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Cast Away
2000
· Movie
· 143 min
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #620
- IMDb #517
- Google retired #285
- Rotten Tomatoes #965
- Metacritic #858
- Letterboxd #799
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1230
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1179
- Metacritic Critics #1114
- Metacritic Audience #601
- Criticker #1193
- Douban #241
- Kinopoisk #85
- AlloCiné #324
- Trakt #314
Every rating
55–94
out of 100
A meticulous Fed Systems engineer's life is irrevocably changed when his plane crashes over the Pacific Ocean. Washed ashore on a deserted island, he must learn the fundamentals of survival completely alone. The story chronicles his immense physical and psychological struggle against isolation, the elements, and the relentless passage of time, with his hope of returning to his former life serving as his only tether to humanity.
Details
- Director
- Robert Zemeckis
- Writer
- William Broyles Jr.
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks Pictures, Playtone
- Released
- 22 December 2000
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Russian
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $90.0M
- Box office
- $429.6M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 8 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 11 →3 wins from 11 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Best Action Sequence in a Movie 2000 | Best Action Sequence in a Movie | Plane crash | Nominee |
| Best Actor 2000 | Best Actor | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama 2000 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Tom Hanks | Winner |
| Best Film Actor in a Leading Role 2000 | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Best Inanimate Object 2000 | Best Inanimate Object | Wilson | Winner |
| Best Instrumental Composition 2000 | Best Instrumental Composition | Alan Silvestri (for " Cast Away End Credits") | Winner |
| Best Kiss in a Movie 2000 | Best Kiss in a Movie | Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt | Nominee |
| Best On-Screen Duo or Team in a Movie 2000 | Best On-Screen Duo or Team in a Movie | Tom Hanks and Wilson | Nominee |
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Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Tom Hanks | Winner |
Best Inanimate Object
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Inanimate Object | Wilson | Winner |
Best Instrumental Composition
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Instrumental Composition | Alan Silvestri (for " Cast Away End Credits") | Winner |
Best Action Sequence in a Movie
1 nomination
| Best Action Sequence in a Movie | Plane crash | Nominee |
Best Actor
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
Best Film Actor in a Leading Role
1 nomination
| Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
Best Kiss in a Movie
1 nomination
| Best Kiss in a Movie | Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt | Nominee |
Best On-Screen Duo or Team in a Movie
1 nomination
| Best On-Screen Duo or Team in a Movie | Tom Hanks and Wilson | Nominee |
Best Performance in a Movie
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a Movie | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
Best Sound
1 nomination
| Best Sound | Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands and William B. Kaplan | Nominee |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture | Tom Hanks | Nominee |