3%
3% takes place in a dystopian world where only the elite are allowed to inhabit a lush island, with the rest of the population struggling with poverty. As the description teased, people only get one chance to be saved from squalor.
Where to watch it: Netflix
Battle Royale
A group of ninth graders are tasked with being the sole survivor on a deserted island in the 2011 film Battle Royale. If more than one teenager survives the mission? They'll all be killed via explosive collars on their necks.
Where to watch it: Tube and PlutoTV
Sense8
In Sense8, eight strangers are connected by a violent vision and the ability to communicate with one another's thoughts. As they begin to investigate this strange occurrence, a mysterious organization responds by hunting them down.
Where to watch it: Netflix
Nerve
Stressed about affording college and leaving her mom behind, high school senior Vee (Emma Roberts) decides to play Nerve, an online game where participants can win money by competing in dares.
Where to watch it: Hulu
The Platform
The Platform follows prisoners in a dystopian world, where they are kept in vertical cells and watch as fellow inmates above are well fed, with the rest left to starve.
Where to watch it: Netflix
Alice in Boderland
Arisu (Kento Yamazaki) and friends must compete in dangerous games in order to survive an odd take on Tokyo. If they don't succeed? The competitors will be eliminated—off the face of the Earth.
Where to watch it: Netflix
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games follows Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) as she volunteers to compete in Panem's deadly annual event, where two tributes from each district fight to the death to be the last competitor standing.
Where to watch it: Epix
Parasite
In the Oscar winning film Parasite, an extreme difference in situation threatens the relationship between the rich Park family and the struggling Kim clan.
Where to watch it: Hulu
Liar Game
Based off the popular manga, Liar Game follows Nao (Erika Toda) as she finds herself in the middle of game where participants are tasked with cheating each other out of money. While some succeed, others find themselves in crippling debt.
Where to watch it: YouTube