10 nail-biting movies about fighting death How to survive?/ The best movies in the survival genre The movie "Heart of the Monster" starring Brad Pitt has been in theaters since September 25 and is the newest experience of world cinema in the survival genre. The story is about "James Belmont", a former special forces officer, who is trapped in the wilds of Alaska after a plane crash with a dog. The two must find a way back in extreme cold and difficult conditions.