Movies and TvShows featuring "starvation" theme.

Oshin is a young girl living in post-war Japan. Amidst poverty and starvation, she learns the value of perseverance and determination. The series follows her life as she navigates through various challenges, including the struggles of being a tenant farmer. Oshin's story is one of resilience, hope, and the power of the human spirit.

After a mysterious leader imposes his law in a brutal system of vertical cells, a new arrival battles against a dubious food distribution method.

Survivor is a reality TV show where a group of contestants are stranded on a tropical island and must compete in challenges, form alliances, and strategize to avoid elimination. Each week, one contestant is voted out by their fellow tribe members until only one remains and is crowned the ultimate survivor.

In the 1820s, a frontiersman on a fur trading expedition is attacked by a bear and abandoned by his hunting team. He fights for survival against harsh elements and seeks revenge against the men who betrayed him.

Bruno, the son of a German Nazi officer, befriends a Jewish boy named Shmuel in a concentration camp. As the boys form a friendship, Bruno starts to question the beliefs he has been taught. Their bond leads to tragic consequences as they become victims of the Holocaust.

Holocaust is a miniseries that depicts the horrifying events of Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. It follows the lives of several characters, including a lawyer, a doctor, and a pharmacist, as they navigate the atrocities committed by the Nazis. The story touches on themes of anti-Semitism, family relationships, and the struggle for survival in the face of oppression. The miniseries portrays the harsh realities of the Holocaust, including the Warsaw Ghetto uprising and the atrocities committed in Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

Sam Cahill, a Marine captain, is presumed dead after his helicopter is shot down in Afghanistan. His brother, Tommy, takes care of Sam's family in his absence. However, Sam returns with a lot of emotional trauma and suspicion about Tommy and his wife. As Sam's mental state deteriorates, he finally confesses to the truth and must face the consequences.

Jungle is a movie based on a true story about an adventurer who gets lost in the Amazon rainforest. He must navigate through dangerous terrains, face wild animals, and battle the elements to find his way back to civilization.

Christopher McCandless, a top student and athlete, gives up his conventional life to live in the Alaskan wilderness. His journey is marked by encounters with different people and the realization that true happiness is found in sharing with others.

In the Heart of the Sea is a thrilling historical adventure based on the true story of the whaling ship Essex. Captained by George Pollard and first mate Owen Chase, the crew sets out to hunt whales in the Pacific Ocean. However, their voyage takes a horrific turn when they encounter a massive, vengeful whale that sinks their ship and leaves them stranded at sea. As the crew battles starvation, dehydration, and their own dwindling sanity, they face moral dilemmas and resort to unthinkable acts of cannibalism to survive. This gripping tale of survival and the human spirit will leave you on the edge of your seat.

In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea. They face threats of cannibals, hunger, and the harsh reality of their surroundings. Together, they navigate the bleakness of their existence and strive to find hope amidst the chaos.

During the Russian Revolution, a medical student turned doctor, Yuri Zhivago, finds himself torn between his love for two women and his ideals. As the world around him changes, Yuri must navigate the chaos of war and political upheaval while trying to hold onto his principles and find love in a time of turmoil.

After their plane crashes in the Andes Mountains, a group of survivors must come to terms with their dire situation and make difficult choices to stay alive. Facing freezing temperatures, lack of food and water, and the prospect of never being rescued, they are pushed to their limits and forced to confront their own mortality. Through courage, determination, and a will to survive, they find the strength to persevere in the face of unimaginable hardship.

In a primitive time, a young dinosaur embarks on an adventure to find his family after an earthquake separates them. Along the way, he forms an unlikely friendship and faces dangers such as starvation, predators, and the eruption of a volcano.

During World War II, Janusz, a young Polish officer, is imprisoned in a Siberian gulag. Along with a group of fellow prisoners, they plan an audacious escape and embark on a perilous journey across thousands of miles to reach India.

Secrets of the Dead is a documentary TV show that delves into the unknown, unveiling the hidden stories behind historical events. Using scientific analysis and expert interviews, each episode uncovers the truth behind mysteries, conspiracies, and unsolved crimes.

In a future of mass surveillance and political repression, Winston Smith begins a forbidden love affair amidst the constant surveillance and manipulation of the Party.

In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it. The film tells the story of Antonio Ricci, an unemployed man in the depressed post-World War II economy of Italy. With no money and a wife and two children to support, he is desperate for work. He is delighted to at last get a good job hanging up posters, but on the sole condition that he has a bicycle which must be used for work. He is told unequivocally: 'No bicycle, no job.' His wife Maria pawns their bedsheets in order to get money to redeem his bicycle from the pawnbroker. Early on in the film, Ricci's coveted bicycle is stolen by a bold young thief who snatches it when he is hanging up a poster. Antonio thinks that the police will take the theft very seriously, but they are not really interested in the petty theft of a bike. The only option is for Antonio and his friends to walk the streets of Rome themselves, looking for the bicycle. After trying for hours with no luck, they finally give up and leave. Desperate for leads and with his better judgement clouded, Antonio even visits the dubious backstreet fortune teller that he had earlier mocked, in the hope that she may be able to shed light upon the bike's whereabouts. However, she merely doles out to him one of the truisms that form her stock in trade: 'you'll find the bike quickly, or not at all.' Feeling cheated, a crestfallen Antonio hands over to her some of the last money that they have. After a rare treat of a meal in a restaurant, Antonio admits to his son that if he isn't able to work, they will simply starve. Antonio finally manages to locate the thief (who, it seems, had already sold the bicycle) and Bruno slips off to summon the police to the apartment. Antonio meanwhile, angrily accuses the thief of stealing his bike but the boy denies all knowledge of the crime. When the policeman arrives, he sees the accused boy lying on the floor feigning a seizure and surrounded by irate neighbours who blame Antonio's accusations for causing the 'innocent' boy's fit. The policeman tells Antonio that although he may have seen the boy stealing the bike, he did not catch the thief red-handed, nor has he any witnesses and that Antonio making an accusation is not good enough. With no proof and with the thief's neighbours willing to give him a false alibi, he abandons his cause. Antonio walks away from the house in despair, as the thief's neighbours follow, jeering at him about his lost bicycle. At the end of the film in one of the most resonant scenes, Antonio is sitting on the curb outside the packed football stadium. He looks at the hundreds and hundreds of bicycles that are parked outside the stadium and as he cradles his head in despair, a fleet of bicycles mockingly speeds past him. After vacillating for some time about whether to steal one for himself, he decides he has no other option but to snatch one that he spots outside an apartment. Unluckily, he is seen taking the bike and caught by a crowd of angry men who slap and humiliate him in front of his son. Ironically, this time with an army of witnesses who catch him, he is frogmarched off to the police station but after seeing how upset Bruno is, the owner of the bicycle declines to press charges. The film ends with the man and his son, sad and let down from what has just happened, they walk along in a crowd, leaving us with a dim outlook for the two. Holding hands, they are both reduced to tears.

Expedition Robinson is a Swedish reality television program in which contestants are put into survival situations, and a voting process eliminates one person each episode until a winner is determined. The format was developed in 1994 by Charlie Parsons for a United Kingdom TV production company called Planet 24, but the Swedish debut in 1997 was the first production to actually make it to television.

During World War II, a privileged English boy in Shanghai struggles to survive under Japanese occupation. Separated from his family, he faces the harsh realities of war and learns to navigate the complexities of the internment camp he finds himself in.