Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. Young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him, but once on the island, things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies. Gradually, it becomes clear that it is Lucy who has the desire and the strength to try and see the year through.
Castaway has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Castaway (1986)
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Review of Castaway (1986)
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Castaway was released in 1986 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 85 reviews, giving Castaway (1986) an average rating of 64%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 74%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Castaway than critics were.
With a score of 64%, Castaway is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1986, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1986 with similar scores include films like Crocodile Dundee and ¡Three Amigos!.
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