KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM

Mountain Survival Movies

Kinora's catalogue lists 10 films about survival and set in the mountains, spanning 1972–2017. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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  • 1993

    Alive

    Andes — 1970s
    Mountain · Wildernessdir. Frank Marshall
  • 1993

    Cliffhanger

    Colorado — 1990s
    Mountain · Wildernessdir. Renny Harlin
  • 2015

    Everest

    Nepal · Mount Everest — 1990s
    Mountain · Wildernessdir. Baltasar Kormákur
  • 1972

    Jeremiah Johnson

    Rocky Mountains — 1800s
    Wilderness · Mountaindir. Sydney Pollack
  • 1977

    Sorcerer

    Jerusalem · Paris · New York City · Veracruz — 1970s
    Wilderness · Urban · Mountaindir. William Friedkin
  • 2005

    The Descent

    North Carolina — 2000s
    Underground · Mountaindir. Neil Marshall
  • 2015

    The Revenant

    1800s
    Wilderness · Mountaindir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu
  • 2015

    The Wave

    Norway — 2010s
    Mountain · Coastal Seadir. Roar Uthaug
  • 2017

    Wind River

    Wyoming — 2010s
    Rural · Wilderness · Mountaindir. Taylor Sheridan
  • 2010

    Winter's Bone

    Missouri — 2000s
    Rural · Mountaindir. Debra Granik

Frequently asked

How many movies are about survival and set in the mountains?

Kinora's catalogue lists 10 films about survival and set in the mountains, spanning 1972–2017.

What are some movies about survival and set in the mountains?

Films about survival and set in the mountains in our catalogue include Alive (1993), Cliffhanger (1993), Everest (2015), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), and Sorcerer (1977).

What is the oldest movie about survival and set in the mountains?

Jeremiah Johnson (1972) is the earliest film about survival and set in the mountains in our catalogue; the most recent is Wind River (2017).

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