The Island

The Island

For three hundred years a terrifying secret has been kept from the outside world.

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Release Date

6/13/1980

Runtime

114 mins

Overview

David Nau leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation in the Caribbean. When reporter Blair Maynard and his son arrive to investigate the mystery of the disappearing boats, Nau and his band of raiders decide to induct them into their tribe.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$22,000,000

Revenue

$15,700,000

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A paranoid thriller that traps you on a remote island with a dangerous cult of modern-day pirates, where civilization feels like a distant memory and rescue is uncertain. The horror builds from the mystery of disappearances into the realization of what horrors await discovery.

Mood

Dread-soakedTenseUnsettling

Themes

SurvivalCorruptionObsessionIsolation

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceChild endangerment

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