Survival thrillers often succeed when you can't quite see the light at the end of the tunnel, and this is where Whalefall triumphs. If you thought you'd seen claustrophobic horror before, think again, Whalefall is enough to make even the tightest of spaces feel like a walk in the park.

With Whalefall arriving in UK cinemas, we're diving into eight of the best survival thrillers that push human endurance to its limits. From claustrophobic nightmares and deadly predators to seemingly impossible escapes, these films prove that the fight for survival makes for gripping cinema.