Cast Away

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Cast Away

PG-13

Released Dec 22, 2000

2h 23m

Drama

Adventure

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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?

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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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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

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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

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Tom Hanks is the perfect actor for the role.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 22, 2020

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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

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Nick R

Good story and great acting. 'Castaway' is a classic.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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Hilly C

Really moving experience, I loved the movie so much, a mix of emotions, really recommended!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Fabrícia F

Um drama que traz reflexões e questionamentos pertinentes sobre a solidão e a luta pela sobrevivência. Tom Hanks entrega uma performance surreal que surpreende, comove e também emociona.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/14/24

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Kirill M

Лучшая роль второго плана.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/05/24

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Faiz D

Despite its slow pace, Cast Away is a moving experience.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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julian s

Genre: adventure / action Starring Tom Hanks A great movie that should be seen several times with a great performance by Tom Hanks, great actor and loved by all the public with a very professional interpretation, Chuck noland is a businessman of a courier company called fedex, he has a girlfriend with whom he plans to marry and on a plane trip suffers an accident and is trapped on an island for 5 years, we know that human beings need social interaction to remain sane and in this film we see how the protagonist creates an imaginary friend who is Wilson, and with the same rope that was going to take his life, he builds a boat and is the one that allows him to return to society, the end is sad but very realistic, excellent story and film, I highly recommend it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/10/24

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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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