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Survive

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In SURVIVE, Julia and her loving husband celebrate their son's birthday on their boat in the middle of the ocean. When a violent storm nearly capsizes them, the family awakes in a desert land. Earth has undergone a tragic polarity reversal, draining water from the oceans. The family must race to safety before the water returns all while battling hungry creatures from the abyss that hunt for fresh flesh.
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Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com Jan 10, 2025
3/4
Between the premise and the lively score, “Survive” is decent enough B-movie background noise that closely mirrors “Dante’s Peak” until something truly remarkable occurs... Go to Full Review
Phil Hoad Guardian Jan 7, 2025
3/5
This directorial pep, along with invested performances across the board, allows Survive to build a sense of family vulnerabilities that is rawer than the standard cheap audience-identification tactics usually used in blockbuster disaster movies. Go to Full Review
John Serba Decider Jun 29, 2025
Pick a tone, Survive! Its push-pull between plausible terror and outright silliness is about equal, for better or worse. Go to Full Review
Alejandro Lingenti La Nación (Argentina) Feb 5, 2025
3/5
Being a low-budget film, Frédéric Jardin...had to resort to his imagination, for lack of resources. And it must be said that he responded well to that requirement. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Joel Harley Starburst Jan 23, 2025
3/5
But there’s no accusing Survive of being dry, swinging for the fences in a narrative that plays out somewhere between The Day After Tomorrow and Mad Max. Go to Full Review
Erik Childress Movie Madness Podcast Jan 16, 2025
1.5/4
The film begins with a silly alarmist set piece and then tries to up the stakes by fast tracking the fall of humanity in survivalist situations until finally arriving at becoming Starship Troopers – with crabs! Silly. Go to Full Review
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Dainard B @Dainard 3 days ago I enjoyed. Actually way better than I expected it to be, the ending was however very weak but i expected that as the movie progressed. I would recommend See more Kenneth W @kweeks59 Sep 9, 2026 What a dumb premise and the survivors have to be some of the the dumbest people left on earth. You can tell there is a disconnect from the reviewers and the general viewer, the spread is like 50 points. See more Troll G @TheGreenTroll Sep 5, 2026 You know those commercials that sell useless products to hopeless people that struggle with the most basic problems that no one with two braincells should have? Well this is a movie about that family with those issues. Apparently the premise is a family on a boat trip survives what seems to be a storm. Only to realize its not a storm, but all the water disappearing into the crevise of the earth. Then in a massive drought they. Meet one survivor that turns out to be a giant jerk for no apparent reason or motive. Then, just as things are ok, murderous crabs come to attack the only food source left in a zombie like horde style. Somehow they get guns to fight them off that were not available to fight off jerk guy. Can't rest too long though, the water is now rushing back out of earth to rehydrate all of our oceans again. Can they beat the clock to make it into some kind of submarine? Tune in to find out! Its a movie you have to laugh at. Don't take it seriously at all. See more Daniel V @RT23099562 Aug 27, 2026 Interesting premise. I don’t watch movies for scientific accuracy. I watch for escapism and enjoyment. This was entertaining, the acting was decent. Not the most exciting, but not dull either. See more R. B @R1313R Aug 25, 2026 This movie had an interesting premise, but no real explanation as to why it happened. I understand that the poles have shifted numerous times over the course of the Earth's existance, but why did it shift back after only a week? Also, the father was so stupid I wanted to punch him. A major catastrophic worldwide event happens, and weaponless, he takes water out to a stranger with a spear? WTF was he thinking? The rest of the family seemed to think a bit more about their situation, but not by much. I wouldn't recomend this movie to anyone, unless they're super bored and they want to watch a corny Saturday afternoon movie. 4/10 See more M D @RT98601376 Aug 23, 2026 Unique premise and execution- I thought the acting was really well done. This was a diamond in the rough! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In SURVIVE, Julia and her loving husband celebrate their son's birthday on their boat in the middle of the ocean. When a violent storm nearly capsizes them, the family awakes in a desert land. Earth has undergone a tragic polarity reversal, draining water from the oceans. The family must race to safety before the water returns all while battling hungry creatures from the abyss that hunt for fresh flesh.
Director
Frédéric Jardin
Producer
Marc-Etienne Schwartz, Marc Stanimirovic
Screenwriter
Alexandre Coquelle, Mathieu Oullion
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co
Monkey Pack Films, M.E.S Productions
Genre
Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi
Original Language
French
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 10, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 10, 2025
Runtime
1h 30m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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