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      • There are hundreds if not thousands of movies about survival, but only a choice few are based on true events. The survival movies based on true stories can offer harrowing examples of people performing extraordinary feats in the most desperate of circumstances, but those films are few and far between.
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    • Black Hawk Down (2001) Black Hawk Down. R. Drama. Action. History. War. Release Date. December 28, 2001. Director. Ridley Scott. Cast. Josh Hartnett , Ewan McGregor , Tom Sizemore , Eric Bana , William Fichtner , Ewen Bremner.
    • Rescue Dawn (2006) Rescue Dawn. PG-13. Adventure. Biography. Documentary. Drama. War. Release Date. September 9, 2006. Director. Werner Herzog. Cast. Zach Grenier , Marshall Bell , Christian Bale , Toby Huss , Pat Healy , GQ.
    • Apollo 13 (1995) Apollo 13. PG. Adventure. Documentary. Drama. History. Release Date. June 30, 1995. Director. Ron Howard. Cast. Tom Hanks , Bill Paxton , Kevin Bacon , Gary Sinise , Ed Harris , Kathleen Quinlan.
    • The Impossible (2012) The Impossible. PG-13. Drama. Documentary. History. Thriller. Release Date. September 9, 2012. Director. Juan Antonio Bayona. Cast. Naomi Watts , Ewan McGregor , Tom Holland , Samuel Joslin , Oaklee Pendergast , Marta Etura.
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    • 2 The Impossible
    • 3 127 Hours
    • 4 Lone Survivor
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    Based On The Aborted 1970 Apollo 13 Lunar Mission

    Stream now on Netflix Directed by Ron Howard, Apollo 13 is the true-life story of the survivors of the aborted 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission. Based on the book by two of the astronauts, the movie tells the story of the astronauts' attempts to return home after an onboard explosion takes out most of the spacecraft's oxygen supply and electrical power. The cast was great, with Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton as the three astronauts and even more major acting talent on the ground. It was...

    Based On The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

    Stream now on Netflix The Impossible tells the true story of Spanish doctor María Belón, who survived the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. The tragedy happened when she was on a vacation in Thailand with her husband, Enrique (Quique) Álvarez, and their three sons. Belón is severely injured and nearly dies, but eventually survives. The cast saw Naomi Watts star as the mother, while Ewan McGregor played the dad and future Spider-Man actor Tom Holland as their young son. While the movie...

    Based On Aron Ralston Getting Trapped In Bluejohn Canyon

    1. Rent now on Apple TV & Prime Video The protagonist of 127 Hours is Aron Ralston, who's best known for surviving a canyoning accident by cutting off his arm with a pocket knife. He initially got his arm trapped between a boulder and the side of a canyon wall after an unlucky fall. After five days of being trapped, he managed to amputate his limb to get free and find rescue. He later wrote about this experience in his book that is fittingly named Between a Rock and a Hard Place. Ralston stat...

    Based On The Operation Red Wings SEAL Mission

    Stream now on Netflix The Lone Survivor story and film revolves around an unsuccessful mission, though what makes Lone Survivor stand out is that it's a wartime tale. Lone Survivor tells thestory of the 2005 mission "Operation Red Wings,"in which a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team has the task of tracking down a Taliban leader in Afghanistan. Things go awry, and the team is reduced to one, and he must do what he can until rescue arrives. Lone Survivor is adapted from a book that was written...

    Based On Dieter Dengler, Who Was Shot Down In The Vietnam War

    1. Stream now on Paramount+ This film tells the true story of Dieter Dengler, who survived being a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. He was a pilot who was shot down in Laos and held captive for months on end. During his imprisonment, Dengler was tortured, starved, and put in a camp with six other prisoners. During their escape, Dengler and a man named Phisit Intharathat were the only ones who made it out alive. Directed by Werner Herzog,Rescue Dawn was a box office failure despite its...

  2. Films inspired by and based on true stories and real events about natural disasters, human-made disasters, and disaster survival. Get the facts behind the films at truestorymovies.org.

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  3. Jun 1, 2022 · The 25 Best Survival Movies to Test Your Mettle. Whether it's shipwrecks, the vast wilderness, plane crashes or other disasters that kick them off, these thriller tales (some based on...

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  4. Feb 16, 2024 · Unbroken, The 33 and more, 7 intense survival movies based on true stories that will give you goosebumps; to watch on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video

  5. Feb 2, 2022 · These are some of the best survival movies (and documovies) based on true survival stories that you can watch that show human endurance to the max.