Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "living-off-the-grid"

1. The Old Man (2022– )

TV-MA | 61 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A retired CIA agent is hunted by both the agency he once worked for and his own nightmares, when an unknown man suddenly visits him after nearly three decades.

Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, E.J. Bonilla, Bill Heck

Votes: 48,524

2. Captain Fantastic (2016)

R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama

In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent.

Director: Matt Ross | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Annalise Basso

Votes: 235,237 | Gross: $5.88M

3. Leave No Trace (2018)

PG | 109 min | Adventure, Drama

A father and his seventeen-year-old daughter are living an ideal existence in a vast urban park in Portland, Oregon when a small mistake derails their lives forever.

Director: Debra Granik | Stars: Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Foster, Jeffery Rifflard, Derek John Drescher

Votes: 65,320 | Gross: $6.05M

4. Hunter Hunter (2020)

Unrated | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Joseph and his family live in the remote wilderness as fur trappers, but their tranquility is threatened when they think they are being hunted by the return of a rogue wolf, and Joseph leaves them behind to track it.

Director: Shawn Linden | Stars: Camille Sullivan, Summer H. Howell, Devon Sawa, Nick Stahl

Votes: 13,145

5. Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild (2013– )

Documentary, Adventure

A British urbanite follows in the footsteps of various individuals, who against all odds, have willingly forsaken the luxuries and lifestyle of the modern world, for a less-than-ordinary life in the wilderness.

Stars: Ben Fogle, Ian Usher, Vanessa Anderson, Mickey Cofer

Votes: 663

6. Surfwise (2007)

R | 93 min | Documentary, Sport

Doug Pray explores the life of surfer Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz.

Director: Doug Pray | Stars: Juliette Paskowitz, David Paskowitz, Jonathan Paskowitz, Abraham Paskowitz

Votes: 1,641 | Gross: $0.27M

7. The Check Is in the Mail... (1986)

R | 91 min | Comedy

Frustrated with all the minor irritants of the rat-race Richard Jackson decides to buy a goat, disconnect the electricity and become self-sufficient. But will this life be any less annoying?

Directors: Joan Darling, Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Brian Dennehy, Anne Archer, Hallie Todd, Michael Bowen

Votes: 207

8. Small, Beautifully Moving Parts (2011)

Not Rated | 73 min | Comedy

Sarah Sparks is pregnant and feeling wholly ambivalent, despite her boyfriend's pure enthusiasm. A committed tech-geek, she fears she is more interested in ultrasound technology than in ... See full summary »

Directors: Annie J. Howell, Lisa Robinson | Stars: Anna Margaret Hollyman, Rhasaan Oyasaba Manning, Josephine Clausen, Christian Menisis

Votes: 323 | Gross: $0.01M

9. House Hunt: Topanga Canyon (2021)

13 min | Short, Comedy | Completed

A woman flees Brooklyn amidst a pandemic via leaps of faith to live an inspired life reconnecting to nature and its messages. She holds a vision for her future life in - Topanga Canyon. Her... See full summary »

Director: Kathleen Kuhn | Stars: Kathleen Kuhn, Sulai Lopez, Sam Littlefield

10. Jameson (I) (2018)

11 min | Short, Horror

A man's peaceful life is disrupted when three dangerous travelers lay siege to his secluded cabin in the woods.

Director: John Humber | Stars: Brad Carter, James Grixoni, Tony Doupe, Taylor McKinney

Votes: 177

11. Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa (2007)

Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary

Twenty-Five miles from town, a million miles from mainstream society, a loose-knit community of radicals live in the desert, struggling to survive with little food, less water and no electricity, as they cling to their unique vision of the American dream.

Directors: Jeremy Stulberg, Randy Stulberg | Stars: Cowboy, Gecko, Dreadie Jeff, Dean Maher

Votes: 396

12. All the Time in the World (2014)

87 min | Documentary, Adventure, Family

A documentary that chronicles life's natural unfolding when a family tries to live by the seasons instead of by the clock.

Director: Suzanne Crocker | Stars: Suzanne Crocker, Gerard Parsons

Votes: 161

13. Back to the Garden, Flower Power Comes Full Circle (2009)

Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary

In 1988 director Kevin Tomlinson interviewed a group of back-to-the-land hippies at a 'healing gathering' in rural Washington State practicing peace and love. Now, in this poignant ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Tomlinson | Stars: Jerry Bartels, Maeyowa, One Pine, Skeeter

Votes: 48

14. Kita no kuni kara '92 sudachi (1992 TV Movie)

268 min | Drama

There is a man who divorced his wife. He moved to rural Hokkaido from Tokyo where he lived with his family without running water or electricity. He has his son and daughter in tow and works... See full summary »

Director: Shigemichi Sugita | Stars: Kunie Tanaka, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Nakajima, Kôichi Iwaki

Votes: 31

15. The Call of the Hummingbird (2007)

TV-G | 63 min | Documentary

Documentary that follows a make-shift training camp for people who want to prepare for the end of the world on Dec. 21, 2012.

Director: Alice Klein | Stars: Liora Adler, Alberto Ruz

Votes: 17

16. A Stray Ember

Thriller | Post-production

The agoraphobic victim of a home invasion takes to the road in a motor home. She encounters others that live off the grid, including a man who reawakens her trust, but someone from her past returns to threaten her new found freedom.

Director: Jake Stetler | Stars: Matthew C. Thompson, Karl Holtz, Angelica Arroliga, Kelly Stettenbauer

17. Lure of the North (2019)

12 min | Documentary, Short, Sport

Highlights the passion and intrigue surrounding the winter sport of dog sledding, with a family of mushers from Finland, MN that live off-grid in the snowiest region of Minnesota and care for 60+ pure-bread Siberian Huskies.

Director: Jonathan Chapman | Stars: Blake Freking, Jennifer Freking, Elena Freking, Nicole Freking

18. Ross Kemp Living with... (2019– )
Episode: Online Gambling Addiction (2019)

22 min | Documentary

Ross meets some of Britain's problem online gamblers, including some who have to go off-grid to escape their addictions. He also visits the parents of two young men who took their own lives after racking up serious debts.

Director: Tom Jenner | Star: Ross Kemp

Votes: 5

19. RichPlanet TV (2009– )
Episode: Land of the Image Makers (2018)

Documentary, History, News

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Star: Richard D. Hall

20. The Americas with Simon Reeve (2019– )
Episode: California (2019)

59 min | Documentary

In the third leg of his journey Simon travels down the length of California. He meets people cloning trees, those providing healthcare for LA's homeless and some of those who are living off-grid.

Votes: 37

21. Welcome to Plathville (2019– )
Episode: Open to Falling in Love (2020)

TV-PG | 42 min | Reality-TV

Ethan and Olivia realize that in order to save their marriage and sanity, they need to move farther away from Kim and Barry. Moriah's relationship with Max is in jeopardy, and Micah faces ... See full summary »

Stars: Helena Parrish Eilersen, Max Kallschmidt, Barry Plath, Ethan Plath

Votes: 10

22. Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild (2013– )
Episode: Wales Mountainside: The Watkinson Family (2021)

45 min | Documentary, Adventure

Ben travels to west Wales to live with the Watkinson family. Matthew and Charis gave up their careers as vets to attempt to build a new life on the side of a rugged mountain in Pembrokeshire. But their new home is under threat.

Director: Sean McDonnell | Stars: Ben Fogle, Matthew Watkinson

Votes: 19

23. Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild UK (2015–2021)
Episode: Exmoor National Park (2021)

45 min | Documentary

Ben revisits Simon and Debbie Dawson, who run their own off-grid smallholding in a picturesque valley in Exmoor National Park. He helps them build their new eco-home and discovers the hardships and dilemmas they face.

Directors: James Newton, Sean McDonnell | Star: Ben Fogle

24. Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild UK (2015–2021)
Episode: Isle of Rum (2021)

45 min | Documentary

Ben visits the Goddard family, who were living a wild and weather-beaten existence in an off-grid static caravan on the Isle of Rum. 5 years on, Ben discovers them living on the mainland, having swapped their caravan for an actual house.

Directors: Kate Fraser, Sean McDonnell | Star: Ben Fogle

25. Ghost Whisperer (2005–2010)
Episode: Dead Air (2010)

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy

Melinda and Eli help Ned stop a ghost that's out for revenge when the Grandview radio station broadcasts the humiliating secrets that led to its death.

Director: Gloria Muzio | Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Conrad, Christoph Sanders, Jamie Kennedy

Votes: 471

26. NCIS: Hawai'i (2021–2024)
Episode: T'N'T (2022)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

NCIS Agents Nick Torres and Jessica Knight travel to Hawai'i when they learn a key witness in one of their old cases has turned up there with crucial evidence.

Director: Lionel Coleman | Stars: Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami

Votes: 414

27. Welcome to Flatch (2022–2023)
Episode: The Headless Horseman (2022)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

When a psychic at Barb's ladies spooky night influences some big changes and sparks some romance, dynamics are forever changed.

Director: Kimmy Gatewood | Stars: Holmes, Sam Straley, Jaime Pressly, Justin Linville

Votes: 60

28. Hanna (2019–2021)
Episode: Forest (2019)

TV-MA | 48 min | Action, Drama

In a covert Romanian facility, Erik Heller evades security to rescue baby Hanna. 15 years on, father and daughter live deep in the Polish forest. Erik has trained Hanna to be an incredible ... See full summary »

Director: Sarah Adina Smith | Stars: Esme Creed-Miles, Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman, Joanna Kulig

Votes: 1,893

29. Our Wildest Dreams (2018)
Episode: Portugal (2018)

47 min | Documentary

Lynn, Richard and their two young daughters quit the UK and life as a 'food-bank family' when they head to a remote area of central Portugal to be self-sufficient and live off-grid.

Directors: Natalie Wilkinson, Samuel Lang

30. Reef Break (2019)
Episode: Lost and Found (2019)

TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When modern-day pirates hijack a yacht and steal a laptop containing information that could take down the governor, Cat Chambers jumps into action and finds much more than she expected.

Director: Shawn Seet | Stars: Poppy Montgomery, Ray Stevenson, Desmond Chiam, Melissa Bonne

Votes: 122