Survive (2025) is a tense survival thriller that explores how quickly civilization collapses when nature turns hostile without warning. Set in a near-future coastal city, the film follows a group of strangers who are forced together after a sudden environmental catastrophe submerges entire districts beneath rising waters. What begins as a normal summer day spirals into chaos when the ocean surges inland overnight, swallowing roads, homes, and communication networks.

At the center of the story is Maya, a former marine biologist who had long warned about unstable oceanic activity but was largely ignored. When the disaster strikes, she finds herself trapped in a high-rise apartment building with several others, including a single father named Daniel and his young daughter, a cynical survivalist blogger, and an injured paramedic cut off from her team. With rescue services overwhelmed and no clear government response, the group realizes that help may not be coming.

As food supplies dwindle and tensions rise, Survive shifts from spectacle to intimate psychological drama. The flooded city becomes more than just a backdrop—it is a living threat. Strong currents tear through once-familiar streets, debris crashes against buildings, and rumors spread of dangerous marine predators navigating the submerged neighborhoods. Each attempt to leave the building carries enormous risk, yet staying means slow starvation. The characters are forced to confront not only the physical dangers outside but also their mistrust of one another.

Midway through the film, Maya discovers evidence that the event may not be a simple climate anomaly but the result of a destabilized underwater methane field triggered by illegal deep-sea drilling. This revelation adds a layer of moral conflict, as one member of the group is indirectly connected to the corporation responsible. The disaster is no longer faceless nature—it has human fingerprints.

The film builds toward a desperate escape attempt using improvised flotation devices and a damaged rescue boat stranded on a rooftop parking structure. The journey across the drowned city is harrowing, filled with near-drownings, sacrifices, and moments of unexpected solidarity. Daniel must choose between protecting only his daughter or risking everything to save others, while Maya faces the weight of knowing she predicted the catastrophe but could not prevent it.

In its final moments, Survive avoids easy triumph. Not everyone makes it, and the survivors are left staring at a horizon that is still unstable and uncertain. Rather than offering a clean resolution, the film closes on a haunting note: survival is not victory, only the beginning of rebuilding in a world permanently changed.