Could You Survive the Movies?

Documentary

Explore the magic and science of cinema. In each episode, Vsauce3’s Jake Roper takes you on an immersive journey into the world of a different movie; blending unscripted scientific exploration with narrative storytelling.

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Creator

Jake Roper

Starring

Jake Roper

Audio & Subtitles

EN (Original), English [CC]

Format & Features

4K Ultra HD • Dolby Atmos • 5.1 Surround

Seasons(6 Episodes)

20m

1. Could You Survive BACK TO THE FUTURE?

Jake steps into the film “Back to the Future” to find out if you could survive the massive pressure wave generated by a giant guitar amp, time travel paradoxes, and the electricity from a lightning bolt travelling through your body…all while desperately trying to get back to the future!

20m

2. Could You Survive MEN IN BLACK?

Donning his black suit, Jake finds out if you could survive being swallowed by a gargantuan alien insect, the kickback of an alien gun, and the immense power and consequences generated by condensing a universe into a very small volume…as he attempts to save Earth from complete destruction.

20m

3. Could You Survive GHOSTBUSTERS?

Jake ain’t afraid of no ghost (but he actually is) as he finds out if you could survive being crushed by a giant marshmallow creature, wearing a portable nuclear accelerator on your back, and the potential cataclysmic reaction of crossing proton streams…while preventing the end of life as we know it on Earth.

20m

4. Could You Survive JUMANJI?

Mysterious forces are at play as Jake gets transported into a crazy video game called CYSTM, a game that asks, could you survive the movies…or in this case could you survive a superhuman punch to the chest, the deadly snake venom…or cake? Jake and his friends must work together to answer these questions if they hope to ever get home again alive!

20m

5. Could You Survive DIE HARD?

Shoeless and all alone in a half-built skyscraper, Jake fights his way through a well dressed bad guy while exploring if you could survive jumping off the roof of a skyscraper with only a fire hose tied around your waist, crawling through air ducts to avoid said bad guy, eating a Twinkie, and dropping C4 down an elevator shaft…could you survive Die Hard?

20m

6. Could You Survive ALIEN?

In space no one can hear Jake scream...but as Jake races to destroy a terrifying xenomorph hunting his crew, they’ll learn if you can survive the world’s deadliest acids, how to communicate across the vast distances of space…and why you should never, EVER fire a flamethrower in a spaceship.