At the edge of the world, his journey begins.
Chuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home.
AdventureDramaexotic islandsuicide attemptvolleyballsurvivalremarriagelonelinesscastawayairplane crashpresumed deaddeserted islandtropical islandsouth pacific
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Character
Contemporary, earnest, contemplative and intimate.
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
Who loves it, who doesn't
100 profiled raters. Loved most by The Empaths; disliked most by The Cartographers.
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Cast
- Tom HanksChuck Noland
- Helen HuntKelly Frears
- Nick SearcyStan
- Jenifer LewisBecca Twig
- Geoffrey BlakeMaynard Graham
- Peter Von BergYuri
- Chris NothJerry Lovett
- Lari WhiteBettina Peterson
- Elden HensonElden Madden
- Timothy StackMorgan Stockton
Crew
- Robert ZemeckisDirector
- William Broyles Jr.Writer
- Don BurgessDirector of Photography
- Alan SilvestriOriginal Music Composer
- Arthur SchmidtEditor
- Tom HanksProducer
- Steve StarkeyProducer
- Jack RapkeProducer
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