There is perhaps no theme more universally relatable for any and all audiences than survival.
Add a terrifying outside force and you get a survival horror likeJaws.
Add a comedic element and you get a survival comedy likeSwiss Army Man.
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The director who started this streak wasAlfonso Cuaron, and he did so with the nail-biting outer-space disaster thrillerGravity.
It’s certainly a tough watch, but one that’s fully worth it.
Frankly, he fully deserved them.
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7’Society of the Snow' (2023)
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The cast has tremendous chemistry, making these real-life heroes truly feel like they’re there on the screen.
A Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
It starsJames FrancoasAron Ralston, a mountain climber who got stuck under a boulder while canyoneering alone in Utah.
Along the way, he encounters a series of characters who change his life.
One can’t ignore the results, though.
Psychological thrills and a fight for survival ensue.
Wages of Fearis so full of tension that it feels like it might all break loose at any second.
Survival dramas had never been this outstanding before, and they have never been better since.
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