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1. Final Destination (2000)
R | 98 min | Horror, Thriller
After getting a premonition about a plane crash on his school trip, Alex, a student saves a few of his classmates. However, their situation gets complicated when death starts chasing them.
Director: James Wong | Stars: Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Kristen Cloke
Votes: 280,027 | Gross: $53.33M
2. Deepwater Horizon (2016)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Drama, History
A dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in American history.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Douglas M. Griffin, James DuMont
Votes: 182,876 | Gross: $61.43M
3. San Andreas (2015)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey with his ex-wife across the state in order to rescue his daughter.
Director: Brad Peyton | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Colton Haynes
Votes: 257,069 | Gross: $155.19M
4. The Wall (II) (2017)
R | 88 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Two American Soldiers are trapped by a lethal sniper, with only an unsteady wall between them.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Cena, Laith Nakli
Votes: 31,018 | Gross: $1.80M
5. Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
R | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Bishop's most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life in order to make him complete three impossible assassinations and make them look like accidents.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Yeoh
Votes: 93,539 | Gross: $21.22M
6. Cliffhanger (1993)
R | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A botched mid-air heist results in suitcases full of cash being searched for by various groups throughout the Rocky Mountains.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, Janine Turner
Votes: 140,111 | Gross: $84.05M
7. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
PG | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A group of passengers must embark on a harrowing struggle for survival after a rogue wave capsizes their cruise ship at sea.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters, Red Buttons
Votes: 49,318 | Gross: $84.56M
8. Sully (2016)
PG-13 | 96 min | Biography, Drama
When pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger lands his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew, some consider him a hero while others think he was reckless.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Valerie Mahaffey
Votes: 298,604 | Gross: $125.07M
9. Peninsula (2020)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
A zombie virus has in the last four years spread to all South Korea. Four Koreans in Hong Kong sail through the blockade to Incheon for USD20,000,000 on a truck.
Director: Yeon Sang-ho | Stars: Nazeeh Tarsha, Koo Kyo-hwan, Lee Jung-hyun, Gang Dong-won
Votes: 37,933 | Gross: $1.23M
10. Arctic (2018)
PG-13 | 98 min | Adventure, Drama
A man stranded in the Arctic after a plane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown.
Director: Joe Penna | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smáradóttir, Tintrinai Thikhasuk
Votes: 58,415 | Gross: $2.41M
11. The Island (1980)
R | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A journalist takes his son with him to investigate pirate activity off the coast of Florida. But he gets stranded on a mysterious island--where he might not be alone.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Michael Caine, David Warner, Angela Punch McGregor, Frank Middlemass
Votes: 4,732 | Gross: $15.72M
12. Breaking Surface (2020)
82 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
A winter diving trip in Norway turns into a desperate race against time for two sisters when one of them becomes trapped at the bottom of the ocean by falling rocks.
Director: Joachim Hedén | Stars: Moa Gammel, Madeleine Martin, Trine Wiggen, Jitse Jonathan Buitink
Votes: 5,851
13. Tunnel (2016)
TV-14 | 126 min | Drama, Thriller
A man is on his way home when the poorly constructed tunnel he is driving through collapses, leaving him trapped.
Director: Kim Seong-hun | Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Bae Doona, Oh Dal-su, Shin Jeong-geun
Votes: 10,472
14. Right on Track (2003 TV Movie)
TV-G | 89 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Fact-based drama chronicling the story of two determined sisters who battled the prejudice of a male-dominated sport to become world-class drag racers.
Director: Duwayne Dunham | Stars: Beverley Mitchell, Brie Larson, Jon Lindstrom, Jodi Russell
Votes: 1,566
15. When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
GP | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
In a vein similar to the James Bond movies, British Agent Philip Calvert (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is on a mission to determine the whereabouts of a ship that disappeared near the coast of Scotland.
Director: Etienne Périer | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Jack Hawkins, Robert Morley, Nathalie Delon
Votes: 2,687
16. The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? (1993 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Drama
In rural Comfort, Texas, the protestant Horizon Bible church community holds its annual, supervised summer camp, with mandatory prayer sessions, for teens from all over the States. The day ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Thomson | Stars: Joe Spano, David Lascher, Michael A. Goorjian, Amy Van Nostrand
Votes: 542
17. Red Winter (I) (2022)
TV-14 | 73 min | Drama, Thriller
Carla must use her survival skills to survive a murder by two cartel hit men.
Director: Steven C. Pitts | Stars: Rockmond Dunbar, Roberto Sanchez, Luis Da Silva Jr., Doris Morgado
Votes: 106
18. Turning Tide (2013)
TV-14 | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, Sport
It tells the story of Yann Kermadec whose dreams suddenly come true when he has to replace the DCNS star skipper at the last minute before the start of the Vendée Globe (a round-the-world ... See full summary »
Director: Christophe Offenstein | Stars: François Cluzet, Samy Seghir, Virginie Efira, Guillaume Canet
Votes: 2,548
19. Lost Holiday: The Jim & Suzanne Shemwell Story (2007 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Drama, Romance
In Idaho, an estranged couple are trapped in a blizzard while on vacation just before Christmas.
Director: Gregory Goodell | Stars: Jami Gertz, Dylan Walsh, Aaron Pearl, Julia Maxwell
Votes: 317
20. Cruel Sea: The Penlee Disaster (2006 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
A moving documentary made to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Penlee Lifeboat Disaster on 19 December 1981. The eight-man crew of the RNLB Solomon Browne, the lifeboat from ... See full summary »
Director: Sally Thomson | Stars: Bernard Hill, Mike Sutherland, Neil Brockman, Trevelyan Richards
Votes: 34
21. Scribblenauts Unlimited (2012 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Fantasy
Maxwell must collect starites by helping people around the world in order to save Lily from turning into stone
Director: Jeremiah Slaczka
Votes: 165
22. The Happy Warriors (2016)
13 min | Documentary, Short
In a beautiful but dangerous landscape, the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team strives to protect their volunteer ethos as well as those who come to grief on the hills. The Happy Warriors (2015... See full summary »
Director: Glen Travis | Stars: Willie Anderson, Billy Burnside, Fiona Chappell, Graeme Ettle
25.
Raging Planet (1997– )
Episode:
Flood
(1997)
60 min | Documentary
This program tells the story of several unexpected floods that arose so suddenly that people in their paths had hardly any time to react to reach safety.
Director: Mick Rhodes | Star: Randall Lee Rose
Votes: 12
26.
The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode:
Sartech: Part 2
(1983)
Adventure, Drama, Family
Search and rescue is dispatched, but without a working emergency transmitter, the plane is difficult to find. Some of the more seriously injured passengers' conditions worsen and another turns out to be a diabetic, short on insulin.
Director: Allan Eastman | Stars: London, Tom Arnott, Michel Barrette, Ann de Villiers
Votes: 14
27.
Wycliffe (1993–1998)
Episode:
The Pea Green Boat
(1994)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Harry Tremaine is blown up on his boat, suspicion falls on his son and principal heir Freddie. However, there are others in the frame such as Harry's unfaithful wife who was conducting... See full summary »
Director: A.J. Quinn | Stars: Brendan O'Hea, David J. Nicholls, Roy Alon, Jan Pearson
Votes: 91
28.
Thunderbirds (1965–1966)
Episode:
Pit of Peril
(1965)
TV-G | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The Army's new Sidewinder falls down a burning pit. Can International Rescue haul the machine out of the pit before it breaks up?
Director: Desmond Saunders | Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, Peter Dyneley, Christine Finn
Votes: 215
29.
Survive This! (2007– )
Episode:
Sinking of the Oceanos
(2007)
40 min
4 August 1991: not only was the position of the ship unknown, but the whereabouts of the captain and some high officials as well.
Director: Mac Kenny
30.
Arman pohjantähden alla (2016– )
Episode:
Rajavartiosto: Arman äärirajoilla
(2019)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Arman Alizad | Star: Arman Alizad
Votes: 5
31.
Shockwave (2007–2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.11
(2008)
History
A midget car crashes, spills methanol and nearly burns the driver alive. A sinkhole caused by faulty sewer work swallows a million dollar house. A jet boat goes airborne and crashes. A ... See full summary »
32.
Shockwave (2007–2008)
Episode:
News Chopper Goes Down
(2007)
History
News chopper goes down; Snake-eye Bomb hits A-4 Skyhawk; Grain silo collapses on tractor; Drag Race Crash; Fireworks explosion; helicopter crane rescue.
Stars: Shannon Sohn, Russ Mowry, Rob Dormer, Randy Hepp
33.
Shockwave (2007–2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2007)
History
Persian Gulf, USS Theodore Roosevelt: An aircraft carrier crewman survives being sucked into a jet engine. South Africa, Indian Ocean: The captain and crew abandon sinking cruise ship ... See full summary »
Stars: Mike McDonald, Tim Beard, John David Bridges, Julian Butler
34.
Days of Our Lives (1965– )
Episode:
Episode #1.10766
(2008)
TV-14 | Drama, Romance
After a night of naked closeness and more, intimacy has restored confidence for and between Philip, Shawn, Marlena and their partners, overcoming Belle's adultery and John's memory loss. ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Denney | Stars: Kristian Alfonso, John Aniston, Brandon Beemer, Nadia Bjorlin
35.
Destroyed in Seconds (2008–2010)
Episode:
Episode #1.10
(2009)
Documentary, Reality-TV
Ride along as people are terrified by a tornado and hurricane. A fire at fireworks factory lights up the night as it destroys a town. Jet car, wing suit and hot air balloon stunts go awry. A speed boat catches air and a crane topples.
Director: Adam Havener | Stars: Ron Pitts, Phil Parry
36.
Dateline NBC (1992– )
Episode:
Desperate Days in Blue John Canyon
(2004)
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, News
The theme of today's episode is Desperate Days in Blue John Canyon.
Stars: Tom Brokaw, Aron Ralston
Votes: 30
37.
Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2020)
Episode:
Ma Ke Kahakai (Shore)
(2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The team investigates the death of a commercial fisherman whose body was found in an unexpected place, while the imminent death of Chin Ho's aunt could reveal surprising new details about the stolen drug money.
Director: Larry Teng | Stars: Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park
Votes: 655
38.
Pan Am (2011–2012)
Episode:
Eastern Exposure
(2011)
TV-PG | 41 min | Drama, History, Romance
After a last minute change sends the crew on a flight to Rangoon, a routine courier mission for Kate turns harrowing as she struggles to make a drop by the deadline. Meanwhile, Maggie takes... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Schlamme | Stars: Christina Ricci, Margot Robbie, Michael Mosley, Karine Vanasse
Votes: 301
39.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023– )
Episode:
Parallels and Interiors
(2023)
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The team is left stranded in the frozen tundra after a narrow escape. Kentaro reflects on his relationships.
Director: Julian Holmes | Stars: Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Joe Tippett
Votes: 2,752
40.
No Man Left Behind (2016)
Episode:
To Hell and Back
(2016)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A team of Green Berets are sent to take out a terrorist leader, and after falling into a deadly trap, must fight their way off a mountain to survive.
Director: James Bryce | Stars: Dillion Behr, Scott Ford, Garth Breytenbach, Michael McMeeking
Votes: 22
41.
No Man Left Behind (2016)
Episode:
Stealth Fighter Down
(2016)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A NATO stealth fighter is shot down in enemy territory after successfully bombing a military target in Belgrade. The pilot manages to eject and safely land using a parachute, but a race ... See full summary »
Director: Neil Rawles | Stars: Dale Zelko, John McGonagill, Jim Cardoso, Nathan Roberts
Votes: 23
42.
Close Calls: On Camera (2014– )
Episode:
Episode #6.17
(2018)
29 min | Drama, Reality-TV
Nick tells the story of two young students mowed down in a hit-and-run, captured on CCTV. And a lone climber on Snowdon takes a tumble, but a rescue helicopter can't reach him.
Directors: Paul Andrews, Elliot Carr-Barnsley, Beth Parkes | Star: Nick Knowles
43.
M/S Romantic (2019)
Episode:
Pimeyden ytimessä
(2019)
61 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Jani Volanen | Stars: Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Anna Paavilainen, Antti Luusuaniemi, Antti Tuomas Heikkinen
Votes: 44