Movies and TvShows featuring "struggle-for-survival" theme.

As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland, they encounter the citadel presided over by Immortan Joe. The two tyrants wage war for dominance, and Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.

After lesbian couple Meg and Kayla split following a traumatic homophobic incident, their three friends are intent on mending the rift during the wedding of Lizzie at a paradise resort. But a pre-wedding boat excursion turns to disaster and the wedding breakfast is likely to be the five girls!

A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.

A twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable. Cousins Teresa and Jessica, and Jessica's new boyfriend Caleb, are vacationing at a lakeside cabin when a seemingly ill Jessica scalps Teresa and decapitates Caleb before levitating above the lake. One day earlier, upset at learning she is pregnant, guitar technician Beth visits her sister Ellie, a tattoo artist and single mother to teenagers Danny and Bridget, and child Kassie, in their home at Monde Apartments, a condemned Los Angeles apartment complex. The building is shaken by an earthquake while the children are in its basement parking lot, uncovering a concealed chamber. Danny investigates it, discovering religious artifacts, three phonograph records from 1923, and a strange book that he takes up to his room, believing he could possibly sell it and use the money to help Ellie. The initial record details rejected efforts by a priest to research the book, revealed to be one of three volumes of the Naturom Demonto. The subsequent record reveals the priest continued his research in secret and recites an incantation that summons demonic entities known as Deadites. The building's power fails, and an isolated Ellie is attacked and possessed by an unseen force. She returns to the apartment in a trance, menacingly threatens her family, and dies after pleading with Beth to protect her children. Beth and Ellie's neighbors help lay her to rest in her bedroom and search for a way out. They find that the staircase has collapsed, the elevator is damaged, and they are unable to access the fire escape before Ellie revives and attacks the family, wounding Bridget. Beth and the children lock Ellie outside the apartment after she pursues and massacres the neighbors. Danny confesses to Beth about recovering the Naturom Demonto, and Ellie tricks Kassie into unlocking the door before attacking her. While Danny and Beth are distracted rescuing Kassie and locking Ellie out, Bridget becomes possessed via her wound. Bridget attacks Beth before turning on Danny and Kassie, who inadvertently impales her through the head with a broken broom handle. Beth listens to the third record to understand how to exorcise the Deadites, but learns the priest failed and his allies were all possessed, with only complete destruction of the host stopping the Deadites. Bridget revives and fatally stabs Danny, who sets Bridget on fire before dying as Ellie infiltrates the apartment using the vents. Realizing Beth is pregnant, Ellie attempts to rip the fetus out of her, but Beth and Kassie are able to incapacitate her with scissors. Ellie fails to emotionally manipulate Kassie who accepts that her mother is already gone. Danny and the bodies of the neighbors are possessed, leading Beth and Kassie to take shelter in the damaged elevator. Ellie, Bridget, and Danny merge into a multi-limbed creature known as the Marauder and climb atop the elevator to attack the pair as the machine fills with blood. The combined weight causes the elevator to plummet to the ground floor, allowing Beth and Kassie to flee into the parking lot. The Marauder captures Kassie and attempts to behead her with a chainsaw, but Beth returns and distracts it, and she and Kassie destroy the Marauder's body by forcing it into a wood chipper. Ellie's decapitated head taunts Beth, saying she will be a failure as a mother, prompting her to kick Ellie's head into the chipper. Beth and Kassie escape the building together. The next morning, Jessica goes to the parking lot to leave for her vacation, where she is attacked by an unseen force.

Astronaut Mark Watney is left stranded on Mars after his crew mistakenly assumes he is dead. He must rely on his resourcefulness and scientific knowledge to signal Earth that he is alive and find a way to survive until rescue is possible.

After a rugby team's flight crashes on an Andes glacier, the surviving passengers must endure harsh conditions and resort to extreme measures to stay alive.

After surviving a plane crash in the mountains, two strangers must work together to survive the harsh wilderness and find their way back to civilization.

In the near future, South Korea's second crewed mission to the moon ends in tragedy. Five years later, a man is left stranded on the moon while another man on Earth fights to bring him back. With limited time and resources, the stranded astronaut must rely on the help of the man on Earth and the international space community to survive and make it back home.

The Bennett family, on holiday in Thailand, is separated and injured during the 2004 tsunami. Maria and Lucas rescue a young boy named Daniel, while Henry searches for his missing wife and son. Eventually, the family is miraculously reunited and evacuated to Singapore. Despite the devastation, they find hope and solace in their reunion.

Roots is a multi-generational saga that follows the life of Kunta Kinte, an African slave brought to America in the 18th century. It explores themes of struggle for survival, the complex relationships between slaves and their masters, and the enduring legacy of slavery on American history.

Hotel Mumbai is a powerful and intense drama that depicts the horrifying events of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. The film focuses on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, where a group of heavily armed terrorists take hostages and unleash a night of terror and chaos. Amidst the chaos, the hotel staff, including a brave chef, receptionist, and waiter, risk their lives to protect and save as many guests as possible. It is a story of resilience, courage, and the human spirit in the face of unimaginable violence and cruelty.

Kya Huaa Tera Vaada is an Indian soap opera that premiered on January 30, 2012 and went off air in May 23, 2013, on Sony Entertainment Television India. It also airs on Sony Entertainment Television Asia. The show stars Mona Singh and Pawan Shankar as the protagonists and Mauli Ganguly as the antagonist. Kya Huaa Tera Vaada is produced by Balaji Telefilms.

After their plane crashes in Alaska, six oil workers are led by a skilled huntsman to survival, but a pack of merciless wolves haunts their every step. John Ottway works in Alaska killing the wolves that threaten an oil drilling team. On his last day, he plans to commit suicide but is stopped by the howl of a wolf. When their plane crashes in a blizzard, Ottway and the survivors must gather resources while being attacked by wolves. As they struggle to stay alive, tensions rise within the group. Through hardships and losses, Ottway ultimately decides to make a stand against the alpha wolf, hoping to find redemption.

Arctic is a 2018 adventure drama film about a man who is stranded in the Arctic after his plane crashes. With limited supplies and a harsh environment, he must find a way to survive while waiting for rescue. As time passes and hope dwindles, he faces numerous challenges including hunger, extreme weather, and a leg injury. The film showcases the man's struggle for survival and the resilience of the human spirit.

In April 2003, mountaineer Aron Ralston gets trapped under a boulder while hiking alone in Utah. He records a video diary, rationing his food and water, and struggling with hallucinations. After six days, he amputates his own arm, rappels down the rockface, and is rescued. Years later, he gets married, has a son, and continues climbing, always leaving a note for his family.

On the shores of Jeju Island, a fierce group of South Korean divers fight to save their vanishing culture from looming threats.

A group of divers must navigate treacherous underwater caves in order to survive when a freak storm floods their exit.

In the world of Daikuuriku, everyone is born female, and chooses which sex they wish to become at age 17. In this world, the peaceful theocracy of Simulacrum is guarded by magical flying machines called "Simoun", which can only be piloted by young girls who haven't chosen a sex yet. The Simoun can activate a magical power known as "Ri Maajon" that can destroy large numbers of enemies at once. When the industrialized nation of Argentum decides that it needs to invade Simulacrum to acquire the secret of the Simoun, war breaks out, drawing the Simoun "Sibyllae" (priestesses who fly the Simoun) into a lopsided battle. Because the war is raging, the Sibyllae are granted an exemption from choosing a permanent sex for as long as they're willing to keep flying. Aaeru, a determined young Sibylla with a mysterious past, and Neviril, the leader of Chor Tempest, Simulacrum's most elite Simoun squadron, must lead their fellow priestesses through conflict both within their ranks and in the sky.

The Girl Next Door is a crime drama movie that tells the tragic story of a teenage girl who becomes a victim of cruelty and suffering in her own neighborhood. The plot revolves around murder, evil, and the endurance of innocence in the face of evil. Set in the 1950s, the movie explores themes of abuse, family dysfunction, and the struggle for survival. Based on a true story, it depicts the traumatic childhood of the protagonist and her ultimate revenge against her captor.

In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind on an expedition in ice-covered Greenland. Battling hunger, fatigue, and a polar bear attack, they finally reach their ship only to find it crushed and the camp abandoned.