The Survivalist

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The Survivalist

2017

1h 44m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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During a food shortage a survivalist lives off of a small plot of land in the forest. When two women show up looking for food and shelter, his existence is threatened.

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Critics Consensus

The Survivalist's deliberate pace pays gripping dividends with a tautly told post-apocalyptic drama that offers some uniquely thought-provoking twists.

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

May 22, 2017

5/5

You'll leave completely rapt.

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Katie Walsh

Los Angeles Times

May 22, 2017

eerie and masterful ... as riveting as it is morally confounding.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

May 19, 2017

3.5/4

The Survivalist...is as terrific and as suspenseful a post-apocalyptic thriller as any I'll likely see this year.

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Aug 1, 2024

B

While the narrative structure does fumble a bit and the characters needed to be fleshed out more, The Survivalist is a compelling watch that does have something unique to say given it’s genre.

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Edward Lawrenson

The Big Issue

Sep 21, 2023

The result is a hugely confident, mostly absorbing blend of psychodrama and apocalyptic Western. It's claustrophobic, bleakly astringent and not for all tastes -- but it marks Fingleton out as a promising new voice.

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Alexa Dalby

Dog and Wolf

May 31, 2019

4/5

It's an original and stunning debut for writer/director Fingleton.

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Jason B

@RT86723460 2 days ago

A simple story but good just surviving wich is cool

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jwcdood T

@jwcdood Aug 11, 2026

THE SURVIVALIST is well acted, well directed, and well produced, but who cares? It falls extremely deep into the category of exceedingly grim, tortured and depressing. If you want to feel bad and waste time spending it in hopelessness and never resurfacing, THIS IS VERY MOST CERTAINLY IT.

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Ronald H

@RT44372985 Aug 5, 2026

Exceptionally well done and well conceived, but possibly the grimmest movie I have ever seen. As post apocalyptic movies go, this one makes The Road look like Mary Poppins. I couldn't deal with the incessant misery.

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Pongo K

@RT48921889 Feb 3, 2026

Slooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow............ I really have no idea what the purpose of this movie is. Skip it

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Jennifer L

@Jennifer-steeves Dec 28, 2025

Was slower , but very well done. Definitely knew it was apocalyptic

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Erin C

@RT01079069 Jun 2, 2025

A guy gets by just fine by himself for 7 years. Then a couple women show up it goes downhill from there. I'm being cheeky but the movie was superbly done.

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Synopsis

During a food shortage a survivalist lives off of a small plot of land in the forest. When two women show up looking for food and shelter, his existence is threatened.

Director: Stephen Fingleton
Producer: David Gilbery, Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones
Screenwriter: Stephen Fingleton
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Fyzz Facility Film One
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): May 19, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 21, 2017
Runtime: 1h 44m

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