THEME EXPLORATION

survival in nature

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cast Away
Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Revenant
The Revenant
2015 · Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984 · Hayao Miyazaki
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Kensuke's Kingdom
Kensuke's Kingdom
2026 · Neil Boyle
Chum
Chum
2026 · Jonathan Zuck
Greenland
Greenland
2020 · Ric Roman Waugh
Blood on Wolf Mountain
Blood on Wolf Mountain
1936 · Fei Mu
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
La Constellation Jodorowsky (Louis Mouchet, ). Available on Fando y Lis DVD, Fantoma, , and Santa Sangre DVD, Anchor Bay, .
La Constellation Jodorowsky (Louis Mouchet, ). Available on Fando y Lis DVD, Fantoma, , and Santa Sangre DVD, Anchor Bay, .
1995 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
1999 · Renny Harlin
Beast
Beast
2022 · Baltasar Kormákur
The Bear
The Bear
1988 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996 · Stephen Hopkins
Anaconda
Anaconda
2024 · Xiang Hesheng & Xiang Qiuliang
Clearwater
Clearwater
2020 · Rob Jabbaz
Endangered Species
Endangered Species
2021 · MJ Bassett
Freeze
Freeze
2022 · Charlie Steeds
Gerry
Gerry
2002 · Gus Van Sant
La libertad
La libertad
2001 · Lisandro Alonso
Razorback
Razorback
1984 · Russell Mulcahy
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively explore human struggle against nature's indifference, from mountain climbers to jungle expeditions, questioning survival's meaning.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

He masterfully depicts survival against natural forces and human conflict, with nature as both antagonist and mirror to character resilience.

 Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her films examine survival at the margins of civilization, exploring how people endure and find dignity in harsh economic and natural landscapes.