Lord of the Flies
1990 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 6.4 · 55% critics
After a plane crash, a group of schoolboys is stranded on a remote tropical island with no clear way home. As they try to organize food, shelter, and a signal for rescue, fear and rivalry grow, and their fragile rules begin to break down under pressure.
Based on Lord of the Flies
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Details
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-03-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (633 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like tense survival stories about order collapsing and kids forced into harsh choices; Not for you if you want a faithful adaptation, slow character depth, or a consistently gripping pace like The Good Son.
Pros: thought-provoking survival setup; strong island atmosphere; some solid kid acting | Cons: uneven pacing; weaker than the book; rushed character development
Themes
- rescue
- exotic island
- based on novel or book
- pig
- cadet
- gang war
- survival
- stranded
- pacific island
- deserted island
- innocence lost
- kids on their own
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Balthazar Getty
as Ralph
- CF
Chris Furrh
as Jack Merridew
Danuel Pipoly
as Piggy
James Badge Dale
as Simon
- AT
Andrew Taft
as The Twins
- ET
Edward Taft
as The Twins
- GR
Gary Rule
as Roger
- TW
Terry Wells
as Andy
- BM
Braden MacDonald
as Larry
- AB
Angus Burgin
as Greg
Directed by Harry Hook