Cast Away
At the edge of the world, his journey begins.
2000 • 143 min • Adventure · Drama
Synopsis
Chuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home.
Our family guide
Best from age 13- 67 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
- 77 Audience · 12421 · 47%
A FedEx executive's plane crashes, leaving him stranded on a deserted island. For years, he battles loneliness and the elements, finding ingenious ways to survive. Eventually, he is rescued, only to find his old life has moved on without him.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 5/10
Heads up
- Intense survival situations
- Depiction of self-harm attempt
- Themes of loneliness and despair
What it models well
- Resilience in extreme conditions
- The will to survive
- Resourcefulness and ingenuity
Talk about it after
- The importance of hope in difficult times
- How people adapt to isolation
- The value of human connection
- Coping with loss and change
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Top billed cast
Director: Robert Zemeckis • Crew: William Broyles Jr.
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedTom Hanks excels in this well put together depiction of the archetypal, rather fastidious, business executive who finds himself stranded - after his plane crashes - on a remote tropical island. Completely ill-suited for life without any modern conveniences, but not without a brain cell or two, he has to adapt à la "Robinson Crusoe" to his new life of coconuts and whatever fish he can catch.…
Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers**Cast Away is a brilliant movie in many ways, but some disappointing story and character decisions keep it from being a personal favorite.** It all began on Christmas Day. Many people forget that Cast Away is technically a Christmas movie. The fateful plane crash that strands Tom Hanks on an island alone with his volleyball best friend, Wilson, takes off and leaves his new fiance alone on Christmas Day.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersWe live and we die by time. And we must not commit the sin of losing our track on time. *** This review may contain spoilers *** Jetting off on yet another important task, FedEx whizzer Chuck Noland leaves his girlfriend Kelly Frears (Helen Hunt) behind just before Christmas. Disaster strikes during the flight and the plane crashes into the ocean.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.7/10 (12,421)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $90,000,000
- Box office
- $429,632,142
- IMDb
- tt0162222
