Cast Away (2000)
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.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 22 December 2000 |
| Genre | Adventure, Drama |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis |
| Starring | Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt and Nick Searcy |
| Runtime | 143 min |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.4/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 89% · Metacritic 74/100 · TMDB users 7.7/10 |
| Budget | $90 million |
| Box office | $430 million worldwide |
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| Colombia | Paramount+ |
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| Dominican Republic | Paramount+ |
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| France | Paramount+ |
| Germany | Skygo |
| Guatemala | Paramount+ |
| India | Jiohotstar |
| Ireland | Paramount+, Skygo |
| Italy | Skygo, Paramount+, Now TV |
| Japan | Prime Video ¥600 JPY, Hulu, U-NEXT ¥2189 JPY |
| Luxembourg | Prime Video €8.99 |
| Mexico | Paramount+ |
| Netherlands | Prime Video €4.99 |
| Nicaragua | Paramount+ |
| Panama | Paramount+ |
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| Peru | Paramount+ |
| United Kingdom | Paramount+, Skygo |
| Uruguay | Paramount+ |
| Venezuela | Paramount+ |
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What kind of watch this is
Robert Zemeckis directed this 143-minute adventure drama. The hook is simple: a FedEx manager crashes his plane and lands on a desolate island. It is 2000, and the film leans on that isolation. Tom Hanks plays Chuck Noland. He is alone. The movie spends a long time on the quiet. It is not a survival action film in the usual sense. It is a study of what remains when the network drops you. The tagline promises a journey begins at the edge of the world.
What the critics said
The critical consensus leans positive, though not unanimously. Rotten Tomatoes reports an 89% approval rating as of November 2022, while Metacritic assigns a 74/100 Metascore as of June 2025. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it three stars, praising Hanks for carrying the film "all by himself" while criticizing the final act. Stephen Holden of The New York Times scored it four out of five, noting its "oceanic sweep." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it a B. The film earned enough praise to land on several retrospective lists, though the "flawed" tag in the consensus suggests it rarely achieves perfection.
How it did with audiences
$90 million in, $430 million out. That is a healthy margin in Hollywood arithmetic, turning a beach ball into a serious accounting line. It took $234 million in the United States alone, helping it finish as the third-highest-grossing film of 2000. On TMDB, users give it a 7.7.
What came next for the cast
Tom Hanks moved from The Green Mile to Catch Me If You Can. Nick Searcy went from The Fugitive to The Shape of Water. Helen Hunt jumped from Twister to Soul Surfer, while Jenifer Lewis bounced from Sister Act to The Wedding Ringer. The credits show distinct paths, not a single trajectory. The film did not cause these changes. It just happened in the middle of them.
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Sources
- Cast Away on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q213411 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Cast Away” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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