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1. Lost (2004–2010)
TV-14 | 5,445 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island.
Stars: Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Yunjin Kim, Evangeline Lilly
Votes: 595,896
2. The Blue Lagoon (1980)
R | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In the Victorian period, two children are shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together, unaware that sexual maturity will eventually intervene.
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern, William Daniels
Votes: 76,622 | Gross: $58.85M
3. King Kong (2005)
PG-13 | 187 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann
Votes: 447,224 | Gross: $218.08M
4. Skyfall (2012)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Judi Dench
Votes: 731,501 | Gross: $304.36M
5. Cast Away (2000)
PG-13 | 143 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Paul Sanchez, Lari White
Votes: 639,286 | Gross: $233.63M
6. Superman Returns (2006)
PG-13 | 154 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Superman returns to Earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld Krypton. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world.
Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden
Votes: 291,472 | Gross: $200.08M
7. Gilligan's Island (1964–1992)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Four men and three women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm.
Stars: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer
Votes: 16,897
8. Twins (1988)
PG | 107 min | Comedy, Crime
A physically perfect but innocent man goes in search of his long-lost twin brother, who is short, a womanizer, and small-time crook.
Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Kelly Preston, Chloe Webb
Votes: 137,388 | Gross: $111.94M
9. Top Secret! (1984)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
An American rock and roll singer is invited to a cultural festival in East Germany in order to distract from a plot to destroy NATO submarines, but he accidentally becomes involved in a resistance plot to rescue an imprisoned scientist.
Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker | Stars: Val Kilmer, Omar Sharif, Jeremy Kemp, Warren Clarke
Votes: 73,134 | Gross: $20.50M
10. Survival Island (I) (2005)
TV-MA | 95 min | Drama, Thriller
Three people - a rich couple and a crew member - are shipwrecked on a tropical island and their subsequent fight for survival becomes even tougher when they begin to turn on each other.
Director: Stewart Raffill | Stars: Billy Zane, Kelly Brook, Juan Pablo Di Pace, Todd Collins
Votes: 10,479
11. Knight and Day (2010)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A young woman gets mixed up with a disgraced spy who is trying to clear his name.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard, Jordi Mollà
Votes: 210,432 | Gross: $76.42M
12. The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg
Votes: 243,369 | Gross: $77.59M
13. In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw
Votes: 148,849 | Gross: $25.02M
14. I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A United States astronaut finds his life vastly complicated when he stumbles on to a bottle containing a female genie.
Stars: Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Bill Daily, Hayden Rorke
Votes: 17,465
15. Castaway (1986)
R | 117 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island.
Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Oliver Reed, Amanda Donohoe, Georgina Hale, Frances Barber
Votes: 3,533 | Gross: $0.48M
16. Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)
PG-13 | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In this sequel to The Blue Lagoon (1980), two children are stranded on a beautiful island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together and eventually become suntanned teenagers in love.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Brian Krause, Milla Jovovich, Lisa Pelikan, Courtney Barilla
Votes: 21,545 | Gross: $2.81M
17. Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
G | 126 min | Adventure, Family
A Swiss family must survive being shipwrecked on a deserted island.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro
Votes: 18,181 | Gross: $40.36M
18. Crusoe (2008–2009)
60 min | Adventure, Drama
The story follows the escapades of Crusoe, who embarks on a high-seas adventure and gets shipwrecked on a remote tropical island.
Stars: Sam Neill, Philip Winchester, Tongayi Chirisa, Anna Walton
Votes: 2,669
19. The Black Stallion (1979)
G | 118 min | Adventure, Family, Sport
After being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue.
Director: Carroll Ballard | Stars: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse
Votes: 14,049
20. High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead (2011 Video)
TV-MA | 16 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Our team of apocalyptic survivors find themselves on a remote island. They drop their guard and the woman begin to have a much needed break while the men search for food. While waiting for ... See full summary »
Director: Tetsurô Araki | Stars: Jun'ichi Suwabe, Marina Inoue, Miyuki Sawashiro, Eri Kitamura
Votes: 736
21. Sweetheart (I) (2019)
PG-13 | 82 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
A woman washes ashore a small uninhabited island after an accident. The situation turns from bad to worse when she realizes there is a mysterious creature hunting at night.
Director: J.D. Dillard | Stars: Kiersey Clemons, Emory Cohen, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Andrew Crawford
Votes: 9,702
22. The Breed (2006)
R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A group of five college kids are forced to match wits with unwelcoming residents when they fly to a "deserted" island for a party weekend.
Director: Nicholas Mastandrea | Stars: Michelle Rodriguez, Oliver Hudson, Taryn Manning, Eric Lively
Votes: 14,261 | Gross: $0.01M
23. The Red Turtle (2016)
PG | 80 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A man is shipwrecked on a deserted island and encounters a big red turtle, which changes his life.
Director: Michael Dudok de Wit | Stars: Emmanuel Garijo, Tom Hudson, Baptiste Goy, Axel Devillers
Votes: 38,800 | Gross: $0.92M
24. Wrecked (2016–2018)
TV-MA | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When a plane crashes on a deserted island on the way to Thailand, the crash survivors struggle to get along, and heads clash as they have differing views on how to stay alive and get off the island.
Stars: Zach Cregger, Asif Ali, Brian Sacca, Ally Maki
Votes: 8,016
25. The Grim Reaper (1980)
R | 92 min | Horror
A group of friends and a hitchhiker become stranded on a tourist island where they are stalked by a disfigured cannibalistic killer who is prowling the island after killing its residents.
Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Tisa Farrow, Saverio Vallone, Serena Grandi, Margaret Mazzantini
Votes: 6,972
26. Kensuke's Kingdom (2023)
85 min | Animation, Adventure
Young Michael, shipwrecked on a remote island, must adapt to life alone. Over time, he feels another presence, learning that this world is home to both unimaginable danger and beauty. A gripping animated adaptation of a beloved novel.
Directors: Neil Boyle, Kirk Hendry | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Sally Hawkins, Ken Watanabe, Raffey Cassidy
Votes: 154
27. The Blue Lagoon (1949)
Not Rated | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In the Victorian period, two children are shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific and fall in love while growing up together.
Director: Frank Launder | Stars: Jean Simmons, Donald Houston, Susan Stranks, Peter Rudolph Jones
Votes: 652
28. Zig & Sharko (2010– )
TV-Y | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Zig, a famished hyena comes up with the craziest plans to make a meal out of Marina, the carefree mermaid. But that's forgetting all about Sharko, the muscly shark who will do anything to protect her.
Stars: Zack Sage, Vernon Dew, Luca Bottale, Elizabeth Maxwell
Votes: 940
29. Great White (2021)
91 min | Horror, Thriller
A fun filled flight to a remote atoll turns into a nightmare for five passengers when their seaplane is destroyed in a freak accident and they are trapped on a raft, 100 miles from shore with man-eating sharks lurking beneath the surface.
Director: Martin Wilson | Stars: Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko, Kimie Tsukakoshi, Tim Kano
Votes: 8,832
30. Welcome to the Jungle (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A company retreat on a tropical island goes terribly awry.
Director: Rob Meltzer | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Adam Brody, Rob Huebel, Megan Boone
Votes: 14,044
31. Shipwrecked (1990)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Family
A young Norwegian boy in 1850s England goes to work as a cabin boy and discovers some of his shipmates are actually pirates.
Director: Nils Gaup | Stars: Stian Smestad, Gabriel Byrne, Louisa Milwood-Haigh, Trond Peter Stamsø Munch
Votes: 3,144
32. Robinson Crusoe (1954)
Approved | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The classic story of Robinson Crusoe, a man who is dragged to a desert island after a shipwreck.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Dan O'Herlihy, Jaime Fernández, Felipe de Alba, Chel López
Votes: 4,512
33. Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
Approved | 107 min | Adventure, Drama, War
During World War II, an American marine and an Irish nun form an unlikely friendship after being stranded on a South Pacific island. They find comfort in one another while hoping for a rescue, as they try to avoid capture by the Japanese.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr
Votes: 9,629
34. Hell in the Pacific (1968)
G | 103 min | Adventure, War
During World War II, an American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain are deserted on a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. There, they must cease their hostility and cooperate if they want to survive, but will they?
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Lee Marvin, Toshirô Mifune
Votes: 9,073
35. Move Over, Darling (1963)
Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
After being lost at sea for several years, a missing wife thought long dead returns just after her husband has remarried.
Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: Doris Day, James Garner, Polly Bergen, Thelma Ritter
Votes: 6,494
36. Flight 29 Down (2005–2007)
TV-Y7 | 21 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The story of seven kids lost on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean.
Stars: Allen Alvarado, Jeremy James Kissner, Johnny Pacar, Corbin Bleu
Votes: 1,895
37. The Wild Life (2016)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A daring parrot recounts how Robinson Crusoe came to be stranded on a tropical island.
Directors: Vincent Kesteloot, Mimi Maynard | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Kaya Yanar, Ilka Bessin, Dieter Hallervorden
Votes: 6,651 | Gross: $7.97M
38. Jumping Ship (2001 TV Movie)
TV-G | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Michael has big plans to show his cousin Tommy a good time aboard a luxury yacht--until he discovers that the one he chartered is actually an old rusted fishing boat. But they are forced to... See full summary »
Director: Michael Lange | Stars: Joey Lawrence, Matthew Lawrence, Andrew Lawrence, Susan Walters
Votes: 2,081
39. Paradise Lagoon (1957)
Approved | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
In 1905, Lord Henry Loam and his family and servants are shipwrecked on a deserted island where the survival of the fittest renders the rigid class system irrelevant.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker, Sally Ann Howes
Votes: 1,992
40. The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980)
G | 97 min | Adventure, Family
When a plane carrying various animals makes a forced landing on a desert island, the only chance to escape is to convert the plane into a boat.
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Elliott Gould, Geneviève Bujold, Ricky Schroder, Vincent Gardenia
Votes: 1,537 | Gross: $11.00M
41. Limbo (I) (1999)
R | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
In an economically devastated Alaskan town, a fisherman with a troublesome past dates a woman whose young daughter does not approve of him. When he witnesses the murder of his shady brother, he, the woman and the kid run to the wilderness.
Director: John Sayles | Stars: David Strathairn, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Vanessa Martinez, Michael Laskin
Votes: 6,394 | Gross: $2.00M
42. Tanya's Island (1980)
R | 82 min | Drama
Tanya and her beau escape to the solitude of a tropical island. When a hulking gorilla sets his sights, and paws, on the lovely Tanya's attention, a bizarre battle for the woman's love ensues between the three desperate island dwellers.
Director: Alfred Sole | Stars: Vanity, Richard Sargent, Mariette Lévesque, Don McLeod
Votes: 442
43. Robby (1968)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Shipwrecked on a tropical island, a young boy befriends an abandoned native youth, forcing him to reevaluate societal prejudice about race, religion and nudity.
Director: Ralph C. Bluemke | Stars: John Garces, Rita Elliot, Warren Raum, Ryp Siani
Votes: 304
44. Miss Castaway and the Island Girls (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A spoof that combines Cast Away with Miss Congeniality, Planet of the Apes, Love Boat, Gilligan's Island, The Sixth Sense, Jurassic Park, and more
Director: Bryan Michael Stoller | Stars: Eric Roberts, Charlie Schlatter, Joyce Giraud, Stuart Pankin
Votes: 2,764
45. The New Adventures of the Black Stallion (1990–1993)
30 min | Adventure, Family
Inspired by the novels of Walter Farley. After being shipwrecked on a remote desert island, courageous, young Alec Ramsay and a wild Arabian stallion named the "Black," form an irrevocable ... See full summary »
Stars: Mickey Rooney, Richard Ian Cox, Docs Keepin Time, Marian Filali
Votes: 440
46. The Savage Is Loose (1974)
R | 114 min | Adventure, Drama
A husband, wife and their son are stranded on a remote island with no way off; as the son grows older, sexual tensions emerge.
Director: George C. Scott | Stars: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, John David Carson, Lee Montgomery
Votes: 441 | Gross: $0.84M
47. The Black Pirate (1926)
Not Rated | 88 min | Adventure, Action
Seeking revenge, an athletic young man joins the pirate band responsible for his father's death.
Director: Albert Parker | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Tempe Pigott, Donald Crisp
Votes: 2,144 | Gross: $0.68M
48. Mysterious Island (1995)
85 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
In 1865, a group escapes from a Confederate prison in a balloon, only to be carried halfway around the world. They are shot down while approaching land (which they later discover is an "... See full summary »
Stars: Alan Scarfe, Colette Stevenson, Stephen Lovatt, Gordon Michael Woolvett
Votes: 271
49. Collections privées (1979)
Unrated | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy
Three stories. A solitary sailor falls from his boat and washes ashore on a tropical island. While seeking rescue, he's found by a nearly naked woman who is playful and compliant. He ... See full summary »
Directors: Walerian Borowczyk, Just Jaeckin, Shûji Terayama | Stars: Roland Blanche, Laura Gemser, Catherine Gandois, Marpessa Djian
Votes: 403
50. Le sauvage (1975)
PG | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Martin lives alone on a Caribbean island. On an excursion to the port city, he helps Nelly, who has fled from her groom.
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Stars: Yves Montand, Catherine Deneuve, Luigi Vannucchi, Tony Roberts
Votes: 2,137