Movies About Island

From Martin Scorsese, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley
Rated R

Shutter Island is a 2010 psychological thriller directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, and Ben Kingsley. The film follows two U.S. Marshals, Teddy Daniels (DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Ruffalo), as they investigate the disappearance of a patient from Ashecliffe Hospital, an institution for the criminally insane located on Shutter Island in Boston Harbor. As they become increasingly entangled in the mystery, they are confronted with their own dark pasts and are faced with difficult decisions that ultimately lead them to uncover a much larger and far more insidious conspiracy.

From Steven Spielberg, starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
Rated PG-13

Jurassic Park is a 1993 film directed by Steven Spielberg based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. The plot follows a wealthy entrepreneur, John Hammond, who has opened a theme park featuring genetically-engineered dinosaurs. When a rival corporation attempts to steal dinosaur embryos, disaster ensues as the dinosaurs escape and wreak havoc. A group of visitors, including Hammond's grandchildren, must find a way to survive in the face of danger. Through the use of state-of-the-art technology and suspenseful action sequences, the film explores the consequences of tampering with nature. Ultimately, Jurassic Park is a thrilling adventure movie that serves as a cautionary tale of the potential dangers of genetic engineering and the need to protect the environment.

From Franklin J. Schaffner, starring Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon
Rated R

Papillon is a 1973 adventure drama film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. The film follows the story of Henri "Papillon" Charrière (McQueen), a French convict sentenced to life imprisonment in a notorious penal colony on the French colony of Devil's Island. Together with his cellmate, Louis Dega (Hoffman), he attempts multiple daring escapes from the island, leading to a thrilling conclusion. Along the way he meets a variety of colorful characters, all of whom help shape his journey and encourage him to never give up hope. The film is based on the memoirs of Henri Charrière and showcases the dangers, hardships and camaraderie of life in captivity.

From Directors: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher
Rated Passed

King Kong is a 1933 fantasy adventure film directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. It follows a film crew and their trip to Skull Island, an uncharted island inhabited by a giant gorilla known as Kong. While the crew is initially terrified of Kong, they soon learn that he is actually quite gentle and intelligent. The crew's leader, Carl Denham, captures Kong and brings him back to New York City for public display. Unfortunately, Kong escapes and wreaks havoc on the city, searching for the woman he has come to love, Ann Darrow. In the end, Kong is killed by the military and his body is put on display in the city. Despite his death, Kong lives on as an iconic symbol of beauty, power, and innocence.

From Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Paul Sanchez, Lari White
Rated PG-13

Cast Away is a 2000 American survival drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks as a FedEx employee stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific. He must find a way to survive and make it off the island alive. The film follows his physical and emotional journey as he faces the challenges of isolation, extreme weather and hunger, and the possibility of never being found. With the help of a volleyball he names Wilson, Hanks learns to craft tools and shelter, hunt and fish, and endure the psychological effects of his predicament. Ultimately, he discovers the will to live and make it back home.

From Kinji Fukasaku, starring Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama
Rated Not Rated

Battle Royale is a 2000 Japanese cult classic film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It centers around a dystopian future where the Japanese Government has implemented a program called the "Battle Royale Act" where randomly selected classes of high school students are sent to a deserted island and forced to compete in a murderous game of survival, with only one student left alive as the victor. The students are each given a bag of food and water, a map, and a randomly chosen weapon. The island is surrounded by a deadly electric fence and the students must battle it out until the last one remains. The film explores themes of loyalty, morality, and the harsh reality of life in a world where one must fight to survive.

From Robert Eggers, starring Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, Valeriia Karaman, Logan Hawkes
Rated R

From Derek Cianfrance, starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Florence Clery
Rated PG-13

From Ken Annakin, starring John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro
Rated G

From Byron Haskin, starring Bobby Driscoll, Robert Newton, Basil Sydney, Walter Fitzgerald
Rated PG

From Peter Brook, starring James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Roger Elwin
Rated Not Rated

From Directors: Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, starring Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Antonia Ribero
Rated R

From Michael Bay, starring Scarlett Johansson, Ewan McGregor, Djimon Hounsou, Steve Buscemi
Rated PG-13

From Peter Weir, starring Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, Jadrien Steele
Rated PG

From David Twohy, starring Milla Jovovich, Steve Zahn, Timothy Olyphant, Kiele Sanchez
Rated R

From Steven Spielberg, starring Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Vince Vaughn
Rated PG-13

From Scott Wiper, starring Steve Austin, Vinnie Jones, Nathan Jones, Robert Mammone
Rated R

From Ivan Reitman, starring Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer, Jacqueline Obradors
Rated PG-13