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Cast Away

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Original title

Cast Away

Year

2000

Running time

143 min.

Country

United States

Director

Robert Zemeckis

Screenwriter

William Broyles Jr.

Cast

Music

Alan Silvestri

Cinematography

Don Burgess

Producer

20th Century Fox, DreamWorks SKG, ImageMovers, Playtone

Genre

Adventure. Drama | Survival Film

Synopsis

Tom Hanks stars as Tom Noland, a FedEx executive who flies around the world solving problems for his shipping company. A taskmaster and devotee of time management, he squeezes in a rushed Christmas Eve dinner with his fiancée (Helen Hunt), before he is called away to a company crisis in the South Pacific. Before boarding his flight, he gives her a surprise gift that appears to be an engagement ring, and he promises to return for New Year's. Noland's flight suffers a catastrophic explosion over the Pacific and crashes into the sea. He emerges as the sole survivor and begins a remarkable, modern-day Robinson Crusoe existence on an uninhabited island where time — which he valued so highly — is now meaningless. Faced with absolute isolation, he must quickly learn survival skills to save both his live and his sanity.

Rankings Position

#139 Best Adventure Movies

Awards: 2000: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Best Actor (Tom Hanks), Sound

2000: Golden Globes: Best Actor - Drama (Tom Hanks)

2000: Nominated for BAFTA Awards: Best Actor (Tom Hanks)

2000: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Tom Hanks)

2000: Critics' Choice Awards: Nominated for Best Film

2000: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Actor (Tom Hanks). 3 Nominations

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Ranking Lists Position

7 My Top 10 Movies from 2000 (402)
37 My Favorite Adventure Movies (115)
38 Movies with a Great Male Lead (100)
68 My Favorite Dramas (189)
72 Most Moving Movies (60)
87 My Top 20 Movies from the 2000s (79)

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