The following are the results of our recent poll of SurvivalBlog readers about favorite movies with survival and preparedness themes. Each one listed below got at least three votes:
Aliens [1]
Apocalypto [2]
Braveheart [3]
Cast Away [4]
Defiance [5] This movie was based on the book Defiance: The Bielski Partisans [6] by Nechama Tec
The Edge [7] (Available through Netflix, as a DVD and “Play it Now” streaming.)
The Flight of the Phoenix [8] (The original version, made in 1965, starring Jimmy Stewart. The recent remake stinks.)
The Great Escape [9]
I Am Legend [10]
Jeremiah Johnson [11]
The Matrix Series (The Matrix/ The Matrix Reloaded/ The Matrix Revolutions) [12]
Miracle Mile [13]
Never Cry Wolf [14]
Panic in Year Zero [16]
The Patriot [17]
The Postman [18]
Rambo: First Blood [19]
Red Dawn [20]
The Road Warrior [21] and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome [22]
Shooter [23]
The Terminator [24] movies (Terminator 2 [25] is by far the best.)
There were also two votes each for these comic honorable mentions: Tremors [26] and Blast From the Past [27].