The Island

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The Island

R

1980

1h 54m

Adventure

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Skeptical journalist Blair Maynard (Michael Caine) is assigned to explore the area known as the Bermuda Triangle, where thousands of boats have disappeared in a three-year span. When he leaves the Florida coast with his adolescent son, Justin (Jeffrey Frank), their boat is shanghaied by a group of pirates led by the tyrannical John David Nau (David Warner). The pirates, who have lived undisturbed in the area for centuries, see father and son as new blood for their increasingly inbred clan.

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Martin Unsworth

Starburst

09/27/2024

4/5

Opening with a shockingly gory slaughter, this adaptation of Peter Benchley’s novel (who also provides the screenplay) is a rollicking modern pirate adventure that, while not wholly successful, stands the test of time...

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Tony Crawley

Starburst

07/26/2022

Once these piratical hordes enter the picture, Caine stops talking — and acting... The Island actually makes The Deep look good.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

01/17/2013

1.5/4

[UPDATED 2024 REVIEW] The biggest flaw is that the pirates aren't particularly frightening, coming off as Peter Pan's Lost Boys all grown up -- to riff from Kentucky Fried Movie, they aren't tough and ruthless so much as they're rough and toothless.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

03/09/2008

3/5

Emanuel Levy

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07/23/2005

2/5

Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

03/21/2003

1/5

Another one of Caine's big bombs!!

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Rob T.

@RobTregs Nov 29

Unforgettable, all over the place movie that I saw at the drive-in in 1980.

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09/28/2021

The Island is a thrilling violent action movie.

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08/01/2021

It's like a really cheesy episode of Star Trek the Original Series that just goes on & on.

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P. J

04/09/2020

One of the greatest unseen, underrated adventure movies. Michael Caine's acting was excellent. Plane explosions, killer jellyfish, high sea adventure, a father son film...... and....Pirates, lots and lots of Pirates! This film had everything!

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02/19/2020

Excellent thriller with Caine in fine form (despite his stated dislike of the film). Director Michael Ritchie caught a lot of grief for the uneven quality and extreme tonal shifts, but this is a unique movie that defies logic. Scary and repulsive and worth a view.

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10/03/2019

A good psychological-thriller from the creaters of JAWS.

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Synopsis

Skeptical journalist Blair Maynard (Michael Caine) is assigned to explore the area known as the Bermuda Triangle, where thousands of boats have disappeared in a three-year span. When he leaves the Florida coast with his adolescent son, Justin (Jeffrey Frank), their boat is shanghaied by a group of pirates led by the tyrannical John David Nau (David Warner). The pirates, who have lived undisturbed in the area for centuries, see father and son as new blood for their increasingly inbred clan.

Director: Michael Ritchie
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Runtime: 1h 54m

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