Adrift 2006 ((link)) ✦ Hot & Extended

★★★☆☆ (3/5) – Tense, flawed, but unforgettable in its final act.

With the yacht’s hull too high to climb, no ladder, and no one left on board, the group drifts in the water, watching their floating salvation bob just inches beyond their reach. As hours turn into a full day, dehydration, exhaustion, sunburn, and primal fear begin to unravel their friendships—and their humanity. Unlike shark-driven predecessors, Adrift pits humans against a more mundane, almost ironic enemy: their own oversight . The villain isn't a predator—it's a 5-foot gap of air between the waterline and the boat deck. adrift 2006

Open Water , Frozen (2010), The Shallows , or thought experiments about everyday catastrophes. ★★★☆☆ (3/5) – Tense