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28 Years Later
28 Years Later is a 2025 post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland, set nearly three decades after the Rage virus outbreak.
47 Meters Down
47 Meters Down is a 2017 Johannes Roberts shark survival horror film starring Mandy Moore and Claire Holt as sisters trapped in a sunken shark cage off Mexico; it grossed $44.3 million in the US and spawned the 2019 sequel Uncaged.
47 Meters Down: The Wreck
47 Meters Down: The Wreck is the third film in the 47 Meters Down shark thriller franchise, directed by Patrick Lussier, written by Ernest Riera and Johannes Roberts, starring Ron Livingston and Sadie Stanley; completed production, release date unannounced.
A Quiet Place Part II
A Quiet Place Part II (2021) is John Krasinski's post-apocalyptic horror sequel starring Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, and Cillian Murphy; delayed by COVID-19, it earned $297.4 million worldwide and 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Aftershock (2012 film)
Aftershock is a 2012 Chilean-American disaster-horror film directed by Nicolás López, produced and co-written by Eli Roth, inspired by the 2010 Chile earthquake, with a sub-$2 million budget, Toronto 2012 premiere, and US release May 10, 2013.
Alone (2020 horror film)
Alone (2020 horror film), the Johnny Martin zombie film written by Matt Naylor and tied to the Korean #Alive screenplay, stars Tyler Posey, Summer Spiro, and Donald Sutherland; released October 16, 2020, rated R, 1h 32m, 27% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Bird Box (film)
Bird Box (2018) is a Netflix post-apocalyptic thriller directed by Susanne Bier, starring Sandra Bullock as Malorie, based on Josh Malerman's 2014 novel; over 80 million viewers, 64% on Rotten Tomatoes, spinoff Bird Box Barcelona.
Carriers (film)
Carriers is a 2009 American pandemic thriller, also released in Spain as Infectados, written and directed by Àlex and David Pastor, starring Chris Pine, Lou Taylor Pucci, Piper Perabo, and Emily VanCamp, released limited by Paramount Vantage on September 4, 2009.
Dangerous Animals
Dangerous Animals (2025) is an Australian survival horror thriller by Sean Byrne, premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight, in which surfer Zephyr (Hassie Harrison) is abducted by shark-obsessed serial killer Tucker (Jai Courtney); 87% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Dead Sea (film)
Dead Sea is a 2024 American survival horror thriller, also titled Flycatcher, written and directed by Phil Volken. Stranded teens rescued by a trawler captain fall into an organ-harvesting operation; released July 26, 2024 by Vertical Entertainment.
Escape Room (2019 film)
Escape Room is a 2019 American psychological horror thriller directed by Adam Robitel, in which six strangers playing an escape room discover the rooms are lethal traps.
Forgive Us All
Forgive Us All is a 2025 New Zealand post-apocalyptic neo-Western horror, Jordana Stott's feature debut, starring Lily Sullivan, Callan Mulvey, and Richard Roxburgh, shot in Queenstown, released May 8, 2025 in NZ.
Never Let Go (2024 film)
Never Let Go is a 2024 American psychological horror film directed by Alexandre Aja and starring Halle Berry as a mother whose twin sons stay tethered to their cabin by ropes.
Night Comes
Night Comes (2026) is a horror survival thriller and the feature directorial debut of actor Jay Hernandez, starring Dafne Keen and Samantha Lorraine as sisters hiding from nocturnal creatures called Screechers after civilizations vanish.
Open Water (film)
Open Water (2003) is an American survival horror thriller directed by Chris Kentis and produced by Laura Lau, starring Blanchard Ryan and Daniel Travis as divers left adrift among sharks, inspired by the 1998 Lonergan disappearance.
Open Water 2: Adrift
Open Water 2: Adrift, also released as Adrift, is a 2006 German survival thriller by Hans Horn about friends stranded after jumping from a yacht without lowering the ladder; based in part on a Koji Suzuki story, filmed in Malta, not a true sequel to Open Water.
Send Help
Send Help (2026) is a Sam Raimi survival horror thriller for 20th Century Studios, starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien as colleagues stranded on a desert island after a plane crash. Released January 30, 2026; rated R; $74 million worldwide.
Silent Zone
Silent Zone is a 2025 post-apocalyptic zombie film directed by Péter Deák, the first produced in Hungary; shot in English, it began US streaming in March 2025 via Saban Films.
The Descent
The Descent (2005) is Neil Marshall's British cave horror film starring Shauna Macdonald and Natalie Mendoza, an all-female spelunking group hunted by blind crawlers; 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, $57.2M worldwide, two endings.
The Domestics
The Domestics is a 2018 American post-apocalyptic action-horror film, Mike P. Nelson's feature debut, starring Kate Bosworth and Tyler Hoechlin as a divorcing couple crossing gang-held Wisconsin; released by Orion Classics, 95 minutes, R rated.
The Last Breath (2024 film)
The Last Breath is a 2024 survival horror film directed by Joachim Hedén, in which scuba divers become trapped in a WWII shipwreck with dwindling air and sharks.
The Most Dangerous Game (1932 film)
The Most Dangerous Game (1932) is an RKO adventure-horror film co-directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and Irving Pichel, adapted from Richard Connell's 1924 short story, starring Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, and Leslie Banks as Count Zaroff, and sharing sets and crew with King Kong.
This Is Not a Test (2025 film)
This Is Not a Test (2025) is a Canadian zombie horror film directed by Adam MacDonald, adapted from Courtney Summers's YA novel, starring Olivia Holt as Sloane; released by IFC/Shudder in February 2026 to weak reviews and a $219,662 gross.
Until Dawn (film)
Until Dawn is an American horror film directed by David F. Sandberg, released in 2025. It is loosely based on the 2015 PlayStation Studios video game.