Films
Bourne films in order
Watch all five released Bourne films in release order. The Bourne Legacy changes protagonist and overlaps the fallout from the third film, before Jason Bourne returns to the original lead.
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Survival
These guides compare the practical choices of survival with the moral costs those choices create.
Why this group matters
Staying alive can require choices that remain difficult after the immediate danger passes. Compare practical survival decisions with the obligations characters owe to others.
What belongs here: Stories in which staying alive, protecting others, or enduring a hostile system is a central and continuing pressure.
2022The HousemaidExplains the endingCompare with the filmPsychological thriller / Domestic thrillerFreida McFadden / United StatesRecap: Useful recapDeception / Abuse2025The HousemaidExplains the endingCompare with the bookPsychological thriller / Domestic thriller2h 11m / Paul FeigRecap: Useful recapDeception / Control2008The Hunger GamesExplains the endingCompare with the filmDystopian / Young adultSuzanne Collins / United StatesRecap: Useful recapSurvival / Power1995The Lost WorldExplains the endingCompare with the filmScience fiction / ThrillerMichael Crichton / United StatesRecap: Useful recapExtinction / Observation2012The Bourne LegacyExplains the endingAction thriller / Spy2h 15m / Tony GilroyRecap: Useful recapSurvival / Autonomy2026Ready or Not 2: Here I ComeExplains the endingHorror comedy1h 48m / Matt Bettinelli-OlpinRecap: Useful recapSurvival / Family2012The Hunger GamesExplains the endingCompare with the bookScience fiction / Dystopian2h 22m / Gary RossRecap: Useful recapSurvival / Power2026PassengerExplains the endingHorrorHorror / Supernatural1h 34m / André ØvredalRecap: Useful recapTravel / Survival2001Jurassic Park IIIExplains the endingAdventureScience fiction / Adventure1h 32m / Joe JohnstonRecap: Useful recapRescue / Survival2026Evil Dead BurnExplains the endingHorrorHorror1h 49m / Sébastien VaničekRecap: Useful recapPossession / Survival2013Evil DeadExplains the endingHorrorHorror1h 31m / Fede ÁlvarezRecap: Useful recapPossession / Survival2023Evil Dead RiseExplains the endingHorrorHorror1h 36m / Lee CroninRecap: Useful recapFamily / Possession2024A Quiet Place: Day OneExplains the endingHorrorHorror / Science fiction1h 39m / Michael SarnoskiRecap: Useful recapMortality / Compassion200228 Days LaterExplains the endingHorrorHorror / Post-apocalyptic1h 53m / Danny BoyleRecap: Useful recapSurvival / Trust2022Demon CopperheadExplains the endingComing-of-age novel / Social novelBarbara Kingsolver / United StatesRecap: Useful recapAddiction / Poverty1961Catch-22Explains the endingSatire / War novelJoseph Heller / United StatesRecap: Useful recapWar / Bureaucracy1979KindredExplains the endingScience fictionHistorical fiction / Science fictionOctavia E. Butler / United StatesRecap: Useful recapSlavery / Survival1993Parable of the SowerExplains the endingScience fictionDystopian fiction / Science fictionOctavia E. Butler / United StatesRecap: Useful recapSurvival / Belief2017NomadlandExplains the endingCompare with the filmNonfiction / Social historyJessica Bruder / Based on NomadlandRecap: Useful recapWork / Housing2015The Fifth SeasonExplains the endingAdventureFantasy / Science fantasyN. K. Jemisin / United StatesRecap: Useful recapOppression / Survival2014Station ElevenExplains the endingTime-bending storyPost-apocalyptic fiction / Literary fictionEmily St. John Mandel / CanadaRecap: Useful recapArt / Survival2011Water for ElephantsExplains the endingCompare with the bookRomantic drama / Historical drama2h 0m / Francis LawrenceRecap: Fast recapMemory / Circus life2006Water for ElephantsExplains the endingCompare with the filmHistorical novel / RomanceSara Gruen / Based on Water for ElephantsRecap: Fast recapMemory / Circus life2014The Maze RunnerExplains the endingCompare with the bookScience fiction / Action1h 53m / Wes BallRecap: Fast recapSurvival / Memory2009The Maze RunnerExplains the endingCompare with the filmYoung adult novel / Science fictionJames Dashner / Based on The Maze RunnerRecap: Strong recapSurvival / Memory2009The RoadExplains the endingCompare with the bookPost-apocalyptic drama / Survival drama1h 51m / John HillcoatRecap: Strong recapSurvival / Parenthood2006The RoadExplains the endingCompare with the filmPost-apocalyptic fiction / NovelCormac McCarthy / Based on The RoadRecap: Strong recapSurvival / Parenthood2022Where the Crawdads SingExplains the endingCompare with the bookMystery / Drama2h 5m / Olivia NewmanRecap: Strong recapIsolation / Nature2018Where the Crawdads SingExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / MysteryDelia Owens / Based on Where the Crawdads SingRecap: Strong recapIsolation / Nature2015The MartianCompare with the bookAdventureScience fiction / Adventure2h 21m / Ridley ScottRecap: Fast recapSurvival / Problem solving2011The MartianCompare with the filmScience fictionScience fiction / Survival fictionAndy Weir / Based on The MartianRecap: Fast recapSurvival / Problem solving2012Life of PiExplains the endingCompare with the bookAdventure / Drama2h 7m / Ang LeeRecap: Useful recapFaith / Survival2001Life of PiExplains the endingCompare with the filmAdventure novel / Philosophical fictionYann Martel / Based on Life of PiRecap: Useful recapFaith / Survival2002The RevenantExplains the endingCompare with the filmHistorical novel / WesternMichael Punke / United StatesRecap: Fast recapSurvival / Revenge1938Who Goes There?Explains the endingCompare with the filmScience fiction / HorrorJohn W. Campbell Jr. / United StatesRecap: Strong recapParanoia / Identity1853Twelve Years a SlaveExplains the endingCompare with the filmMemoir / Slave narrativeSolomon Northup / United StatesRecap: Useful recapSurvival / Freedom1946The PianistExplains the endingCompare with the filmMemoir / War memoirWladyslaw Szpilman / PolandRecap: Useful recapSurvival / War1990Jurassic ParkExplains the endingCompare with the filmScience fiction / Techno-thrillerMichael Crichton / United StatesRecap: Fast recapControl / Science1974JawsExplains the endingCompare with the filmThriller / HorrorPeter Benchley / United StatesRecap: Fast recapFear / Survival2008Slumdog MillionaireExplains the endingCompare with the bookDrama / Romance2h 0m / Danny BoyleRecap: Strong recapMemory / Fate201312 Years a SlaveBased on real eventsExplains the endingHistorical drama / Biographical drama2h 13m / Steve McQueenRecap: Strong recapSurvival / Freedom1982The ThingExplains the endingCompare with the bookScience fiction / Horror1h 49m / John CarpenterRecap: Strong recapIsolation / Paranoia1959Some Like It HotCrime storyComedy / Crime2h 0m / Billy WilderRecap: Fast recapDisguise / Desire2015The RevenantBased on real eventsExplains the endingSurvival drama / Western2h 37m / Alejandro Gonzalez InarrituRecap: Strong recapRevenge / Survival2002The PianistBased on real eventsExplains the endingBiographical drama / War drama2h 29m / Roman PolanskiRecap: Useful recapSurvival / War2006Children of MenExplains the endingCompare with the bookScience fiction / Thriller1h 46m / Alfonso CuarónRecap: Fast recapHope / Authoritarianism2013GravityScience fictionScience fiction / Survival thriller1h 31m / Alfonso CuarónRecap: Fast recapSurvival / Grief1966The Good, the Bad and the UglyAdventureWestern / Adventure2h 41m / Sergio LeoneRecap: Fast recapGreed / Survival1978HalloweenExplains the endingHorrorSlasher / Horror1h 32m / John CarpenterRecap: Fast recapStalking / Survival1997TitanicBased on real eventsTime-bending storyRomantic drama / Disaster3h 15m / James CameronRecap: Fast recapClass / Memory2017DunkirkBased on real eventsExplains the endingWar / Historical drama1h 46m / Christopher NolanRecap: Fast recapSurvival / Time2015Mad Max: Fury RoadAction / Post-apocalyptic2h 0m / George MillerRecap: Fast recapEscape / Survival2014InterstellarExplains the endingTime-bending storyScience fiction / Adventure2h 49m / Christopher NolanRecap: Fast recapTime / Parenthood1979AlienHorrorScience fictionScience fiction / Horror1h 57m / Ridley ScottRecap: Fast recapIsolation / Survival1984The TerminatorExplains the endingScience fictionScience fiction / Action1h 48m / James CameronRecap: Fast recapFate / Time travel
Reading and watching order
Where to start
Films
The Hunger Games films in order
Watch in release order for a first viewing: Katniss's four-film story first, then The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The prequel gains meaning from knowing the ruler Snow eventually becomes.
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Jurassic Park and Jurassic World films in order
Watch the six films in release order. This preserves the shift from the original park and Isla Sorna stories into Jurassic World's reopened park and the consequences of dinosaurs spreading beyond the islands.
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A single danger scene in an otherwise unrelated story
Related variations: physical survival, social survival, survivor guilt.