– )
Episode: The Oklahoma City Bombing (2004)

Documentary

Program presents evidence, both plausible and speculative, that Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building was supported at some level by Islamic terrorists.

Stars: Tom Kane, J.D. Cash, Danny Defenbaugh, Sue Durso

Votes: 6

93. Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode: Moon Over Uranus (1983)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Renko is demoted to traffic cop duty after a minor violation. Goldblume is unable to do much for a woman who fears her boyfriend. A veteran officer whose daughter is raped goes off the deep end.

Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz

Votes: 106

94. Masters of Horror (2005–2007)
Episode: Incident on and Off a Mountain Road (2005)

TV-MA | 51 min | Horror

While driving at night along a lonely road through the mountains, Ellen gets distracted by her radio and hits a car parked on the road. She faints and looks for help since her car does not ... See full summary »

Director: Don Coscarelli | Stars: Bree Turner, Angus Scrimm, John DeSantis, Ethan Embry

Votes: 5,922

95. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Evan (1985)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Crockett and Tubbs join forces with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ... including Crockett's old partner Evan Freed. Tubbs tries to understand their troubled relationship.

Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 733

96. Millennium (1996–1999)
Episode: TEOTWAWKI (1998)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Frank and Emma search for answers when a gunman fires upon high school students. Their investigation leads to a group obsessed with the Y2K bug.

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Klea Scott, Brittany Tiplady, Peter Outerbridge

Votes: 278

97. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode: Heartland (1998)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Something is creating dead zones on the land that's been given by the government to the Cree a long time ago, and people have now begun dying as well. Some believe it's supernatural, but the team has a more conspiratorial theory.

Director: Stephen Williams | Stars: Matt Frewer, Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Colin Fox

Votes: 17

98. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode: Inertia (1999)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Peter and Lindsay join a team of military scientists who are secretly transporting a female alien. A survivalist group of cultists who believe that the alien is their messiah ambush the convoy. Peter and the alien escape into the woods.

Director: Randy Bradshaw | Stars: Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Joanne Vannicola, Colin Fox

Votes: 12

99. Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1987)
Episode: Magic Bus (1983)

TV-PG | 48 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

A survivalist group turned eco terrorist cell steal a highly classified top of the line weaponry unit disguised as an RV and Lee and Amanda go undercover to try and get it back.

Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Kate Jackson, Bruce Boxleitner, Beverly Garland, Mel Stewart

Votes: 99

100. The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode: Joy Ride/Shelter Skelter/Private Channel (1987)

TV-PG | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A joy ride is disrupted by the car's dead owner. At the onset of a nuclear war, Harry Dobbs and Nick Gatlin race to a fallout shelter and soon face cabin fever. A mishap turns airline flier Keith Barnes' radio into a mind-reading device.

Directors: Gil Bettman, Martha Coolidge, Peter Medak | Stars: Robert Knepper, Brooke McCarter, Heidi Kozak Haddad, Tamara Mark

Votes: 334