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With Up Island Films (Sorted by Popularity Ascending) View Mode: Compact | Detailed. 1-50 of 108 titles. | Next » Sort by: Popularity | A-Z | User Rating | Number of Votes | US Box Office | Runtime | Year | Release Date | Date of Your Rating | Your Rating. View full company info for Up Island Films. 1. The Resident (2018–2023)
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- 12 'Retreat'
- 11 'Six Days, Seven Nights'
- 10 'Extortion'
- 9 'Lord of The Flies'
- 8 'The Beach'
- 7 'Swiss Army Man'
- 6 'The Red Turtle'
- 5 'Battle Royale'
- 4 'Isle of Dogs'
- 3 'Castaway on The Moon'
Director: Carl Tibbetts
Retreat follows a couple who seek recovery from a personal tragedy that has shattered their lives. And they do so on an isolated island, away from any sort of news or civilization. Their retreat is ruined though when a stranger washes ashore to tell them that an airborne disease has rattled Europe. Retreat is a creative twist on the deserted island genre, moving the film into the realm of the small-scale apocalyptic subgenre.It certainly brings the anxiety of a couple experiencing shocking wo...
Director: Ivan Reitman
Six Days, Seven Nights combines the typical deserted island survival movie situations and puts them together into one film: pirates and a plane crash. Harrison Ford plays the grumpy and reclusive charter pilot who is hired to fly the more straight-laced Anne Hecheto an emergency photo shoot in Tahiti. Soon, it turns into a movie about a couple stranded on an island, desperately trying to survive. Their plane crashes during a storm on an uninhabited island where the two are thrown together to...
Director: Phil Volken
What happens when someone comes to rescue you off of a deserted island, but only if you give them one million dollars? One of the most underrated island movies, Extortion tells this tale in a high-stakes, anxiety-riddled journey of the protagonist's instincts to survive and save his family. Eion Bailey plays the protagonist of Kevin with the incredible ingenuity of a man with nothing left, contrasting Barkhad Abdi's cruel Miguel perfectly. The movie shows the men as two sides of the same coin...
Director: Harry Hook
Lord of the Flies explores the darker side of humanity and the pure animalistic instincts that reside in even the most modern humans.The film revolves around a group of schoolboys whose evacuating plane is shot down from the sky. They become stranded on an island and try to govern themselves to disastrous results. Each of the boys represents a different aspect of society, morals, and politics – whether it's the charismatic leader, Ralph, and his wishes for a better humanity, or, Jack, the vio...
Director: Danny Boyle
The Beach takes on a much darker tone than most movies set on an island. It follows Richard (one of Leonardo DiCaprio's lesser-known characters), who wants to escape his boring life and travel the world, looking for his perfect paradise-lost. He is given a map that leads to a “tropical paradise” and joins up with a French couple to join the island commune. This commune turns out to be a bit of an island prison instead, run by a woman who collects people to work for her. Richard causes the isl...
Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
An unconventional genre-buster from the Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Swiss Army Man is a wonderfully weird film about a man stranded on a deserted island, Hank (Paul Dano), who is about to give up all home until he finds a corpse. It’s not just any corpse, it’s an enchanted corpse portrayed by Daniel Radcliffewho soon becomes the protagonist’s closest friend. The film depicts a heartfelt and often surreal adventure that may not be for everyone, but those who love quirky humor a...
Director: Michaël Dudok de Wit
A Studio Ghibli film unlike any other, director Michaël Dudok de Wit's The Red Turtlerevolves around the poignant story of a castaway who finds himself stranded on a deserted island. Every time he tries to escape, he's stopped by a mysterious (and huge) red turtle. Soon, magical moments help him realize his deeper connection to the turtle and the island. Aside from the animated movie's stunning visuals, what makes The Red Turtle stand out is the deliberate lack of dialogue throughout the film...
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
The original death game movie before blockbusters like The Hunger Games and hit shows like Squid Game, Battle Royale is a classic Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The film follows the twisted fates of a class of high school students who are thrust into a deadly game of survival on a deserted island. As one of the best island survival movies, the movie does a fantastic job of portraying truly horrific situations that make audiences question their own views on morality. The fact that s...
Director: Wes Anderson
Director Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs is a whimsical stop-motion animated movie that transports viewers to a dystopian version of Japan in the future, where all dogs are sent to a trash island because of an outbreak.Eventually, a young boy named Atari decides to go to the island to find his missing dog. There, he encounters a pack of helpful dogs with Chief at the helm. On their journey, the odd group soon discovers a massive conspiracy that could change the dogs' fates. Considering that the i...
Director: Lee Hae-jun
In the magical Korean rom-com, Castaway on the Moon, a hopeless man riddled with debt decides to end his life by jumping into the Han River.His world is shaken when he awakens washed up on a deserted island in the middle of the Seoul River. He searches the island to find nothing but flora and vegetation and begins to enjoy his time alone there, choosing to stay. Even though it is difficult, he finds anything to be better than the worries of city life. The film takes a turn when Kim begins sen...
20 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Moana. 2016 1h 47m PG. 7.6 (380K) Rate. 81 Metascore. In ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the demigod Maui reaches Moana's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out Maui to set things right. Director Ron Clements John Musker Don Hall Stars Auli'i Cravalho Dwayne Johnson Rachel House. 2.
- Dr. No. James Bond fans know that the 007 film Dr. No was filmed on the island of Jamaica.
- 50 First Dates. This romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore was set in the Hawaiian Islands – primarily at Sea Life Park between Koolau Range and Makapuu Beach.
- The Blue Lagoon. The original Blue Lagoon, starring Christopher Atkins and Brooke Shields, was shot on the islands of Fiji – specifically Nanuya Levu.
- Castaway. Tom Hanks' Castaway was shot on Monuriki, part of the Mamanuca archipelago off Viti Levu, Fiji.
Feb 19, 2024 · Above and below it is the company name in orange, both in a scratched-out fashion. Variant: Starting with the second season, the logo is seen next to Nickels Productions logo. Technique: A mix of a live-action photograph and digital graphics. Audio: None, but original Fox airings used a generic theme and a voiceover.
Sep 6, 2016 · No Escape: 24 Stranded Island Movies. by Alex Vo | September 6, 2016 | Comments. TAGGED AS: 24 frames. The Wild Life (or Robinson Crusoe as its known elsewhere in the world) swings into...
Jun 2, 2021 · Wrecked (2016-2018) - Available on HBO Max. Great for viewers who are in the mood for a laugh, this three-season comedy is a parody of Lost. Wrekced follows a group of people who, like in that show, ended up on a deserted island following a plane crash. RELATED: 16 Mysterious Shows To Watch If You Liked Lost.
