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Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
When their boat capsizes in turbulent waters of the Pacific Northwest, Angus and newly adopted Golden Lab are swept ashore. Angus and his faithful friend struggle to survive in the rugged wilds and in the process they forge a special bond that neither time nor distance can break.
63) The red tent
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
Tells the saga of the ill-fated 1928 Arctic expedition headed by Italian Unberto Nobile. After the crash of their dirigible, Italia, the survivors huddle in their makeshift red canvas dwelling, desperately sending out S.O.S. signals.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
A small passenger plane makes a forced landing in the Sahara. The challenge: survival. The tiny band from the plane fights off thirst, Arabs, treachery, declining morale and despair. Incredibly, the plane, like the legendary phoenix that rises from its own ashes, flies again.
65) Jurassic Park
Series
[Jurassic Park films] volume 1
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
John Hammond invites his two grandchildren, a chaos theory expert, a paleontologist and a paleobotanist to preview his dream attraction-- Jurassic Park. Set on a remote island, the amazing theme park features cloned dinosaurs. But everything possible goes wrong, and the visit becomes a battle for survival.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A return to the world of the Road Warrior, Max Rockatansky. Haunted by his turbulent past, he believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord with his gangs, pursues the rebels ruthlessly...
67) The Donner party
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Film based on a true story, a wagon train becomes trapped in the snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in late 1846 without any food, forcing its members to resort to cannibalism.
Series
Criterion collection volume 43
Publisher
Criterion collection
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
The story of 30 English schoolboys stranded on an uncharted island at the start of the "next" war.
69) All is lost
Language
English
Formats
Description
An open-water thriller about one man's battle for survival against the elements after his sailboat is destroyed at sea. Using only a sextant and nautical maps to chart his progress, he is forced to rely on ocean currents to carry him into a shipping lane in hopes of hailing a passing vessel. But with the sun unrelenting, sharks circling, and his meager supplies dwindling, the ever-resourceful sailor soon finds himself staring his mortality in the...
70) Ad astra
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Astronaut Roy McBride travels to the edges of the solar system in search of his father and in effort to unravel a mystery which threatens the survival of Earth.
71) Jumanji
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
When young Alan Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn't realize its unimaginable powers, until he is magically transported before the startled eyes of his friend, Sarah, into the untamed jungles of Jumanji! There he remains for 26 years until he is freed from the game's spell by two unsuspecting children. Now a grown man, Alan reunites with Sarah and together with Judy and Peter tries to outwit the game's powerful forces.
72) Cold river
Publisher
Sterling Entertainment
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Story about a young girl and her brother who set out on a wilderness trip with their father. Their father suddenly dies leaving them alone in the Adirondack Mountains with winter approaching. Their encounters before they return to civilization include wild animals, a black trapper who takes them in and a vicious escaped criminal who mistreats them.
73) Walking Thunder
Series
Publisher
Program Power Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
The coming-of-age story of young Jacob McKay, who becomes stranded with his family in the Rocky Mountains, where they are befriended by human and animal helpers, including the grizzly known as Walking Thunder.
74) The mountain
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2011.
Language
English
Description
Retired mountain climber and guide Zachary Wheeler reluctantly helps his younger brother scale a treacherous mountain slope to reach the site of a recent plane crash. He puts aside their differences and agrees to help his inexperienced brother on an immoral looting mission. After reaching the crash site, they discover a lone survivor. Zachary starts caring for the injured young woman, while his brother would rather abandon her and make off with the...
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Traveling across a barren landscape, Lernert digs through piles of rubbish in an attempt to build a body for his companion Susan, the unresponsive robot head who hangs from the back of his pack. The pair comes across Rola, a spirited young woman who lacks survival skills but makes up for the deficiency with sheer determination. This unlikely trio navigates the harsh desert in search of a mythical water basin that could replenish their depleted resources...
76) Robinson Crusoe
Publisher
VCI Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The year is 1659 and after a shipwreck, the sole survivor, Robinson Crusoe, is washed ashore on a deserted tropical island. Suddenly faced with a hostile and unknown wilderness, he carves out a life for himself with his bare hands. Remarkably, he learns how to survive the maddening absence of human companionship and intense loneliness. An amazing story about the human spirit's ability to endure what seems like insurmountable challenges.
77) Nordwand
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
Deutsch
Description
An adventure drama, based on a true story, about a competition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps, the north face of the Eiger. Set in 1936, Nazi propaganda urges German alpinists to conquer the mountain, and two reluctant young climbers, Toni and Andi, attempt a daring ascent, closely followed by two Austrian climbers. All goes well at first, but then the climbers lose their advantage over the mountain and the race against time and...
79) Mom and Dad
Publisher
Momentum Pictures
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A teenage girl and her little brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origins causes parents to turn violently on their own kids.
80) Eight below
Publisher
Disney DVD
Pub. Date
[2006].
Language
English
Description
An American geologist flies to Antarctica to participate in a project at the United States Research Base. Once there, he teams up with arctic guide Jerry Shepard and his best friend, Cooper. The scientist soon discovers that Shepard also has eight other valuable friends, a pack of sled dogs he's worked with for years who have rescued him from a number of tight spots. As the three men explore a frozen mountain region, an unexpected accident coupled...
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