Chuck Nolan, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home.
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 15 wins & 38 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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The scenes of Hanks' complete isolation on the island, where barely a sound is heard for minutes at a time, are the best thing about Cast Away.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
22 Dec 2000
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Hanks conducts a master class in acting by showing a man losing his sense of himself in fractional gradations.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jun 2001
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Cast Away isn't the first to recognize our modern need for primal tales, but it is among the most accomplished. It plugs straight into our unplugged fantasies.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
19 Mar 2002
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Hanks's Everyman quality has never been more aptly utilized: He's the perfect stand-in for all of us who never made it to Eagle Scout.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
26 Sep 2002
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Though Hanks comes across as blandly as ever, at least his solid performance shows he's up to carrying half a movie on his own, and Zemeckis' direction is at first as busily efficient as the protagonist.