Zara Larsson - Up Close

The documentary ZARA LARSSON – Up Close gives us a unique insight into the life of a pop star who broke through at ten years old. We follow her around the world and see a side she's never shown before. This is the story of an artist reaching for the very top, but with the knowledge that no matter how much she achieves, it'll never be enough to satisfy her.

Be Here Now

2015

English

8.5

♡ 32

100%

husband wife relationship

illness

struggle for survival

Lilibet Foster Director

Jai Courtney as

Indigo Whitfield as Herself

Andy Whitfield as Himself

Jesse Whitfield as Himself

An inspiring feature documentary and love story, about the overnight sensation, actor and international sex symbol, Andy Whitfield, who put the same determination and dedication that he brought to his lead role in "Spartacus" into fighting life-threatening cancer.

A Reindeer's Journey

2018

French

6.8

♡ 11

struggle for survival

wild animal

wildlife

Guillaume Maidatchevsky Director Prinssi

Prinssi as Aïlo the Reindeer

Peter Franzén as Narrator

Aldebert as Narrator

Narrated by Golden Globe winner, Donald Sutherland, this is the incredible story of Ailo, the little reindeer. This uplifting tale follows the journey of baby Ailo as he navigates his first year of life in the snowy landscapes of a picturesque Lapland. Frail and vulnerable, Ailo must learn to walk, run, leap and hide to ensure he survives the long, treacherous journey with the herd. Ailo’s Journey is an inspirational story, in which a bleak wilderness is warmed by a mother’s endless love as she watches over Ailo in his incredible adventures with other creatures of the Arctic.

Fires on the Plain

1959

Japanese

7.9

♡ 17

100%

struggle for survival

War

world war ii

Kon Ichikawa Director

Yoshio Inaba as

Yûzô Hayakawa as

Shunji Tsuda as

Eiji Funakoshi as Tamura

In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.

Screamers

1995

English

6.3

♡ 33

29%

struggle for survival

Thriller

Christian Duguay Director

Andrew Lauer as Ace Jefferson

Peter Weller as Joe Hendricksson

Jason Cavalier as Leone

Bruce Boa as Secretary Green

SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078. On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding, self-replicating race of killing devices known as Screamers designed for one purpose only -- to hunt down and destroy all enemy life forms.

Monkey Kingdom

2015

English

7.2

♡ 24

93%

struggle for survival

struggling life

Alastair Fothergill Director

Tina Fey as Narrator

A newborn monkey and its mother struggle to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop, a dynamic group of monkeys who live in ancient ruins found deep in the storied jungles of South Asia.

Outback

2019

English

5.0

♡ 14

24%

struggle for survival

Thriller

vacation

Mike Green Director

Kym Cramp as Cattle musterer

Brendan Donoghue as Keith Coopers

Lauren Lofberg as Lisa Sachs

Taylor Wiese as Wade Kelly

A young American couple’s Australian holiday takes a terrifying turn when they get lost in the outback. With only one another to rely on, the two are driven to extremes in order to stay alive in the harsh and unforgiving wilderness.

Damnation Alley

1977

English

5.3

♡ 9

42%

34%

Action

based on novel or book

cockroach

future

motorcycle

post-apocalyptic future

Sci-Fi

struggle for survival

Jack Smight Director

Jackie Earle Haley as Billy

George Peppard as Denton

Murray Hamilton as Gen. Landers

Robert Donner as Mountain Man #1

Following World War III, four survivors at an desert military installation attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland of America to Albany, where they hope more survivors are living, using a specially built vehicles to protect themselves against the freakish weather, mutated plant and animal life, and other dangers encountered along the way.

Plaguers

2008

English

2.9

♡ 2

5%

struggle for survival

Brad Sykes Director

Michael Mori as Additional Plaguer

Bobby James as Mason

Stephanie Skewes as Nola

Steve Railsback as Tarver

When an alien contagion is released aboard a spaceship transforming its victims into demonic flesh-eaters, the crew must either destroy the infected or join them.

The Trap

1966

English

7.1

♡ 6

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

Romance

slave auction

struggle for survival

Western

Sidney Hayers Director

Rita Tushingham as Eve

Oliver Reed as La Bete

Walter Marsh as Preacher

Merv Campone as Yellow Dog

A French-Canadian fur trapper takes a mute girl as his unwilling wife to live with him in his remote cabin in the woods.

Riot Girls

2019

English

4.7

♡ 18

90%

struggle for survival

woman director

Jovanka Vuckovic Director

Evan Marsh as Devon

Madison Iseman as Nat

Paloma Kwiatkowski as Scratch

Robyn Alomar as Sunshine

In an alternate 1995, a mysterious disease has wiped out all of the adults. In this new age, two gangs are pitted against each other in a brutal war for territory, resources and survival.

Tagebuch einer Biene

2020

German

7.9

♡ 4

struggle for survival

Dennis Wells Director

Nellie Thalbach as Sommerbiene

Anna Thalbach as Winterbiene

In DIARY OF A BEE we follow the adventurous journey of a single bee from its birth (or hatching) to the founding of a new colony. Three years of shooting with the latest macro camera technology and special post-processing enable a unique visual language that allows completely new insights into the world of bees - without becoming unscientific. This story is told by Anna Thalbach as the "winter bee" and her daughter Nellie Thalbach, who takes on the role of the "summer bee". Welcome to the big drama of the little pollen collectors!

Away

2019

Latvian

6.7

♡ 31

100%

struggle for survival

Gints Zilbalodis Director

After suffering a plane crash on a mysterious island, a young man embarks on an epic journey through forests, deserts and mountains trying to escape the shadow of a huge dark spirit.

Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege

2021

Arabic

7.7

♡ 13

100%

struggle for survival

war documentary

Abdallah Al-Khatib Director

Abdallah Al-Khatib as Self

During the Syrian civil war, the district of Yarmouk, home to thousands of Palestinians, became the scene of dramatic and ferocious fighting. Little Palestine (Diary of a Siege) is a film that follows the destiny of civilians during the brutal sieges, imposed by the Syrian regime, that took place in the wake of the battles. With his camera, Abdallah Al-Khatib composes a love song to a place that proudly resists the atrocities of war.

Bloodlust Zombies

2011

English

3.1

♡ 7

30%

struggle for survival

zombie

Dan Lantz Director

Jerry Cartier as Marty at Corporate

Jordana Leigh as Mutant Zombie

Kevin Chick as Mutant Zombie

Amanda Scarano as Mutant Zombie

A military weapons manufacturer creates a chemical weapon that causes victims to become blood-lusting killers. A lab accident causes the building to go into lock-down and the employees are trapped inside with the crazed killers.

Polar Bear

2022

English

6.9

♡ 10

72%

63%

Action

arctic polar circle region

Documentary

life challenges

polar bear

struggle for survival

wild animal

wildlife

Alastair Fothergill Director

Catherine Keener as Narrator

A new mother’s memories of her own youth prepare her to navigate motherhood in the increasingly challenging world that polar bears face today.

March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step

2017

French

6.6

♡ 9

100%

struggle for survival

wildlife

Luc Jacquet Director

Morgan Freeman as Narrator

Lambert Wilson as Narrator

Rolf Lassgård as Narrator

Dennis Storhøi as Narrator

A young penguin, driven by his instinct, embarks on his first major trip to an unknown destination.

Into the Okavango

2018

English

7.6

♡ 3

100%

struggle for survival

travel

water for life

wilderness

Neil Gelinas Director

Courtney Richards as Self - National Geographic Photographer

Kgalalelo Mpitsang as Self - Poler

Topho Retiyo as Self - Poler, Guide, and Musician

Götz Neef as Self - Research and Collections Manager

A passionate conservation biologist brings together a river bushman fearful of losing his past and a young scientist uncertain of her future on an epic, four-month expedition across three countries, through unexplored and dangerous landscapes, in order to save the Okavango Delta, one of our planet's last pristine wildernesses.

All Is Lost

2013

English

6.9

♡ 24

95%

struggle for survival

yacht

J.C. Chandor Director

Dyapa Gnaneshwar Reddy as Crowd

Robert Redford as Our Man

During a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a veteran mariner awakes to find his vessel taking on water after a collision with a stray shipping container. With his radio and navigation equipment disabled, he sails unknowingly into a violent storm and barely escapes with his life. With any luck, the ocean currents may carry him into a shipping lane -- but, with supplies dwindling and the sharks circling, the sailor is forced to face his own mortality.

Virus

1980

Japanese

6.2

♡ 6

55%

struggle for survival

Thriller

Kinji Fukasaku Director

Stuart Gillard as Dr. Ed Meyer

Shin'ichi Chiba as Dr. Yamauchi

Alberta Watson as Litha

Bo Svenson as Maj. Carter

Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the world.

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Zara Larsson - Up Close

Be Here Now

A Reindeer's Journey

Fires on the Plain

Screamers

Monkey Kingdom

Outback

Damnation Alley

Plaguers

The Trap

Riot Girls

Tagebuch einer Biene

Away

Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege

Bloodlust Zombies

Polar Bear

March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step

Into the Okavango

All Is Lost

Virus