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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 01/10/2025
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 01/07/2025
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 06/29/2025
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) 02/05/2025
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 01/23/2025
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 01/16/2025
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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Daniel V @RT23099562 2d 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 4d 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 6d Unique premise and execution- I thought the acting was really well done. This was a diamond in the rough! See more Samandiriel J @Samandiriel Aug 16 Painfully bad writing and plot. AI could make a better script than this. And not even good AI, like Will Smith eating spaghetti AI. Just trash. See more Eric M @RT12019529 Aug 11 As a fan of disaster movies, even low budget ones... this is probably the most disappointing.... so many things that could have been better, even with a low budget. Obviously zero thought process went into this or the writer(s) have zero common sense. 1. Where was the evidence of the ocean, i mean we all know what's at the bottom, but apparently its a desert wasteland over night. 2. The randomness of objects scattered was ridiculous., (toilets, chairs) lol... 3. Plane with birds in it, lmao... like what!!! Are we supposed to be dumb enough to believe that a plane at the bottom of the ocean had birds in it, haha... 4. The ending, the ocean comes in & a minute later they're on land again... when there was no land in sight... so watcher beware, dont bother with this movie. See more Oluwole O @RT64865994 Aug 10 So many wrong scenes, the actors tried their best but wasn’t so good. 1. The sea floor wasn’t a sea floor 2. A plane having birds and bats inside of it after being under the ocean or sea for years from how it looked is weird. 3. Even if there wasn’t enough budget for this movie at least birds and bats coming out a plane didn’t need to be added. 4. Being hunted down by crabs is wild. 5. How do you have a crazy man and dog out of nowhere after something so phenomenal happens and next thing the director resorts to is a man with a dog killing an absolute stranger. There are so many things wrong with that movie and to be honest the worst film I’ve ever watched in the last 20 years of me watching films. 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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