Survival Horror Movie Reviews
Looking for a new Survival horror movie to watch, but don't want to waste your time sitting through a movie you'll hate? You're in luck! We built AllHorror specifically to help you find the horror movies you're most likely to love. Check out our spoiler-free "Worth Watching" reviews below. All reviews are short and written to give you an idea of what kind of Survival movie it is and what other Survival movies it's similar to, just so you know what to expect. And nearly all Survival movie reviews include videos from other reviewers, so you get multiple opinions from the horror community.
F*CK, SCARE, KILL: An Autopsy of Teen Horror CHOPPING MALL
A monthly column dissecting teen horror movies. In 1986, writer/director Jim Wynorski teamed up with Julie Corman, the wife of his mentor, B-horror legend Roger Corman, for a mall killer movie that would be his second feature. Wynorski’s idea le...
In the Earth (2021) Review
As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep in the forest for a routine equipment run. In the Earth was directed by Ben Wheatley (known for Kill List and A Field in England) and stars Joel Fry, ...
VFW (2020) Review
It’s about a group of war veterans who must defend their local VFW post and an innocent teenager, from a psychotic drug dealer and his army of drugged up punks. VFW was directed by John Begos (Bliss) and stars Stephen Lang (Don’t Breathe,Avata...
Wrong Turn (2021) Review
It's about a group of friends who venture off-trail while hiking in the middle of nowhere Virginia... and regret it hard. Wrong Turn was directed by Mike P. Nelson (who also directed The Domestics) and stars Charlotte Vega (from The Lodgers a...
The Beach House (2020) Review
A couple on a beach getaway learn that there’s an environmental factor to the lack of beach-goers in the Cape. The Beach House was directed by Jeffrey A. Brown and stars Liana Liberato (from Trust), Noah Le Gros, Jake Weber (from Chained and Daw...
Paramedics (2016) Review
It's about a couple of fake paramedics who are first to respond to emergency calls so they can gut people and sell their organs for cash. Paramedics was directed by Rodney Wilson and stars Joe Bocian (from The Shadow Walkers), Brian Landis Fol...
The Forest (1982) Movie Review
Two couples seeking solitude go camping and unknowingly cross into a hermit’s hunting ground. The Forest was directed by Don Jones (known for Schoolgirls in Chains and The Love Butcher) and stars Dean Russell, Gary Kent (from Sinthia: The Devil&...
The Pale Door (2020) Review
It's about some outlaws on the run who get stuck in a ghost town crawling with a coven of witches. The Pale Door was directed by Aaron B. Koontz (who also directed Scare Package) and stars Pat Healy (from The Innkeepers, Carnage Park, Starry ...
Frozen (2010) Review
It's about a group of friends on a ski trip who get stuck and left for dead on a lift. Frozen was directed by Adam Green (who also directed Victor Crowley and Digging Up The Marrow) and stars Emma Bell (from Final Destination 5), Shawn Ashm...
The Boy Behind the Door (2020) Review
Two boys are kidnapped and must evade their captors in order to survive. The Boy Behind the Door was directed by Justin Powell and David Charbonier and stars Lonnie Chavis, Ezra Dewey, Kristin Bauer Van Straten, Scott Michael Foster (from The Pact...
Jigsaw (2017) Review
It's about yet another group of Jigsaw victims working their way through more traps to learn more lessons. Jigsaw was directed by Michael Spierig (who also directed Winchester and Predestination) and Peter Spierig (who also directed Daybreake...
Saw: The Final Chapter (2010) Review
It's about a guy who lies about being a Jigsaw victim only to find himself an actual Jigsaw victim. Saw 7 was directed by Kevin Greutert (who also directed Jackals, Visions and Jessabelle) and stars Tobin Bell (from Jigsaw,Finders Keepers a...
Saw 6 (2009) Review
It's about another Jigsaw victim working his way through more traps to learn more lessons. Saw 6 was directed by Kevin Greutert (who also directed Jackals, Visions and Jessabelle) and stars Tobin Bell (from Jigsaw,Finders Keepers and Dark Ho...
Saw 5 (2008) Review
It's about a group of new Jigsaw victims and a continued investigation to catch who's behind it. So basically it's Saw, Saw 2, Saw 3 and Saw 4. Saw 5 was directed by David Hackl (who also directed Into The Grizzly Maze) and stars Tobin...
Saw 4 (2007) Review
It's about an investigation to figure out who Jigsaw was and how he's still managing to tangle victims into traps from beyond the grave. Saw 4 was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (who also directed Spiral and Death Of Me) and stars Tobin B...
Saw 3 (2006) Review
It's about Jigsaw's new sidekick and her role in all of his torturous tests. Saw 3 was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (who also directed Abattoir,Tales Of Halloween and 11-11-11) and stars Tobin Bell (from Jigsaw, Finders Keepers and D...
Saw 2 (2005) Review
It's about a detective who catches Jigsaw, yet still manages to become the newest victim in his twisted game. Saw 2 was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (who also directed Spiral, Death Of Me and St. Agatha) and stars Tobin Bell (from Belzeb...
Saw (2004) Review
It's about a twisted serial killer who tries to teach his victims the value of life. Saw was directed by James Wan (who also directed The Curse Of La Llorona and The Conjuring 2) and stars Cary Elwes (from Hellgate and Saw: The Final Chapt...
31 (2016) Review
It's about a group of wealthy sadists who orchestrate a twisted game every Halloween involving some random unlucky bastards and a crew of demented killers. 31 was directed by Rob Zombie (who also directed Rob Zombie: The Zombie Horror Picture ...
#Alive (2020) Review
As a grisly virus rampages a city, a lone man stays locked inside his apartment, digitally cut off from seeking help and desperate to find a way out. #Alive was directed by Il Cho and stars Yoo Ah-In, Park Shin-Hye (from The Evil Twin), Lee Hyun-W...
Mom and Dad (2018) Review
It's about a mystery zombie-like disorder that causes parents to go ape shit on their kids. Mom and Dad was directed by Brian Taylor and stars Nicolas Cage (from Prisoners Of The Ghostland and Mandy), Selma Blair (from In Their Skin and Hell...
Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014) Review
It's about a guy who inherits an old resort that comes complete with a couple of incestral caretakers and a clan of killer cannibalistic hillbillies. Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort was directed by Valeri Milev (who also directed Code Red) and stars...
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines (2012) Review
It's about a group of friends who travel to rural West Virginia for a mutant mountain man festival and freak out when they come across real mutant mountain men. Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines was directed by Declan Obrien (who also directed Wrong Tu...
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (2011) Review
It’s about a group of friends stuck in an old abandoned insane asylum with a group of old insane cannibal hillbillies. Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings was directed by Declan Obrien (who also directed Joy Ride 3 and Sharktopus) and stars Terra Vn...
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (2009) Review
It's about a group of escaped prisoners who make a run for freedom through the cannibal infested mountains of West Virginia. Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead was directed by Declan Obrien (who also directed Joy Ride 3 and Sharktopus) and stars Jane...
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007) Review
It's about a reality TV show crew who trek into the rural mountains of West Virginia to shoot a show, only to learn the hard way that the place is crawling with hungry hillbillies. Wrong Turn 2: Dead End was directed by Joe Lynch (who also dir...
Wrong Turn (2003) Review
It's about a group of people who get stranded in the backwoods of West Virginia, home to an inbred family of mutant mountain men. Wrong Turn was directed by Rob Schmidt (who also directed The Alphabet Killer and Right To Die) and stars Desmond...
The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007) Review
It's about a group of the most poorly trained National Guard troops you'll ever see tasked with hunting down the most experienced of cannibal killers. The Hills Have Eyes 2 was directed by Martin Weisz, his only horror movie ever, and star...
The Hills Have Eyes (2006) Review
It's about a family on a road trip who take the wrong turn into the wrong abandoned nuclear testing site. The Hills Have Eyes was directed by Alexandre Aja (who also directed Mirrors, High Tension, Crawl and Horns) and stars Aaron Stanford (f...
Trespassers (2019) Review
A desert getaway turns into the vacation from hell. Trespassers was directed by Orson Oblowitz and stars Angela Trimbur (from XX and Halloween 2), Janel Parrish, Zach Avery and Jonathan Howard. Hell Is Where the Home Is Two bored, ric...
The Farm (2018) Review
It's about a cannibalistic commune of masked mutes who treat and eat people like farm animals. The Farm was directed by Hans Stjernsward and stars Nora Yessayan, Alec Gaylord and Ken Volok. In this place you're the main dish The ...
House of Wax (2005) Review
It's about a group of teens on a doomed road trip through an old (seemingly) abandoned town with an old (definitely) freaky wax museum. House of Wax was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (who also directed The Shallows and Orphan) and stars Elish...
The Basement (2018) Review
It's about a guy who gets abducted and tortured by a mental serial killer with multiple personalities. The Basement was directed by Brian M. Conley and Nathan Ives, and stars Mischa Barton (from The Toybox and Ouija House), Tracie Thoms (from ...
The Crazies (2010) Review
It's about a small town whose residents start going bat shit crazy, one by one by one. The Crazies was directed by Breck Eisner and stars Timothy Olyphant (from Dreamcatcher), Radha Mitchel (from The Darkness and Sacrifice) and Joe Anderson (...
Train to Busan (2016) Review
It’s about people on an express train to Busan, a city that has successfully fended off the viral outbreak, which must fight for their own survival. Train to Busan was directed by Yeon Sang-Ho and stars Gong Yoo, Ma Dong-Seok, Kim Soo-An and Kim...
Underwater (2020) Review
It's like Alien, but underwater. Underwater was directed by William Eubank and stars Kristen Stewart (from Lizzie and The Messengers), John Gallagher Jr. (from Hush and 10 Cloverfield Lane), and Mamoudou Athie (from The Circle). 7 Miles Bel...
Body at Brighton Rock (2019) Review
It’s about a green park ranger that loses her way in the forest, and is forced to bare the woods overnight while she waits for help. Body at Brighton Rock was directed by Roxanne Benjamin (who also directed Southbound and XX) and stars Karin...
The Marshes (2017) Review
It's about 3 people being chased around an Australian nature preserve by a not so urban legend. The Marshes was directed by Roger Scott and stars Mathew Cooper, Dafna Kronental and Sam Delich. When Science Ends Survival Begins (what?!) ...
Ready or Not (2019) Review
It's about a woman who marries into the wrong family at the wrong time. Ready or Not was directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and stars Samara Weaving (from The Babysitter, Mayhem), Mark O'brien (from The Dark Stranger) and ...
The Mist (2007) Review
It's about a small town overcome by a thick mist filled with killer mutants and monsters. The Mist was directed by Frank Darabont (who also directed Buried Alive) and stars Thomas Jane (from 1922 and The Veil), Laurie Holden (from Pyewacket a...
The Night of a Thousand Cats (1972) Review
It's about a jet setting millionaire who plays with women the way a cat plays with its food, before snuffing them out and feeding them to his cats. The Night of a Thousand Cats was directed by René Cardona Jr. (who also directed The Man In Wh...
Leatherface (2017) Review
It's about a group of psycho kids who escape from a mental hospital, one of whom will go on to become the notorious chainsaw wielding Leatherface. Leatherface was directed by Alexandre Bustillo (who also directed Among The Living) and Julien M...
Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) Review
It's about a group of friends who travel to rural Texas to claim a willed mansion, and the chainsaw wielding maniac in the cellar. Texas Chainsaw 3D was directed by John Luessenhop and stars Alexandra Daddario (from We Summon The Darkness), Bi...
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) Review
It's about a group of friends who come face to face with a deranged family and a crazed maniac who will later become known as Leatherface. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning was directed by Jonathan Liebesman (who also directed The K...
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) Review
It's about a group of friends traveling through BFE Texas who have the misfortune of finding themselves being terrorized by a psycho family of cannibalistic killers. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was directed by Marcus Nispel (who also directe...
Graveyard Shift (1990) Review
It's about a guy who gets a job working the night shift at a sweat-shoppy textile factory. He expects the hard part will be staying awake all night, but it turns out the hardest part is fighting an army of rats (and a giant bat? Yeah...) Grave...
Caught (2017) Review
Caught was directed by Jamie Patterson and stars April Pearson (from Dark Beacon, Tank 432), Mickey Sumner and Cian Barry (from Nina Forever). Caught is a taut British thriller / gore movie that brings us into the home of two married, investig...
Zombeavers (2014) Review
It’s about college friends having their weekend of sex and debauchery ruined when deadly zombie beavers swarm their riverside cabin. Zombeavers was directed by Jordan Rubin and stars Rachel Melvin (from The Rake), Cortney Palm (from The Dark Tap...
The Maus (2017) Review
It's about a couple who get lost in the deep woods of Bosnia and may or may not have to fight for survival against some opportunistic Serbian criminals. It's hard to tell because the Bosnian girlfriend is craaaazyyyyy. The Maus was directe...
Backcountry (2015) Review
It's about a couple of city yuppies who decide to go hiking into the deep wilderness, off-trail, without a map, a phone or food. What could go wrong? Backcountry was directed by Adam Macdonald (who also directed Pyewacket) and stars Missy Pere...
