A Glean movie guide
Lost in the Wild
Can you make it out alive?
The most intense survival stories set deep in the heart of the woods.
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The movie list
- 01
The Revenant
A visceral, Oscar-winning epic of endurance and primitive survival in the frozen wilderness.
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
- 02
The Edge
An intellectual billionaire and a cynical photographer face off against a predatory bear in the Alaskan wild.
The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles suspects is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.
- 03
The Grey
A haunting and intense battle for survival as plane crash survivors are hunted by a relentless wolf pack.
Following a grueling five-week shift at an Alaskan oil refinery, workers led by sharpshooter John Ottway are flying home for a much-needed vacation. But a brutal storm causes their plane to crash in the frozen wilderness, and only eight men, including Ottway, survive. As they trek southward toward civilization and safety, Ottway and his companions must battle mortal injuries, the icy elements, and a pack of hungry wolves.
- 04
Into the Wild
The true story of a young man who abandons society to test his limits against the Alaskan wilderness.
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
- 05
Deliverance
A harrowing journey down a remote river that turns into a desperate fight for survival against hostile locals.
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
- 06
First Blood
A masterclass in tactical survival as a former soldier uses the forest to evade a small-town police force.
When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
- 07
Prey
A thrilling hunt where a skilled Comanche warrior uses traditional woodcraft to survive an alien predator.
When danger threatens her camp, the fierce and highly skilled Comanche warrior Naru sets out to protect her people. But the prey she stalks turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal.
- 08
The Ritual
A group of friends find their hiking trip transformed into a supernatural nightmare deep in the Swedish woods.
A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them.
- 09
Leave No Trace
A moving look at a father and daughter living off the grid in the lush forests of the Pacific Northwest.
A father and daughter live a perfect but mysterious existence in Forest Park, a beautiful nature reserve near Portland, Oregon, rarely making contact with the world. But when a small mistake tips them off to authorities, they are sent on an increasingly erratic journey in search of a place to call their own.
- 10
Backcountry
A terrifyingly realistic depiction of a camping trip gone wrong in the heart of black bear territory.
A couple on a deep-wilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bear's territory.
- 11
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
A charming and adventurous tale of a rebellious boy and his foster uncle lost in the New Zealand bush.
Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.
- 12
Alone
A lean, high-tension thriller about a woman using the wilderness to outwit a relentless pursuer.
A recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her.