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Cast Away Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 4.0
    73

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally favorable reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 60

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

    Comes off as convincing but never compelling. There's a ponderous quality to it, as if it's forever clearing its throat to say something of value that doesn't quite get articulated.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Variety Emanuel Levy

    Meticulous, sumptuous production design, and striking visuals compensate for the lack of dramatic momentum in a film that arguably stretches narrative form to its limits.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    Here is a strong and simple story surrounded by needless complications, and flawed by a last act that first disappoints us and then ends on a note of forced whimsy.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    The New York Times Stephen Holden

    At its best, Cast Away, like "Titanic," awes us with its sheer oceanic sweep and its cosmic apprehension of human insignificance.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    USA Today Susan Wloszczyna

    Just be glad that Hanks and Zemeckis toiled mightily to pull off at least two-thirds of a remarkable achievement.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

    An adventure movie of extraordinary simplicity and power.

  • 91

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Hanks towers as a near naked, near biblical man. Zemeckis tells his story -- the screenplay is by William Broyles -- with a control magnificent in what isn't shown as much as in what is.

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For Families provided by Common Sense Media

Iffy for 13+

Tom Hanks' powerful, brutal, and mature story.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this movie has brief strong language, a very scary plane crash, a dead body, and scenes of peril (some bloody). The deprivation and losses may be very upsetting to some kids and teens. Noland considers suicide, and speaks of attempting it, which some people may also find disturbing.

  • Families can talk about what is left when we strip away the conventions and conveniences of our society. How do we decide what our priorities are, and what our values are?
  • Compare this movie to other desert island sagas, from Lord of the Flies to The Admirable Crichton.

The good stuff
  • message true0

    Messages: Not an issue

What to watch for
  • violence false3

    Violence: Extremely scary plane crash, dead body, scenes of peril, some bloody, emotional.

  • sex false0

    Sex: Not an issue

  • language false3

    Language: Some strong language.

  • consumerism false3

    Consumerism: Practically a commercial for Fed Ex.

  • drugsalcoholtobacco false0

    Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not an issue

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