TOP-10 survival movies, many of which are based on real events

Many people over the weekend prefer to watch their favorite movies. Someone loves romance, some action movies and detectives, and some films about survival. What is meant by the concept of "survival"? This is a difficult situation that poses a threat to human life. Getting lost in the forest, finding yourself on a desert island, getting into a shipwreck - these are all situations that require special survival skills. Some of the people think that such situations are simply impossible. In support of these facts, the top thrillers from survival films are proposed, many of which are based on real events.

"White captive"

• Year: 2006
• Country: USA
• Cast: Bruce Greenwood, Paul Walker, Moon Bloodgood, Gerard Plunket, Wendy Crewson

All the actions of the film take place in the vast expanse of Antarctica. Figures of the scientific expedition Jerry Shepard and geologist Cooper set off to search and study the meteorite. An unexpected change in weather conditions, as well as an unplanned incident, forces forwarders to return back and at the same time leave their teams with dogs. For several months, abandoned four-legged friends are forced to fight for their lives in the icy desert and wait for salvation ...

"Titanic"

• Year: 1997
• Country: USA
• Cast: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane and many others

The plot of the film is based on the real events of a great and terrible disaster. The death of a huge liner called "Titanic" occurs in the period of the 20th century. The fates of many people are closely intertwined and associated with the fate of the giant of steel. The main characters of the magnificent film are young people in love from completely different social classes. A giant ship travels from the UK and travels to the United States. The Titanic’s inevitable collision with a huge iceberg takes place on the road. As a result, he is drowning, and due to the lack of lifeboats, a large number of people are dying ...

"Buried Alive"

• Year: 2010
• Country: France, USA, Spain, UK
• Starring: Samantha Mathis, Robert Paterson, Ryan Reynolds, etc.

The protagonist of the film is a soldier named Paul, who takes part in hostilities taking place in Iraq. Paul, in an ambush, loses consciousness. Recovering, he sees one darkness. Using the lighter and lighting up the location, the main character realizes that he is in the grave and that he was buried. He faces a difficult and terrible task: to survive many difficult physical and psychological moments in the struggle for life while trying to get out of the trap.

"Drifting"

• Year: 2006
• Country: Germany
• Starring: Nicklaus Lange, Richard Speight, Susan May Pratt, etc.

The plot of the film is taken from events taking place in real life. That is why it makes an unforgettable experience that will lead any viewer into shock. Too self-confident people behave defiantly, irresponsibly and relaxed. That is how the main characters behave, who decided to celebrate the birthday of a mutual friend with a trip on the sea. Having removed the snow-white yacht, they set off for Mexico. During the boat trip, the weather was very warm, and the sea was calm. Nothing foreshadowed the terrible events. During the fun, the company decides to refresh themselves in the sea, and they together jump overboard the yacht. But fate played a terrible joke with them. Young people understood this after they discovered that the ladder was not launched and that returning to the yacht is simply unrealistic.The worst thing was that a baby remained on a yacht in one of the cabins and that predatory sharks had already felt their victims ...

Gravity

• Year: 2013
• Country: USA
• Starring: Basher Savage, Sandra Bullock, Adam Cozens, George Clooney, Faldut Sharma, Ortho Ignatiusen Amy Warren, Ed Harris and others

The brilliant medical specialist Dr. Ryan Stone is sent for the first time into space under the command of Matt Kowalski, who is considered a "veteran" of astronautics. This flight is the last for the commander, since after the flight he was going to resign. During work overboard, a disaster occurs. Kowalski and Stone, after the death of the Shuttle, remain completely alone. Moving in a space covered with darkness is all that the main characters can do. There is no hope of escape ...

"The Hunger Games"

• Release Year: 2012
• Country: USA
• Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, etc.

The plot represents the future time, where the despotic state hosts annual survival tournaments, which are broadcast live on television. When drawing lots, the choice falls on Katniss and hiding his crazy love for her, Pete. Familiar from childhood, young people simply must become each other's enemies. Only one out of 24 players can win the Hunger Game. For judges, the main principle is not victory, but a spectacle, which this time will be unforgettable.

Gone

• Year: 2002
• Country: Italy, United Kingdom
• Starring: Madonna, Bruce Greenwood, Genie Tripplehorn, Michael Beatty, Ricardo Perna, Elizabeth Banks, David Thornton, Yorgo Voyagis, Adriano Giannini, and others

Forty-year-old successful lady, together with her husband and friends, is sailing on a sea cruise from Greece to Italy. All guests are served by the ordinary sailor Giuseppe. Between Amber and Giuseppe, who belong to different layers of society, mutual hostility arises from the very beginning. She publicly expresses her dissatisfaction with his poorly prepared fish, terrible coffee, and even his dress style. Enraged by such an attitude and by the fact that he cannot express his opinion, Giuseppe is forced to silently endure and suppress his hostility and hatred of the lady. For certain circumstances, warring people find themselves on a desert island, where they have to establish their relations.

"Room"

• Year: 2015
• Country: USA
• Starring: Sean Bridges, Bree Larson, Jacob Tremblay, etc.

A young girl named Joy was abducted as a teenager. Since that time, the poor thing has been living in a small room with her little son, who is only 5 years old. The boy was born in this room, never left these walls. And then came the hour when Joy decides to escape from prison.

"In the wild"

• Year: 2007
• Country: USA
• Starring: Hal Holbrook, Marsha Gay Harden, Emil Hirsch and others.

After graduating from college, the protagonist of the film leaves all his cash accumulations, which he collected during his studies ($ 24,000), to the charity foundation. Once in a passing vehicle, he goes on a journey through the wild. On the way, the young man gets acquainted with various people who have radically influenced his fate.

Kon-Tiki

• Year: 2012
• Country: United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, Sweden, Denmark,
• Cast: Tobias Zantelman, Anders Basmo Christiansen, Paul Sverre Walheim Hagen, etc.

At the heart of the picture is the achievement of the well-known adventurer Thor Heyerdahl, who made an expedition in 1947. He was able to cross the Pacific Ocean with the help of a small Kon-Tiki raft. Various obstacles arose in the way of the traveler: a thunderstorm, a meeting with sharks, a tearing wind .... The heroes of the film will have to use hard work and strength so that the day they have lived does not become the last in their life. A risky journey will forever change the lives of the people who went to it.

On the life path of any person there is danger and trouble. It is not for nothing that our ancestors, keeping pace with evolution, used the stone not only as a labor tool, but also as a means of self-defense.The battle for life forced mankind to fight for its fate with all its might. So in our time, every person is trying to adapt to various adversities and without any fear to meet difficulties. A person has the ability to survive in various difficult situations presented by fate. As the people say: "If God gives difficulty, then he knows for sure that a person can cope with it." Although not everyone can survive in emergency situations. Indeed, the struggle for survival requires a lot of strength and courage. The main thing to remember is that in any situations that life presents to us, we should not give up.