Movies and TV series about survival horror

The 48 best titles about survival horror, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

A Quiet Place
iRank82
2018 · John Krasinski
MovieDramaHorrorScience Fiction
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
Shaun of the Dead
iRank81
2004 · Edgar Wright
MovieComedyHorror
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenu
Train to Busan
iRank81
2016 · Yeon Sang-ho
MovieActionAdventureHorror
When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
iRank79
2026 · Nia DaCosta
MovieHorrorScience FictionThriller
Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can't escape.
Zombieland
iRank78
2009 · Ruben Fleischer
MovieComedyHorror
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved su
The Thing
iRank78
1982 · John Carpenter
MovieHorrorMysteryScience Fiction
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
A Quiet Place Part II
iRank77
2021 · John Krasinski
MovieHorrorScience FictionThriller
Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threa
Send Help
iRank77
2026 · Sam Raimi
MovieComedyHorrorThriller
Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's a battle
The Impossible
iRank76
2012 · J. A. Bayona
MovieDramaHistoryThriller
In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare
The Descent
iRank76
2005 · Neil Marshall
MovieAdventureHorror
After a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a rockfall traps them deep underground, their adventure turns into a nightmare. As they
28 Years Later
iRank74
2025 · Danny Boyle
MovieHorrorScience FictionThriller
Twenty-eight years after the Rage virus outbreak, a heavily-defended island survives connected to the mainland by a single causeway. When one of the group leaves the island into the dark heart of the
The Long Walk
iRank74
2025 · Francis Lawrence
MovieHorrorScience FictionThriller
In a dystopian 1970s America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains.
A Quiet Place: Day One
iRank71
2024 · Michael Sarnoski
MovieHorrorScience FictionThriller
As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sam fights to survive with her cat.
Cloverfield
iRank71
2008 · Matt Reeves
MovieActionScience FictionThriller
Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a
Dangerous Animals
iRank70
2025 · Sean Byrne
MovieHorrorThriller
A savvy and free-spirited surfer is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer. Held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks be
Saw X
iRank70
2023 · Kevin Greutert
MovieHorrorMystery
Between the events of 'Saw' and 'Saw II', a sick and desperate John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer, only to discover
Cube
iRank66
1998 · Vincenzo Natali
MovieMysteryScience FictionThriller
A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.
The Ritual
iRank65
2017 · David Bruckner
MovieHorrorMystery
A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them.
Resident Evil: Death Island
iRank64
2023 · Eiichiro Hasumi
MovieActionAnimationHorror
In San Francisco, Jill Valentine is dealing with a zombie outbreak and a new T-Virus, Leon Kennedy is on the trail of a kidnapped DARPA scientist, and Claire Redfield is investigating a monstrous fish
Evil Dead
iRank63
2013 · Fede Álvarez
MovieHorror
Mia, a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David, his girlfriend, Natalie and their friends Olivia and Eric to accompany her to their family's remote fores
Saw
iRank63
2004 · James Wan
MovieCrimeHorrorMystery
Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind kno
Bird Box
iRank63
2018 · Susanne Bier
MovieDramaHorrorThriller
Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.
They Will Kill You
iRank62
2026 · Kirill Sokolov
MovieActionComedyHorror
A woman answers a help wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious New York City high-rise, unaware that she is entering a community that has seen a number of disappearances over the years and may b
The Hunt
iRank61
2020 · Craig Zobel
MovieActionHorrorThriller
Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
iRank60
2007 · Joe Lynch
MovieHorrorThriller
Retired military commander Colonel Dale Murphy hosts the simulated post-apocalyptic reality show where participants are challenged to survive a remote West Virginia wasteland. But the show turns into
The Purge: Anarchy
iRank60
2014 · James DeMonaco
MovieHorrorThriller
One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish -- including murder -- without fear of punishment or imprisonment. Leo, a sergeant who lo
The Purge: Election Year
iRank58
2016 · James DeMonaco
MovieActionHorrorThriller
Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Roan, the front runner in the next Presidential elec
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings
iRank55
2011 · Declan O'Brien
MovieHorrorThriller
A group of friends take refuge in a deserted sanatorium after they are left stranded in a snowstorm. Later, the place becomes a death trap when man-eating cannibals surround them.
Underwater
iRank54
2020 · William Eubank
MovieActionAdventureHorror
After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.
The First Purge
iRank54
2018 · Gerard McMurray
MovieActionHorrorThriller
To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But whe
The Forever Purge
iRank54
2021 · Everardo Gout
MovieActionHorrorThriller
All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they chase a group of immigrants who they want to punish
Saw II
iRank54
2005 · Darren Lynn Bousman
MovieHorror
The chilling and relentless Jigsaw killer returns to terrorize the city once again. When a gruesome murder victim emerges with unmistakable traces of Jigsaw's sinister methods, Detective Eric Matthews
Thrash
iRank52
2026 · Tommy Wirkola
MovieHorrorThriller
When a Category 5 hurricane decimates a coastal town, the storm surge brings devastation, chaos, and something far more frightening onto shore: hungry sharks.
The Thing
iRank52
2011 · Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
MovieHorrorMysteryScience Fiction
When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickl
The Purge
iRank51
2013 · James DeMonaco
MovieHorrorScience FictionThriller
Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect th
Saw III
iRank50
2006 · Darren Lynn Bousman
MovieCrimeHorrorThriller
Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and v
Wrong Turn
iRank50
2003 · Rob Schmidt
MovieHorrorThriller
Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are gro
Saw VI
iRank49
2009 · Kevin Greutert
MovieHorrorThriller
Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion,
Jigsaw
iRank47
2017 · Michael Spierig
MovieHorrorMystery
Law enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun.
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
iRank47
2021 · Darren Lynn Bousman
MovieHorrorMystery
Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the c
Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort
iRank45
2014 · Valeri Milev
MovieHorror
A sudden and mysterious inheritance brings Danny and his friends to Hobb Springs, a forgotten resort deep in the West Virginia hills. Hobb Springs is being looked after under the watchful care of Jack
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines
iRank45
2012 · Declan O'Brien
MovieHorrorThriller
A small West Virginia town is hosting the legendary Mountain Man Festival on Halloween, where throngs of costumed party goers gather for a wild night of music and mischief. But an inbred family of hil
Saw IV
iRank44
2007 · Darren Lynn Bousman
MovieCrimeHorrorThriller
Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.
Hollow Man
iRank43
2000 · Paul Verhoeven
MovieActionScience FictionThriller
Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pushes his team to move to the next phase — using hi
Thir13en Ghosts
iRank42
2001 · Steve Beck
MovieHorrorThriller
Arthur and his two children inherit his uncle's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to twelve ghosts. When the family, accompanied by a nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find thems
Saw V
iRank39
2008 · David Hackl
MovieCrimeHorrorThriller
Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a se
Saw 3D
iRank37
2010 · Kevin Greutert
MovieCrimeHorror
As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead
iRank33
2009 · Declan O'Brien
MovieHorrorThriller
A group of people find themselves trapped in the backwoods of West Virginia, fighting for their lives against a group of vicious and horribly disfigured inbred cannibals.