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Cast Away

PG-13 Released Dec 22, 2000 2h 23m Drama Adventure TRAILER for Cast Away: Trailer 1 List
89% Tomatometer 157 Reviews 84% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings
Obsessively punctual FedEx executive Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) is en route to an assignment in Malaysia when his plane crashes over the Pacific Ocean during a storm. The sole survivor of the flight, Chuck washes ashore on a deserted island. When his efforts to sail away and contact help fail, Chuck learns how to survive on the island, where he remains for years, accompanied by only his handmade volleyball friend, Wilson. Will Chuck ever return to civilization and reunite with his loved ones? Read More Read Less
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Flawed but fascinating, Cast Away offers an intelligent script, some of Robert Zemeckis' most mature directing, and a showcase performance from Tom Hanks.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Tom Hanks' powerful, brutal and mature story. Rated: 3/5 Dec 22, 2010 Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out Though Hanks comes across as blandly as ever, at least his solid performance shows he's up to carrying half a movie on his own, and Zemeckis' direction is at first as busily efficient as the protagonist. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Peter Rainer New York Magazine/Vulture Hanks's Everyman quality has never been more aptly utilized: He's the perfect stand-in for all of us who never made it to Eagle Scout. Sep 26, 2002 Full Review Robin Holabird Robin Holabird Hanks earned a well-deserved best actor Oscar nomination, carrying much of the action without talking to anyone but himself for a Wilson volleyball he finds in a washed-ashore Fed-X box. Aug 11, 2021 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Tom Hanks is the perfect actor for the role. Rated: 4/5 Dec 22, 2020 Full Review Michael Kleinschrodt Times-Picayune "Cast Away" is an exceptionally well-crafted exploration of the survival of the human spirit. It's a movie unafraid to consider the full complexity of life. May 30, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Giani C Pretty good movie. One of my favorites growing up and still today. I definitely recommend watching this if you haven’t already. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/26/24 Full Review Andrew G Came for Tom. Stayed for Wilson. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/22/24 Full Review Solo U Masterpiece Tom Hank at its Best Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/22/24 Full Review Jon R Fascinating premise - traumatic crash landing, beautiful remote desert island location and ingenius problem solving all lead to a gripping first hour. I appreciate Chuck is on a desert island but it would appear Zemeckis ran out of imagination quite quickly there. The fractured relationship between the protagonist and a volleyball is a particular low point. Feels like an interesting concept, well produced with a great performance from Hanks, but a wasted opportunity. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/05/24 Full Review Stanky E My entire review was erased and I’m too tired to write another one so I’ll just say this. Really good movie, although it can be slow in parts, but that mostly only applies to me as I didn’t have much patience, especially when Chuck was just floating in the storm for like 8 minutes. The ending was good overall but I didn’t like the fact that Kelly cheated on her husband with Chuck but it’s no big deal and can just be overlooked. The Wilson scene was very impactful for me despite it being a ball with no sentience but the movie made me feel for Chuck’s character as that ball was an outlet for his emotions as well as one of the only things that kept him sane, there’s so many more things that could be said about that ball which make this scene so impactful but I can’t put them all in to the form of words so I won’t. I’ll leave with this, Wilson aside from all that was also a really good source for the comedy in this movie. Also, WILSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNN!!! COME BACKKKK!!!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/26/24 Full Review Lanfranco C Robinson Crusoe 2.0 Coming back is even harder! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Chuck (Tom Hanks) begins his true journey as he faces the emotional ordeal of isolation. Chuck exults in the fire he has learned to create. After he returns to civilization, Chuck (Tom Hanks) and Kelly (Helen Hunt) have an emotional reunion. Chuck (Tom Hanks) becomes isolated on a remote island after his plane crashes. Chuck's relationship with his girlfriend Kelly (Helen Hunt) is important to them both, despite their all-too-frequent periods spent apart. Chuck (Tom Hanks), a consummate problem solver, eventually finds a novel use for the contents of a FedEx box that has washed ashore. Stripped of the conveniences of everyday life, Chuck must first meet the basic needs for survival. Director Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks rehearse scenes in Moscow. Director Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks rehearse scenes in Fiji. Tom Hanks plays Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems engineer whose fast-paced career takes him to far-flung locales, like Moscow. View more photos

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Synopsis Obsessively punctual FedEx executive Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) is en route to an assignment in Malaysia when his plane crashes over the Pacific Ocean during a storm. The sole survivor of the flight, Chuck washes ashore on a deserted island. When his efforts to sail away and contact help fail, Chuck learns how to survive on the island, where he remains for years, accompanied by only his handmade volleyball friend, Wilson. Will Chuck ever return to civilization and reunite with his loved ones?
Director
Robert Zemeckis
Producer
Steven Boyd, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks
Screenwriter
William Broyles Jr.
Distributor
DreamWorks SKG
Production Co
Playtone Productions, ImageMovers, DreamWorks SKG, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Action Sequences|Disturbing Images)
Genre
Drama, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 22, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$233.6M
Runtime
2h 23m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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