MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for A Lonely Place to Die

A Lonely Place to Die

2011 · 99 min

A relentless, tense chase through harsh wilderness that keeps you on edge with brutal action and stark survival stakes.

Tagline
Out here, there's nowhere to hide.
Overview
A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as they try to get the girl to safety.
Rent or buy in the UK
  • Apple TV Store
  • Amazon Video
  • Sky Store
More options Data from JustWatch
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • crime
  • greed
  • isolation
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

More like this

Titles like A Lonely Place to Die

Movie

Fall 2: Deadpoint

2026

A vertigo-inducing survival thriller that keeps you tense and breathless, with emotional undertones of grief and betrayal.

Tense, dark, relentless · about survival and isolation

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • survival
  • isolation
Pacing
relentless
Attention
engaged
Runtime
98 min
Details In your watch list
Fall 2: DeadpointHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Beware Boiúna

2026

A sweaty, relentless jungle survival ride that keeps you tense and jumpy, with a mythic monster looming over every scene.

Tense, dark, relentless · about survival and violence

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • survival
  • violence
Pacing
relentless
Attention
engaged
Runtime
104 min
Details In your watch list
Beware BoiúnaHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Savage Prey

2026

A tense, grim survival thriller that keeps you on edge as a mother fights through harsh wilderness and human cruelty.

Tense, dark, relentless · about survival and violence

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • survival
  • violence
Pacing
relentless
Attention
engaged
Runtime
90 min
Details In your watch list
Savage PreyHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Furious

2026

A brutal, propulsive fight film that keeps you clenched and exhausted, with raw emotion under the bone-crunching choreography.

Tense, dark, relentless · about survival

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • survival
Pacing
relentless
Attention
engaged
Runtime
113 min
Details In your watch list
The FuriousHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Apex

2026

A relentless, tense survival thriller that pits a grieving woman against a sadistic hunter in a brutal wilderness cat-and-mouse game.

Tense, dark, relentless · about survival and violence · single location

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • survival
  • violence
  • single location
Pacing
relentless
Attention
engaged
Runtime
96 min
Details In your watch list
ApexHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Don't Breathe

2016

A relentless, nerve-shredding cat-and-mouse game that traps you in suffocating darkness with almost no let-up.

Tense, dark, relentless · about survival and crime · single location

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • survival
  • crime
  • single location
Pacing
relentless
Attention
engaged
Runtime
89 min
Details In your watch list
Don't BreatheHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Dead of Winter

2025

A taut, snowbound survival thriller that keeps you on edge with its relentless cat-and-mouse tension and stark, wintry atmosphere.

Tense, dark, relentless · about survival and violence · single location

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • survival
  • violence
  • single location
Pacing
relentless
Attention
engaged
Runtime
98 min
Details In your watch list
Dead of WinterHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Below Zero

2021

A tense, grim thriller that traps you in a freezing, claustrophobic nightmare of violence and revenge.

Tense, dark, relentless · about survival and violence · single location

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • survival
  • violence
  • single location
Pacing
relentless
Attention
engaged
Runtime
106 min
Details In your watch list
Below ZeroHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Raid

2012

A breathless, bone-crunching descent into claustrophobic chaos, where every floor brings a new fight and the tension never lets up.

Tense, dark, relentless · about survival and violence · single location

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • survival
  • violence
  • single location
Pacing
relentless
Attention
engaged
Runtime
101 min
Details In your watch list
The RaidHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Isolate Thief

2026

A tense, wintry siege thriller that keeps you on edge as a lone woman outwits ruthless pursuers in a harsh, isolated setting.

Tense, dark · about survival and violence · single location

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • survival
  • violence
  • single location
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Runtime
95 min
Details In your watch list
The Isolate ThiefHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Extraction 2

2023

A relentless, bruising action ride with long unbroken takes and a somber undertow of loss and redemption.

Tense, dark, relentless · about survival and violence

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • survival
  • violence
Pacing
relentless
Attention
engaged
Runtime
122 min
Details In your watch list
Extraction 2Hidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Eden Lake

2008

A relentless, grim descent into mob cruelty that leaves you tense, sickened, and utterly drained.

Tense, dark, relentless · about survival and violence

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • survival
  • violence
Pacing
relentless
Attention
engaged
Runtime
91 min
Details In your watch list
Eden LakeHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

Rent or buy
  • Apple TV Store
  • Amazon Video
  • Sky Store
  • YouTube

Streaming data from JustWatch.All options on TMDB

Details

Genres
adventure, action, thriller, crime
Directed by
Julian Gilbey
Written by
Will Gilbey, Julian Gilbey
Starring
Melissa George, Ed Speleers, Eamonn Walker, Alec Newman, Karel Roden, Kate Magowan, Garry Sweeney, Stephen McCole
Music
Michael Richard Plowman
Cinematography
Ali Asad
Runtime
99 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Serbian

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikipediaWikidata