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A family stranded on an island in the Bahamas believe it is being rescued by two fishermen but come to realize it is being held hostage until it hands over $1 million.
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Daci A This is a stupid movie and a waste of time! To take a small boat into waters unknown with no water or food and then get stuck on a tiny island with wife and kid for 2 nights and 3 days and no one shows any sign of sunburn....what? Then when supposed help arrives the "hero" tells the bad guy he is a doctor!!! Why not say he is a bus driver with no money and then to not even try to bargain with the abductor!!!! And while the bad guy separates the family the "dad' seems as cool as a cucumber and showing very little signs of concern for wife and kid? Give me a break!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/23/24 Full Review Mitch C Starts out well, and the appearance of Danny Glover adds to the credibility of the script, but halfway through, it quickly flies off the rails in a cloud of silly plot twists. It becomes very difficult to keep suspending one's disbelief as this is so very....unbelievable. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/07/23 Full Review Johnny H Plausability issues aside, it's a suspenseful, pulsating, gripping thriller!!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/03/23 Full Review Tamara K I don't mind bad movies but I do mind stupid characters and these characters had the intelligence of a sack of potatoes. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/27/23 Full Review ira m OK somewhat predictable but still filled with suspense, and another chance for Barkhad Abdi to be a bad guy. You got to love him. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/09/23 Full Review Tommy A SPOILERS INCOMING Like: realistic initial scenario being a unassuming and blissfully ignorant traveler. Dislike: TLDR: typical suspect suspenseful movie with dumb/ignorant protagonist. So many plot holes that any reasonable cognizant traveler would have paid attention to. Renting a boat you always verify starting process, understand common compass direction, HAVE A PHONE, and bring food AND water before leaving shore. Once they were stuck on the first island and could not start boat a decision was made to leave island to drift aimlessly with no food or water? No attempt to start a fire with gasoline and spark plug caps at hand. No attempt to distill water or drink seawater which can keep someone alive for a few days. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A family stranded on an island in the Bahamas believe it is being rescued by two fishermen but come to realize it is being held hostage until it hands over $1 million.
Director
Phil Volken
Producer
Phil Volken, Alina Shraybman
Screenwriter
Phil Volken
Production Co
13 Films, Del Rey Films, Filmmuse Productions, Producer Capital Fund
Rating
R (Violence and Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 16, 2017
Runtime
1h 48m
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