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1. Arrow (2012–2020)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
Stars: Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey, Susanna Thompson
Votes: 446,189
2. The Fall (I) (2006)
R | 117 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
In 1920s Los Angeles, a bedridden patient in a hospital captivates a young girl with a fantastic tale of heroes, myths, and villains on a desert island.
Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell, Kim Uylenbroek
Votes: 116,748 | Gross: $2.28M
3. Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Robin Monroe, a New York magazine editor, and the gruff pilot Quinn Harris must put aside their mutual dislike if they are to survive after crash landing on a deserted South Seas island.
Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer, Jacqueline Obradors
Votes: 83,439 | Gross: $74.33M
4. Lord of the Flies (1990)
R | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Stranded on an island, a group of schoolboys degenerate into savagery.
Director: Harry Hook | Stars: Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, Danuel Pipoly, James Badge Dale
Votes: 33,643 | Gross: $13.99M
5. Swiss Army Man (2016)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A hopeless man stranded on a deserted island befriends a dead body, and together they go on a surreal journey to get home.
Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert | Stars: Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Antonia Ribero
Votes: 133,682 | Gross: $4.21M
6. Swept Away (2002)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Romance
A snooty socialite is stranded on a Mediterranean island with a communist sailor.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Madonna, Adriano Giannini, Bruce Greenwood, Elizabeth Banks
Votes: 17,883 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Lord of the Flies (1963)
Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Schoolboys marooned on a Pacific island create their own savage civilization.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Roger Elwin
Votes: 20,425
8. The Red Turtle (2016)
PG | 80 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A man is shipwrecked on a deserted island and encounters a big red turtle, which changes his life.
Director: Michael Dudok de Wit | Stars: Emmanuel Garijo, Tom Hudson, Baptiste Goy, Axel Devillers
Votes: 38,797 | Gross: $0.92M
9. Robinson Crusoe (1997)
PG-13 | 105 min | Adventure, Drama
1703: Robinson Crusoe has to leave Scotland for a year, but after months sailing, a storm wrecks his ship. He ends up as only survivor on a desolate island.
Directors: Rod Hardy, George Miller | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, William Takaku, Polly Walker, Ian Hart
Votes: 13,224
10. Out of Control (1984)
R | 78 min | Action, Drama
Upon graduation from high school eight teens take a seaplane trip, intending to celebrate on Keith's parents' private island. Stormy weather causes the plane to crash and they end up on a ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Holzman | Stars: Martin Hewitt, Betsy Russell, Claudia Udy, Andrew J. Lederer
Votes: 518
11. Paradise Lagoon (1957)
Approved | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
In 1905, Lord Henry Loam and his family and servants are shipwrecked on a deserted island where the survival of the fittest renders the rigid class system irrelevant.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker, Sally Ann Howes
Votes: 1,990
12. Pippi in the South Seas (1970)
G | 86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
With the help of her friends Tommy and Annika, Pippi Longstocking ventures to the South Pacific island Porto Piluse to rescue her father, who was captured by ruthless pirates.
Director: Olle Hellbom | Stars: Inger Nilsson, Maria Persson, Pär Sundberg, Beppe Wolgers
Votes: 5,581
13. Summer Affair (1971)
R | 91 min | Drama, Romance
A rich girl falls for an older hippie boy. Her parents don't approve and try to stop her from seeing him.
Director: Giorgio Stegani | Stars: Alessio Orano, Ornella Muti, Luigi Pistilli, Chris Avram
Votes: 232
14. Foxtrot (1976)
R | 91 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
At the beginning of WW2, Liviu, a Romanian count, and his wife Julia come to live on an uninhabited tropical island, where they hope to escape the war and their past. They bring with them ... See full summary »
Director: Arturo Ripstein | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Charlotte Rampling, Max von Sydow, Jorge Luke
Votes: 391
15. Down Twisted (1987)
R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
When a levelheaded waitress decides to help her shady friend against her better judgment, she becomes a target of a deadly international gang of thieves who are after a priceless San Lucas' relic. A bumbling stranger helps her.
Director: Albert Pyun | Stars: Carey Lowell, Charles Rocket, Trudy Dochterman, Thom Mathews
Votes: 1,098
16. Voodoo Island (1957)
Approved | 76 min | Horror
A scholarly type is asked to investigate the possible island site for a large resort hotel--an island rumored to be infested with zombies.
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Boris Karloff, Beverly Tyler, Murvyn Vye, Elisha Cook Jr.
Votes: 912
17. The Great Escapists (2021)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Adventure, Comedy
Shipwrecked on a remote desert island, Hammond and Belleci use their engineering and scientific skills to not only to survive, but to construct a paradise island playground.
Stars: Richard Hammond, Tory Belleci, Joseph Balderrama, Silvana Montoya
Votes: 2,835
18. And the Sea Will Tell (1991 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 179 min | Crime, Drama
Two couples--one wealthy and married, the other an ex-con and his hippie girlfriend-- separately set sail for a remote South Pacific island, each hoping to play "Adam and Eve" in paradise. ... See full summary »
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace | Stars: Richard Crenna, Rachel Ward, Hart Bochner, Deidre Hall
Votes: 538
19. The Island of Giant Insects (2020)
TV-MA | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Horror
Students from Hosho Academy High School were aboard a plane when it crash lands under mysterious circumstances. The heroine, Oribe Mutsumi and her classmates wash ashore on an island. The ... See full summary »
Directors: Takeo Takahashi, Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Stars: Mao Ichimichi, Rika Tachibana, Momo Asakura, Misato Fukuen
Votes: 311
20. Dick Figures: The Movie (2013)
TV-14 | 73 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Red and Blue journey around the world to find The Great Sword of Destiny. Blue discovers that Red was never his friend at all, now they are enemies and are in worst situations imaginable.
Directors: Zack Keller, Ed Skudder | Stars: Ed Skudder, Zack Keller, Eric Bauza, Ben Tuller
Votes: 1,550
21. The New People (1969–1970)
45 min | Drama
A group of young people crash-land on a deserted island that was a never-used atomic bomb test site. With the world thinking that they were all killed, they set out to form a civilization.
Stars: Tiffany Bolling, Zooey Hall, David Moses, Peter Ratray
Votes: 113
22. Utopia (1950)
82 min | Comedy
Stan inherits a yacht and a South Pacific island. Ollie and Stan sail there with 2 other men. They shipwreck on a new atoll and settle there. An ex-fiancee joins them. They declare an independent nation and problems arise.
Directors: Léo Joannon, John Berry, Alfred J. Goulding, Tim Whelan | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Suzy Delair, Max Elloy
Votes: 2,225
23. Uninhabited (2010)
TV-14 | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
A young couple go to a remote and deserted coral island for a camping holiday, only to find that the island is inhabited by a ghost seeking retribution for a past outrage.
Director: Bill Bennett | Stars: Geraldine Hakewill, Henry James, Bob Baines, Billy Milionis
Votes: 3,001
24. Ranma ½: The Movie 2, Nihao My Concubine (1992)
Not Rated | 60 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
With the Tendos, the Saotomes, Ryoga, Shampoo and Ukyo misinterpreting Tatewake Kuno's invitation to his two loves, Akane and "The Pig Tailed Girl", to try his new yacht, a whole new ... See full summary »
Director: Iku Suzuki | Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, Noriko Hidaka, Minami Takayama
Votes: 964
25. Island of the Dead (2000)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
Stranded on a deserted island, a group of people struggles to survive against a swarm of supernatural flies.
Director: Tim Southam | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Talisa Soto, Bruce Ramsay, Kent McQuaid
Votes: 958
26. Our Virgin Island (1958)
84 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Two newlyweds buy a small private island in the British Virgin Islands and live a happy life without the comforts of modern society.
Director: Pat Jackson | Stars: John Cassavetes, Virginia Maskell, Sidney Poitier, Isabel Dean
Votes: 166
27. Trespasser (1998 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Anne, the sole survivor of a plane crash, must navigate Isla Sorna, InGen's Site B where dinosaur breeding grounds for the Jurassic Park were, and use brains and scarce weapons to reach the abandoned InGen facility and call for help.
Stars: Richard Attenborough, Minnie Driver
Votes: 235
28. Seven Seas Pirates (2012)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A swashbuckling adventure aboard a pirate ship, turns into a battle for survival when Selkirk and Pupi, find themselves captive and marooned on a deserted island after the crew steals their treasure map and discovers their true identities.
Director: Walter Tournier | Stars: Ariel Cister, Mariano Chiesa, Karin Zavala, Gabriel Rovito
Votes: 236
29. Gale Force (2002 Video)
R | 96 min | Action, Drama
A new reality-style game show, "Treasure Hunt" has invited a cast of contestants, including a Los Angeles cop who's joined to try and make up for an earlier PR blunder, to a tropical island... See full summary »
Director: Jim Wynorski | Stars: Treat Williams, Susan Walters, Cliff De Young, Tim Thomerson
Votes: 575
30. Dead Season (2012)
Unrated | 85 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
When a worldwide viral outbreak leads to a plague of zombies scouring the earth for the living, two survivors flee the chaos of America to a remote island, hoping for a chance to start a ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Deyoe | Stars: Scott Peat, Marissa Merrill, James C. Burns, Corsica Wilson
Votes: 3,207
31. Hell Is Empty (1967)
109 min | Crime, Drama
On the run from the police, a female thief and her band of robbers take refuge on a desert island where they discover a mansion inhabited by a family whom they take hostage. One of the robbers falls for the couple's daughter.
Directors: John Ainsworth, Bernard Knowles | Stars: Martine Carol, Anthony Steel, James Robertson Justice, Shirley Anne Field
Votes: 35
32. Family Film (2015)
95 min | Drama
A couple embark on an early vacation. Left alone, their children cut loose until the boy gets caught for skipping school and things take an unexpected turn. Boasting exquisite camera work, ... See full summary »
Director: Olmo Omerzu | Stars: Daniel Kadlec, Jenovéfa Boková, Vanda Hybnerová, Karel Roden
Votes: 442
33. Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932)
Passed | 76 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After making a bet, Steve strands himself on uninhabited island.
Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, William Farnum, Earle Browne, Maria Alba
Votes: 506
34. Vi er både rigtig og kloge (1975)
55 min | Drama
During a holiday in Sweden, a group of Danish children drift to sea with a sailboat and land on a small uninhabited island, where they must spend a few days before being found. Describes ... See full summary »
Director: Svend Abrahamsen | Stars: Jan Aagaard, Majbritt Froholdt, René Hermitz, Dorte Kildenfeldt
35. Favola crudele (1991)
91 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
It is the story of a terrorist who manages to escape during a transfer by sea and lands on a remote desert island where there is a large mansion inhabited by a little girl about 9 years old a girl of 18 and their housekeeper.
Director: Roberto Leoni | Stars: John Savage, Mirella Banti, Claudia Gerini, Jenai Ricci
Votes: 37
36. Born for Glory (1935)
Approved | 69 min | Action, Drama, War
In 1914, after a German warship picks-up survivors from a sinking British warship it undergoes repairs off a deserted island but it faces sabotage attempts and attacks from one of the escaped rescued sailors.
Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Betty Balfour, John Mills, Barry MacKay, Jimmy Hanley
Votes: 184
37. The Crabs (1976)
12 min | Animation, Short, Horror
A sci-fi film that is an allegory about the suicidal character of war waged by militant factions. A military scientist who originally intends to breed perfect robots - crabs, based on the ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Mergl
Votes: 115
38. Fifteen Boys Adrift (1982)
85 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A troop of children from eight to thirteen, abandoned on an island, struggling for life in the midst of passion fueled by the differences of nationalities. A story in the style of Robinson Crusoe revisited by Jules Verne.
Director: Masayuki Akehi
Votes: 42
39. Sea Salts (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An elderly beetle recalls his long partnership with sea captain Donald, beginning with their time shipwrecked on a desert island.
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Clarence Nash, Dink Trout
Votes: 401
40. Goofy's Guide to Success (1990 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
One day, while raking leaves in his backyard before golf, Goofy wishes he had a good job. His magic fairy guardian Goofy, Paddy O'Reilly, arrives to suggest various lines of work. A compilation of classic Disney shorts about jobs is shown.
Director: Zilla Clinton | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Clarence Nash, Bill Farmer
Votes: 16
41. Tropico (2001 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Comedy
Ruling an island paradise during the cold war. Social engineering, political circuses, international intrigue, tourism and industrial growth all rolled together like a fine Havana cigar, Tropico style.
Director: Phil Steinmeyer
Votes: 130
42. Umisea (2021–2022)
Animation, Short, Comedy
Stars: Houshou Marine, Gura Gawr, Ina'nis Ninomae, Minato Aqua
Votes: 15
43. Tropico 3 (2009 Video Game)
T | Adventure
Become the dictator of a remote island during the Cold War. Charm, persuade, intimidate, oppress, or cheat your people to stay in power. Are you a kind and generous leader? A corrupt and ruthless tyrant ruling with an iron fist?
Directors: Gabriel Dobrev, Ivan-Assen Ivanov, Boian Spasov | Star: Toby Longworth
Votes: 56
44. The Loway and Mr.Hand Movie (2018 Video)
60 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After a plane crash, The Hand Gang are stuck on a deserted island, and on that island lives John who is working with Dave to destroy them. The Hand Gang must stop them and get off the island.
45. No Sweat (2023 Video)
2 min | Animation, Short
A man swims in the open sea, struggling , until he lands exhausted on a tropical island..
Director: Tony Claar
46. Everywhere But Here (2008)
PG-13 | 80 min | Adventure, Family, Romance
Jeff is an entrepreneur with an unrelenting drive to succeed. His dream is to revolutionize the cell phone industry with his new invention called 'Everywhere', a mobile phone that ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Snider | Stars: Scott Armstrong, Michael Snider, Nikki Snider, Paul Snider
Votes: 12
47. The Real Treasure Island (2007)
60 min | Documentary, History
Did Robert Louis Stevenson base his immortal classic novel, Treasure Island, on actual events? A researcher postulates that not only did he, but Stevenson may have found the pirate treasure.
Director: Robert Krause | Stars: Sari Colt, Shawn Henry, David McCormick, Michael Pez
Votes: 10
48. The Chain Invisible (1916)
50 min | Drama
James Wadsworth sets his sights on lovely society girl Anna Dalton and determines to marry her. To achieve that goal, he follows her everywhere she goes, including on a ship to South ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Powell | Stars: Bruce McRae, Gerda Holmes, Alfred Hickman, Thomas McGrath
49. Tropico 2: Pirate Cove (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Tropico 2: Pirate Cove is the sequel to the award-winning Fun in the Sun Caribbean simulation, Tropico. As a Pirate King, rule a secret pirate island full of despicable 17th century Sea ... See full summary »
Director: William Spieth
50. Nacah (2001 Video Game)
Adventure, Fantasy
Christian adventure game in the vein of Myst. Collect bible pages and solve bible-based puzzles to find a way to escape the mystical deserted isles of Nacah. If the player misses a page, the game becomes unwinnable.
Director: Cheyenne Wolford