"The great outdoors makes for a formidable antagonist: unthinking, relentless and only more intimidating as people live more of their lives through screens. It also allows for inherently cinematic stories that can be told wordlessly for long stretches of time, relying on the actors to register everything in their faces. The stakes stay high, and the plots streamlined, if the filmmakers can resist the urge to flashback to some backstory that only interrupts the tension. When someone's running out of food or trying to avoid being eaten by a bear, their lousy marriage doesn't seem so crucial anymore, unless, of course, some savvy filmmakers find a way to make it matter.
Here are ten thrillers that make audiences grateful for a roof, running water, and yes, even the screen where this appears."
