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Off the Grid (film)
Off the Grid (2025) is an American action thriller directed by Johnny Martin, written by Jim Agnew, starring Josh Duhamel, Greg Kinnear, and Peter Stormare, released June 27, 2025 by Lionsgate; a scientist hides after a company tries to weaponize his invention.
Plane (film)
Plane is a 2023 American action thriller directed by Jean-François Richet, starring Gerard Butler as an airline pilot who lands on a militia-controlled Philippine island and must protect his passengers.
Premium Rush
Premium Rush (2012) is a David Koepp action thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as brakeless-fixie bike messenger Wilee, chased across Manhattan by corrupt cop Michael Shannon over an envelope; 91 minutes, PG-13, $20.3M US gross.
Prey (2024 film)
Prey (2024 film), originally titled Kalahari, is an American survival thriller directed by Mukunda Michael Dewil starring Ryan Phillippe, Emile Hirsch, and Mena Suvari; released March 15, 2024 by Vertical, it earned $51,163 worldwide and negative reviews.
Rogue (2020 film)
Rogue (2020) is an M.J. Bassett action thriller starring Megan Fox as mercenary Samantha O'Hara, whose African hostage rescue fails and leaves her squad hunted by militants and a rogue lioness on a poacher lion farm; released digitally August 28, 2020 by Lionsgate.
Run Hide Fight
Run Hide Fight is a 2020 American action drama by Kyle Rankin, starring Isabel May as Zoe Hull, a teen fighting live-streaming school shooters. Premiered at Venice 2020; released by The Daily Wire January 14, 2021; 30% on Rotten Tomatoes; sequel Infidels (2026).
Sanctum (film)
Sanctum (2011) is a 3D cave-diving survival thriller directed by Alister Grierson, written by John Garvin and Andrew Wight, executive produced by James Cameron, starring Richard Roxburgh and Rhys Wakefield, inspired by Wight's 1988 Nullarbor Plain cave collapse.
Skyscraper (2018 film)
Skyscraper is a 2018 American action thriller directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, starring Dwayne Johnson as a security consultant trapped in a burning Hong Kong skyscraper.
Something in the Water (2024 film)
Something in the Water (2024) is a British shark survival thriller, Hayley Easton Street's feature debut, written by Cat Clarke for StudioCanal. Five friends at a Caribbean wedding are stranded in shark-infested open water; released May 3, 2024 in the US.
The Devil's Mouth
The Devil's Mouth is a 2026 Prime Video survival horror film directed by Jeff Wadlow, starring Kathryn Newton and Lana Condor as friends trapped in a flooded Thai cave with a bull shark; 106 minutes, PG-13, 41% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Grey (film)
The Grey is a 2011 survival thriller directed by Joe Carnahan, starring Liam Neeson as an oil-refinery sharpshooter leading plane-crash survivors through the Alaskan wilderness pursued by wolves.
The Guardian (2026 film)
The Guardian (납치 48시간, Kidnapping: 48 Hours) is a 2026 Korean-Filipino action thriller directed by Jeong Jang Hwan, starring Nam Woo-hyun and Park Eun-hye; a 48-hour Manila kidnapping rescue released June 17, 2026 in South Korea and September 2, 2026 via Viva Films.
The Ice Road
The Ice Road (2021) is a Jonathan Hensleigh action thriller on Netflix starring Liam Neeson as trucker Mike McCann rescuing trapped Manitoba miners; 42% Tomatometer, $18M Netflix deal, sequel Ice Road: Vengeance (2025).
The Meg
The Meg (2018), Japanese title ＭＥＧ ザ・モンスター, is a Jon Turteltaub shark film starring Jason Statham, adapted from Steve Alten's 1997 novel; it cost $150 million, grossed $530.2 million worldwide, and spawned Meg 2: The Trench.
The Siege at Thorn High
The Siege at Thorn High (Pengepungan di Bukit Duri) is a 2025 Indonesian dystopian action thriller by Joko Anwar, starring Morgan Oey as a teacher searching for his nephew amid anti-Chinese riots; released April 2025, streamed on Prime Video.
The Tiger (2015 film)
The Tiger (대호) is a 2015 South Korean period hunting epic directed by Park Hoon-jung, starring Choi Min-sik as a retired hunter pursued by the Japanese colonial army.
The Tower
The Tower (타워) is a 2012 South Korean disaster film directed by Kim Ji-hoon, starring Sul Kyung-gu, about a skyscraper fire in Seoul on Christmas Eve.
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Those Who Wish Me Dead: 2021 American action thriller directed by Taylor Sheridan, based on Michael Koryta's 2014 novel; Angelina Jolie plays a smokejumper protecting a murder witness from assassins amid a Montana wildfire; released May 14, 2021 in theaters and on HBO Max.
Troll 2 (2025 film)
Troll 2 (2025) is Roar Uthaug's Norwegian Netflix monster sequel to Troll (2022), written by Espen Aukan. A new troll, Jotun, rampages across Norway; Nora, Andreas, and Kris return; released December 1, 2025.
Turbulence (2025 film)
Turbulence (2025 film), also released as Turbulencia and タービュランス, is a Claudio Fäh survival thriller starring Olga Kurylenko, Jeremy Irvine, Kelsey Grammer, and Hera Hilmar: a couple's Dolomites hot air balloon trip is hijacked by a passenger tied to Zach's past. Lionsgate released it December 12, 2025; it holds 27% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Valiant One
Valiant One is a 2025 American military thriller directed by Steve Barnett, starring Chase Stokes and Lana Condor as US soldiers who must escape across the Korean DMZ after their helicopter crashes in North Korea; released by Briarcliff Entertainment on January 31, 2025.