I don’t consider myself a stickler when it comes to defining the parameters of genre, but I also think that each one comes pre-packaged with expectations if not outright promise

There’s an enduring appeal to the survival thriller. Stories of daring adventure, freak accidents and the sheer endurance required to survive are reminders of the resilience of the human spirit. But in “Last Breath,

A true-story adventure to make you gasp, Last Breath recounts a tale of survival set in one of the most dangerous environments known to humankind, one that is every bit as inhospitable and perilous as those more obviously cinematic realms of outer space or the peaks of the Himalayas — 300 feet below the surface of the North Sea.

It’s 40ish minutes of pure suspense and anxiety as the story shuffles between the man at the bottom of the ocean, Chris Lemons (Finn Cole), his fellow saturation divers (Woody Harrelson as Duncan and Simu Liu as Dave) in the diving bell below the waters who are unable to help and the crew in the support vessel above (including Cliff Cutris and Mark Bonnar) scrambling to get their systems back online and operational as the clock rapidly runs out.

"Last Breath" delivers every incident with such specificity that it's like a cinematic piece of journalism. Yet it leaves you with a minor tingle of the uncanny.

Woody Harrelson ( Zombieland) portrays Allcock while Simu Liu ( Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) and Finn Cole ( Peaky Blinders) tackle Yuasa and Lemons, respectively. Cliff Curtis ( Avatar: The Way of Water) and Mark Bonnar ( Napoleon) co-star.

Alex Parkinson's true-life adventure thriller, based on his 2019 documentary, recounts the efforts to rescue a saturation diver trapped hundreds of feet below the water's surface.