The Island

R

1980

1h 54m

Adventure

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33%

6 Reviews

Tomatometer

51%

5,000+ Ratings

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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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Mark A

I am not sure about this movie at all. The plot is frightfully comical. Pirates are weird and crazy but not scary. Michael Caine was obviously short in deals to take this on. Overall i guess worth a watch on a rainy day

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/21/22

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Audience Member

The Island is a thrilling violent action movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

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

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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P. J

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!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/09/20

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

A good psychological-thriller from the creaters of JAWS.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Michael Ritchie

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Michael Caine

Blair Maynard

David Warner

John David Nau

Angela Punch McGregor

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Frank Middlemass

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

Jul 26, 2022

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Matt Brunson

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[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.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 17, 2013

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Cole Smithey

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Rated: 3/5

Mar 9, 2008

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Jul 23, 2005

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Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

Another one of Caine's big bombs!!

Rated: 1/5

Mar 21, 2003

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Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

ragtag modern-day pirates live in a primitive island society, eschewing most forms of modern technology . . .They're kind of like Amish . . . only they're pirates

Rated: 4/5

Mar 19, 2003

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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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