Island Survival Movies
Kinora's catalogue lists 15 films about survival and set on islands, spanning 1973–2024. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.
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- 2000
Battle Royale
Island · Wildernessdir. Kinji Fukasaku - 2012
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Rural · Coastal Sea · Islanddir. Benh Zeitlin - 2000
Cast Away
Island · Coastal Seadir. Robert Zemeckis - 2009
Castaway on the Moon
Island · Urbandir. Lee Hae-jun - 1975
Jaws
Coastal Sea · Islanddir. Steven Spielberg - 1993
Jurassic Park
Islanddir. Steven Spielberg - 2012
Life of Pi
Coastal Sea · Islanddir. Ang Lee - 1990
Lord of the Flies
Island · Wilderness · Coastal Seadir. Harry Hook - 2012
Moonrise Kingdom
Island · Wildernessdir. Wes Anderson - 2013
Mud
Rural · Islanddir. Jeff Nichols - 1973
Papillon
Island · Wildernessdir. Franklin J. Schaffner - 2016
Swiss Army Man
Island · Wilderness · Coastal Seadir. Daniel Kwan - 2024
The Wild Robot
Island · Wildernessdir. Chris Sanders - 2022
Triangle of Sadness
Coastal Sea · Islanddir. Ruben Östlund - 2018
Utøya: July 22
Island · Wildernessdir. Erik Poppe
Frequently asked
How many movies are about survival and set on islands?
Kinora's catalogue lists 15 films about survival and set on islands, spanning 1973–2024.
What are some movies about survival and set on islands?
Films about survival and set on islands in our catalogue include Battle Royale (2000), Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), Cast Away (2000), Castaway on the Moon (2009), and Jaws (1975).
What is the oldest movie about survival and set on islands?
Papillon (1973) is the earliest film about survival and set on islands in our catalogue; the most recent is The Wild Robot (2024).