7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Cast Away (2000)
Cast Away (2000)
Overview
Chuck Noland, 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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
Chuck Noland, 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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
While the film's core conflict of survival is largely apolitical, its narrative champions individual responsibility, self-reliance, and perseverance as the primary solutions to overwhelming adversity, aligning its dominant themes with right-leaning values.
Cast Away features a traditional cast, with a white male protagonist at its center. The narrative focuses on his individual journey of survival, presenting traditional identities in a neutral to positive light without engaging with explicit DEI themes or critiques.
Secondary
The film portrays Christian symbols, specifically the cross, as powerful anchors of hope, love, and perseverance for the protagonist, aligning them with his will to survive and return to civilization.
The film "Cast Away" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on the survival and psychological journey of a heterosexual male protagonist, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the story.
Cast Away does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's plot is entirely focused on the survival and personal journey of its cisgender protagonist, Chuck Noland.
The film focuses on a male protagonist's survival story. There are no significant female characters involved in action or combat sequences. No female character engages in or wins close-quarters physical combat against male opponents.
Cast Away is an original film with no pre-existing source material, historical figures, or prior installments. All characters were created for this film, establishing their gender as original to the production. Therefore, no gender swaps occurred.
Cast Away is an original screenplay with characters created specifically for the film. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments from which character races could have been established and subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.7
Critic Ratings
8.8
7.4
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