Urban Survival Movies
Kinora's catalogue lists 23 films about survival and set in cities, spanning 1971–2019. 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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[REC]
Urbandir. Jaume Balagueró - 2006
Apocalypto
Wilderness · Rural · Urbandir. Mel Gibson - 2009
Castaway on the Moon
Island · Urbandir. Lee Hae-jun - 2006
Children of Men
Urbandir. Alfonso Cuarón - 2008
Cloverfield
Urban · Undergrounddir. Matt Reeves - 2004
Dawn of the Dead
Suburban · Urbandir. Zack Snyder - 1988
Die Hard
Urbandir. John McTiernan - 1988
Grave of the Fireflies
Urbandir. Isao Takahata - 2019
Hotel Mumbai
Urbandir. Anthony Maras - 2004
Hotel Rwanda
Urbandir. Terry George - 2016
Lion
Urban · Ruraldir. Garth Davis - 2004
Shaun of the Dead
Urbandir. Edgar Wright - 1977
Sorcerer
Wilderness · Urban · Mountaindir. William Friedkin - 2004
The Day After Tomorrow
Urban · Wildernessdir. Roland Emmerich - 2006
The Host
Urbandir. Bong Joon Ho - 2002
The Pianist
Urbandir. Roman Polanski - 2012
The Raid
Urbandir. Gareth Evans - 1974
The Towering Inferno
Urbandir. John Guillermin - 1979
The Warriors
Urban · Undergrounddir. Walter Hill - 2016
Train to Busan
Urbandir. Yeon Sang-ho - 1971
Walkabout
Desert · Wilderness · Urbandir. Nicolas Roeg - 2005
War of the Worlds
Urban · Suburbandir. Steven Spielberg - 2013
World War Z
Urbandir. Marc Forster
Frequently asked
How many movies are about survival and set in cities?
Kinora's catalogue lists 23 films about survival and set in cities, spanning 1971–2019.
What are some movies about survival and set in cities?
Films about survival and set in cities in our catalogue include [REC] (2007), Apocalypto (2006), Castaway on the Moon (2009), Children of Men (2006), and Cloverfield (2008).
What is the oldest movie about survival and set in cities?
Walkabout (1971) is the earliest film about survival and set in cities in our catalogue; the most recent is Hotel Mumbai (2019).