SummaryHanks stars as Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems engineer whose personal and professional life are ruled by the clock. His manic existence abruptly ends when, after a plane crash, he becomes isolated on a remote island - cast away into the most desolate environment imaginable. (Twentieth Century Fox)
Directed By:Robert Zemeckis
Written By:William Broyles Jr.
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84% Positive
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This is no film for the squeamish.
90
Zemeckis is more interested here in getting us thinking (and feeling) than in telling us what to think.
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May 8, 2024
10
Rewatching this 24 years after its initial release and it holds up. This is one of Tom Hanks's best movies
Feb 27, 2022
10
If you feel touched emotionally by this movie, you are truly human. The movie ends with Tom Hanks standing at a dusty crossroad surround by dry open fields and there is nobody around. It can be interpreted by many as an empty feeling inside such as how they feel when a relationship ends or somebody close has died. Where do we go from here now that something has ended? When he met his wife again after a long absence, it was easy to see that something was missing. After all the hugs and kisses, there was something missing that once bonded them together. Too bad it has to be called acting but it was perfect acting throughout the whole movie.
80
A 25-minute third act is far too short to suffice, especially when the previous two hours are as astute and technically impressive as they are here.
75
Here is a strong and simple story surrounded by needless complications, and flawed by a last act that first disappoints us and then ends on a note of forced whimsy.
75
The middle 90 minutes, which put Hanks alone on an island without voice-over narration or even a musical background, is as risky as anything Hollywood did this year.
70
The 80 minutes it spends on the atoll alone with Hanks make for engrossing storytelling. The film is less sure-footed back in civilization.
25
It will bring joy in a way certainly not intended, as one of the most gloriously and unwittingly silly films ever devised by a major American filmmaker.
Jan 20, 2022
10
I have just watched it and found ir simply amazing.
Great movie, with three different parts, all of them completely brilliant, especially the beginning
Sep 2, 2012
6
I like survival movies and this one met my needs. Tom hanks really got into the role by losing and gaining weight. It has a good emotion but the movie is slightly overrated. .
Sep 2, 2012
6
Tom Hanks really put a lot into this movie. My favorite character though is, Wilson. A classic story that was brought to the big screen with humor and sadness.This movie is kind of scary in a way too.
Dec 9, 2023
3
Un film bien réalisé et relativement réaliste (enfin, relativement, tout est relatif en effet) avec un Tom Hanks des plus convaincants… alors pourquoi ces 20 à 30 mn de trop (au bas mot) qui liquéfient le film ? en outre, tout ce qui traite de son ‘retour’ est complètement raté : ça sonne creux comme cette petite musique pathétique violoneuse. Dommage, le reste était plutôt bien fichu mais quel gros gâchis tout de même. Et puis toute cette retape pour ce putain de Fedex tout du long est consternante : le gars qui va livrer son paquet Fedex 4 ans après… mais bien sûr ! et la marmotte, qu’est-ce qu’elle a branlé alors ?!
Aug 9, 2018
3
Long long FedEx delivery commercial ...The only thing impressed me is the box with butterfly painted on it, though, the did a marvelous job in advertising!
Production Company:
- Twentieth Century Fox
- DreamWorks Pictures
- ImageMovers
- Playtone
Release Date:Dec 22, 2000
Duration:2 h 23 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:At the edge of the world, his journey begins.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Online Film & Television Association
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
