The Island
1980 · Movie · R · 114 min · ★ 5.2 · 38% critics
A journalist and his young son travel to the Caribbean to investigate a series of missing boats. Their search leads them into danger when a hidden band of modern-day pirates pulls them into a brutal world far from normal life.
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-06-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Critic score
- 38/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 (101 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy violent, oddball adventure thrillers with a cult-movie feel; Not for you if you need believable plotting or steady suspense.
Pros: unusual pirate premise; pulpy adventure energy; memorable wild moments | Cons: uneven tone; thin character depth; weak tension
Themes
- sea
- pirate
Awards & recognition
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Actor · 1981 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Director · 1981 · nominated
Cast & crew
Michael Caine
as Blair Maynard
David Warner
as David Nau
Angela Punch McGregor
as Beth
Frank Middlemass
as Windsor
Don Henderson
as Rollo
Dudley Sutton
as Dr. Brazil
Colin Jeavons
as Hizzoner
Zakes Mokae
as Wescott
Brad Sullivan
as Stark
- JF
Jeffrey Frank
as Justin Maynard
Directed by Michael Ritchie