Best desperate Movies & TV Shows

Mission: Impossible III

Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.

Run time: 126m Tagline: The mission begins. Release: 2006-04-25

Stars: Billy Crudup Eddie Marsan Jonathan Rhys Meyers Keri Russell Maggie Q Michelle Monaghan Philip Seymour Hoffman Simon Pegg Tom Cruise Ving Rhames

Final Destination

After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one.

Run time: 98m Tagline: No accidents. No coincidences. No escapes. You can't cheat death. Release: 2000-03-17

Stars: Ali Larter Amanda Detmer Chad Donella Daniel Roebuck Devon Sawa Kerr Smith Kristen Cloke Roger Guenveur Smith Seann William Scott Tony Todd

Alien Resurrection

Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a band of smugglers to keep the creatures from reaching Earth.

Run time: 109m Tagline: It's already too late. Release: 1997-11-12

Stars: Brad Dourif Dan Hedaya Dominique Pinon Gary Dourdan J.E. Freeman Kim Flowers Michael Wincott Ron Perlman Sigourney Weaver Winona Ryder

Alien: Romulus

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

Run time: 119m Release: 2024-08-13

Stars: Aileen Wu Archie Renaux Bence Okeke Cailee Spaeny David Jonsson Isabela Merced Rosie Ede Soma Simon Spike Fearn Viktor Orizu

Alien³

After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.

Run time: 114m Tagline: 3 times the suspense. 3 times the danger. 3 times the terror. Release: 1992-05-22

Stars: Brian Glover Charles Dance Charles S. Dutton Christopher John Fields Danny Webb Holt McCallany Lance Henriksen Paul McGann Ralph Brown Sigourney Weaver