Following a plane crash a group of schoolboys find themselves on a deserted island. They appoint a leader and attempt to create an organized society for the sake of their survival. Democracy and order soon begin to crumble when a breakaway faction regresses to savagery with horrifying consequences.
Lord of the Flies has generally received positive reviews.
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Lord of the Flies was released in 1963 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 431 reviews, giving Lord of the Flies (1963) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 81%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 68%. Professional critics were more impressed with Lord of the Flies than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 65%, Lord of the Flies is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1963, which stands at 61%.
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