7 Survival Movies That Are Based On Real-Life Stories

Hold your breath and let your adrenaline rush higher with these impossible-to-survive survival movies that are based on real-life stories.

127 Hours (2010): Based on the life of mountain climber Aron Ralston, this Oscar-nominated biographical movie narrates his fateful accident near Moab, Utah and his desperate measures in order to survive.

Everest (2015): Climbers from two commercial expeditions were about to complete their final ascent to the summit of Mount Everest when a fiercest storm hit them without any warning, starting an epic survival battle that seemed nearly impossible.

Against the Ice (2022): Based on a true story, this adventure historical movie follows the survival battle of two explorers who were left behind in ice-covered Greenland while on an expedition to Denmark.

Into the Wild (2007): Adventure biography movie capturing the life of a top student who gave up on every possession of his life in order to travel to the wilderness in Alaska.

The Impossible (2012): This history thriller movie provides a glimpse of nature’s wrath when a tourist family was trapped in Thailand following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Apollo 13 (1995): Based on the Apollo 13 lunar mission, this historical adventure movie starring Tom Hanks, follows NASA’s strategy to rescue the astronauts after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage.

Society of the Snow (2023): Adventure biography movie following the fateful event of a flight crash carrying a rugby team where two surviving passengers try to survive the world’s roughest environment.