Cast Away

Cast Away (2000)

  • 90% of critics liked it
    (154 reviews)

  • 80% of users liked it
    (664,414 ratings)

An exploration of human survival and the ability of fate to alter even the tidiest of lives with one major event, Cast Away tells the story of Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks), a Federal Express engineer who devotes most of his life to his troubleshooting job. His girlfriend Kelly (Helen Hunt) is often… More

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PG-13, 2 hr. 23 min.
Directed By
Robert Zemeckis
Written By
William Broyles
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Dec 22, 2000 Wide
On DVD
Jun 12, 2001
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • Peter Rainer, New York Magazine

    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.

  • Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

    Cast Away isn't the first to recognize our modern need for primal tales, but it is among the most accomplished. It plugs straight into our unplugged fantasies.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    Hanks conducts a master class in acting by showing a man losing his sense of himself in fractional gradations.

  • Peter Howell, Toronto Star

    The scenes of Hanks' complete isolation on the island, where barely a sound is heard for minutes at a time, are the best thing about Cast Away.

  • Susan Stark, Detroit News

    Cast Away amounts to little more than an unprecedented showcase for its star.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Scott G


    Probably one of the best disaster emotional films ever. A classic game of survival that is played absolutely perfectly.

  • Joshua W


    WILSON!!!! WILSON!!!!!!!

  • Albert K


    Slow, quiet, but effective survival movie. I also praise this movie by how the movie turns away from the typical Hollywood ending with a theme that truly drives this movie to be a one-of-a-kind.

  • Graham J


    Hanks is Zemeckis' Jimmy Stewart.

  • Tyler K


    The movie was good, but a bit long. By all means, length doesn't matter to me when it comes to movies. The Longer the Better, in a sort of way. I could probably watch a 5 hour long movie if there was one (that was good, I knew there are some). Of course, I would have to watch 2… More

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