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3-Headed Shark Attack
3-Headed Shark Attack (Нападение трёхголовой акулы) is a 2015 The Asylum creature horror film directed by Christopher Ray, starring Karrueche Tran, Danny Trejo, and Rob Van Dam, about a pollution-mutated three-headed shark attacking a research facility and a cruise ship.
A Lonely Place to Die
A Lonely Place to Die is a 2011 British survival thriller directed by Julian Gilbey, starring Melissa George as a climber who frees a kidnapped Serbian girl buried alive in the Scottish Highlands and is then hunted by her kidnappers.
Above & Below
Above & Below (2026) is a Jesse V. Johnson shark thriller starring Antonio Banderas and Laura Marano, released limited US theaters July 29, 2026; distinct from Idris Elba's Above the Below.
Above the Below
Above the Below is a 2026 survival thriller co-directed by Idris Elba and Martin Owen, also called Perdidos no Infinito. Three astronauts survive a destructive re-entry and, cut off from the world, fight for oxygen in a sinking capsule; Lionsgate releases it December 4, 2026.
Afterburn (2025 film)
Afterburn (2025 film), directed by J.J. Perry, is a post-apocalyptic action thriller adapted from the 2008 Red 5 Comics series, starring Dave Bautista, Olga Kurylenko, Samuel L. Jackson, and Kristofer Hivju in a Mona Lisa heist after a solar flare.
All Is Lost
All Is Lost (2013) is J.C. Chandor's nearly dialogue-free survival drama starring Robert Redford as an unnamed sailor adrift in the Indian Ocean after a shipping container holes his 39-foot yacht; 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, Golden Globe wins for Redford and Alex Ebert's score.
Apex (2026 film)
Apex (2026) is a Netflix survival thriller directed by Baltasar Kormákur, starring Charlize Theron as a grieving climber hunted by Taron Egerton's killer in the Australian wilderness; released April 24, 2026, 68% on Rotten Tomatoes, 100 million views in under a month.
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End (Apocalipsis Z: El principio del fin) is a 2024 Spanish zombie film by Carles Torrens, adapting Manel Loureiro's blog-born novel; it premiered on Prime Video 2024, and became the streamer's top non-English subscriber driver.
As the Light Goes Out (救火英雄)
As the Light Goes Out (救火英雄) is a 2014 Hong Kong disaster action film by Derek Kwok, starring Nicholas Tse and Shawn Yue as estranged firefighter brothers battling a Christmas Eve power station explosion; HK$130 million budget, 2,000+ VFX shots, Golden Horse Best Action Choreography winner.
Badland Hunters (황야)
Badland Hunters (황야) is a 2024 Korean Netflix post-apocalyptic action film, Heo Myung-haeng's directorial debut, starring Ma Dong-seok as hunter Nam-san rescuing a teen from a doctor's experiments; it topped Netflix's global non-English chart for three weeks.
Barracuda (upcoming film)
Barracuda is an upcoming Neil Burger action thriller starring Anthony Mackie and Dafne Keen as Karl and Jodie, fleeing in a stolen 1973 Plymouth Barracuda; filmed in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Chihuahua, wrapped May 2026, in post-production, with Amazon distribution deals.
Beckett (film)
Beckett (2021) is a Netflix political thriller directed by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, starring John David Washington as an American tourist hunted across Greece after a car accident kills his girlfriend (Alicia Vikander). First Netflix film shot entirely in Greece; opened the 74th Locarno Film Festival.
Black Crab (film)
Black Crab (Svart krabba) is a 2022 Swedish dystopian action thriller directed by Adam Berg, adapted from Jerker Virdborg's 2002 novel, starring Noomi Rapace as soldier Caroline Edh skating across a frozen archipelago on a Netflix mission film released March 18, 2022.
Braven
Braven is a 2018 action thriller, also called Braven (2018), directed by Lin Oeding, starring Jason Momoa as logger Joe Braven defending his Newfoundland cabin from drug traffickers; released by Saban Films, 94 minutes, R-rated.
Bullet Train Explosion
Bullet Train Explosion (新幹線大爆破) is a 2025 Netflix Japanese thriller directed by Shinji Higuchi, starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi; a reboot of the 1975 Toei film The Bullet Train, about a Shinkansen bomb set to detonate below 100 km/h.
Bushwick (film)
Bushwick (2017) is an American action-thriller by Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott, starring Dave Bautista and Brittany Snow, depicting a Texas-secession civil war invasion of Brooklyn, presented as one continuous take.
Deep Water (2026 film)
Deep Water (2026) is a Renny Harlin survival thriller, a shark disaster film, starring Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley as pilots of a Los Angeles to Shanghai flight that ditches in shark-infested Pacific waters; produced by Gene Simmons, released May 1, 2026, grossing about $8 million.
Escape (2024 South Korean film)
Escape (탈주, Talju) is a 2024 South Korean action thriller directed by Lee Jong-pil, starring Lee Je-hoon as a North Korean sergeant fleeing to South Korea.
Heart of the Beast
Heart of the Beast is a 2026 Paramount survival thriller directed by David Ayer, starring Brad Pitt as Special Forces veteran James Belmont stranded in Alaska with combat dog Odin after a plane crash; filmed in New Zealand, released September 25, 2026.
Hold the Dark
Hold the Dark is a 2018 Netflix thriller directed by Jeremy Saulnier, adapted by Macon Blair from William Giraldi's 2014 novel, starring Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgård, Riley Keough, and James Badge Dale in an Alaskan wolf-hunting mystery.
How It Ends (2018 film)
How It Ends (2018) is a Netflix apocalyptic road thriller directed by David M. Rosenthal, starring Theo James and Forest Whitaker as a son-in-law and father-in-law driving from Chicago to Seattle during an unexplained catastrophe; released July 13, 2018, 113 minutes, poorly reviewed.
Hungry (film)
Hungry (film) most commonly refers to Hungry (2026), a British survival horror thriller written and directed by James Nunn, in which tourists lost in the Louisiana swamplands are hunted by a rampaging hippopotamus; shot in Malta, released June 23, 2026. Distinct from Brandstätter's 2026 Austrian documentary and The Hungry (2017).
Hunting Season (2025 film)
Hunting Season (2025), also released as Temporada de Sangue and Hunting Season – Blutige Fährte, is an American action thriller directed by RJ Collins, written by Adam Hampton, starring Mel Gibson, Sofia Hublitz, Shelley Hennig, and Jordi Mollà, released December 5, 2025 by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Icefall (film)
Icefall is a 2025 action thriller directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, starring Joel Kinnaman, Cara Jade Myers, Danny Huston, and Graham Greene. An Indigenous game warden and a poacher fight criminals over $20 million from a plane crashed in a frozen lake; released November 4, 2025.
Interceptor (film)
Interceptor (2022) is an Australian action thriller on Netflix, Matthew Reilly's directorial debut co-written with Stuart Beattie, starring Elsa Pataky as Captain JJ Collins defending a Pacific missile interceptor base from Luke Bracey's mercenaries amid 16 stolen nuclear missiles; RT 47%, Metacritic 51.
Into the Deep (2025 film)
Into the Deep (2025) is an American shark action thriller directed by Christian Sesma, starring Scout Taylor-Compton and Richard Dreyfuss, released January 24, 2025 by Saban Films; distinct from the unrelated 2022 film of the same name.
Midnight (upcoming film)
Midnight is an unreleased American action thriller directed by Joshua Otis Miller, starring Alexandra Shipp, Milla Jovovich, Rosario Dawson and Ryan Guzman; filmed in Connecticut, in post-production as of December 2024, no release date. Distinct from the 2021 Korean film and Miike's 2023 short.
Nerve (2016 film)
Nerve is a 2016 American techno-thriller directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, in which high school senior Vee joins an online dare game with dangerous dares, starring Emma Roberts and Dave Franco.
No Escape (2015 film)
No Escape is a 2015 American action thriller directed by John Erick Dowdle, in which Owen Wilson and Lake Bell play parents fleeing a violent coup with their two daughters.
Northmen: A Viking Saga
Northmen: A Viking Saga is a 2014 Swiss-German-South African Viking action film directed by Claudio Fäh, starring Tom Hopper, Ryan Kwanten, and Amon Amarth's Johan Hegg; shipwrecked Vikings fight to reach Danelaw, released in the US in 2015.