Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "tropical-island"

51. Burn! (1969)

R | 112 min | Action, Drama, War

In 1844, a British mercenary helps the revolting slaves of an Antilles island colony gain independence from Portugal, but later returns to hunt down a local rebel leader and former protégé.

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Marlon Brando, Evaristo Márquez, Renato Salvatori, Dana Ghia

Votes: 5,848 | Gross: $0.43M

52. Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)

Unrated | 63 min | Comedy, Horror

A crook decides to bump off members of his inept crew and blame their deaths on a legendary sea creature. What he doesn't know is that the creature is real.

Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Antony Carbone, Betsy Jones-Moreland, Robert Towne, Beach Dickerson

Votes: 3,312

53. Robinson Crusoe (1997)

PG-13 | 105 min | Adventure, Drama

1703: Robinson Crusoe has to leave Scotland for a year, but after months sailing, a storm wrecks his ship. He ends up as only survivor on a desolate island.

Directors: Rod Hardy, George Miller | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, William Takaku, Polly Walker, Ian Hart

Votes: 13,244

54. Terminal Island (1973)

R | 88 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

After the abolishment of the death penalty, California murderers are dumped on an island to spend the rest of their lives unsupervised. There, two groups are formed, one lead by a psychopath, and another group determined to bring him down.

Director: Stephanie Rothman | Stars: Don Marshall, Phyllis Davis, Ena Hartman, Marta Kristen

Votes: 1,518

55. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)

PG | 99 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

A shipwrecked survivor discovers a remote island owned by a crazed scientist who is carrying out sinister experiments on the island's inhabitants.

Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport, Barbara Carrera

Votes: 7,174 | Gross: $8.72M

56. Hot Pursuit (1987)

PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy

Dan arrives too late for his girlfriend's family's plane to the Caribbean. He gets the next. Once there, Dan's hot pursuit of his girlfriend includes 3 friendly locals, a dubious yacht skipper, corrupt police, hijacker, pirates etc.

Director: Steven Lisberger | Stars: John Cusack, Robert Loggia, Jerry Stiller, Wendy Gazelle

Votes: 4,051 | Gross: $4.22M

57. Mr. Pip (2012)

PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, War

As a war rages on in the province of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, a young girl becomes transfixed by the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations, which is being read at school by the only white man in the village.

Director: Andrew Adamson | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Xzannjah Matsi, Healesville Joel, Eka Darville

Votes: 4,406

58. The Vault of Horror (1973)

R | 87 min | Horror, Thriller

An anthology of five horror stories shared by five men trapped in the basement of an office building.

Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Curd Jürgens, Terry-Thomas, Tom Baker, Dawn Addams

Votes: 6,287

59. Island in the Sun (1957)

Approved | 119 min | Drama, Romance

This drama set during the 1950s on a British-ruled Caribbean island deals with local politics, interracial relationships, social inequality, racism, adultery, and murder.

Director: Robert Rossen | Stars: James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Collins

Votes: 1,417 | Gross: $8.00M

60. I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

Passed | 69 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A nurse is hired to care for the wife of a sugar plantation owner, who has been acting strangely, on a Caribbean island.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Frances Dee, Tom Conway, James Ellison, Edith Barrett

Votes: 13,695

61. Welcome to the Jungle (I) (2013)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A company retreat on a tropical island goes terribly awry.

Director: Rob Meltzer | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Adam Brody, Rob Huebel, Megan Boone

Votes: 14,062

62. The Harder They Come (1972)

R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Music

Wishing to become a successful reggae singer, a young Jamaican man finds himself tied to corrupt record producers and drug pushers.

Director: Perry Henzell | Stars: Jimmy Cliff, Janet Bartley, Carl Bradshaw, Ras Daniel Hartman

Votes: 7,056

63. Crossbones (2014)

60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Set during the golden age of piracy in the 1700s and centering on legendary pirate Blackbeard.

Stars: John Malkovich, Richard Coyle, Claire Foy, Yasmine Al Massri

Votes: 7,137

64. The Wild Life (2016)

PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A daring parrot recounts how Robinson Crusoe came to be stranded on a tropical island.

Directors: Vincent Kesteloot, Mimi Maynard | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Kaya Yanar, Ilka Bessin, Dieter Hallervorden

Votes: 6,655 | Gross: $7.97M

65. Move Over, Darling (1963)

Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Romance

After being lost at sea for several years, a missing wife thought long dead returns just after her husband has remarried.

Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: Doris Day, James Garner, Polly Bergen, Thelma Ritter

Votes: 6,506

66. The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson (1998–1999)

30 min | Adventure, Family

Emmy-winner Richard Thomas (The Waltons) stars in this exciting family adventure based on Johann David Wyss's Timeless book. Join the shipwrecked Robinsons as they struggle together to make a new life on a remote desert island.

Stars: Gareth Howells, Kieren Hutchison, Richard Thomas, Mia Lux

Votes: 627

67. Miss Castaway and the Island Girls (2004 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A spoof that combines Cast Away with Miss Congeniality, Planet of the Apes, Love Boat, Gilligan's Island, The Sixth Sense, Jurassic Park, and more

Director: Bryan Michael Stoller | Stars: Eric Roberts, Charlie Schlatter, Joyce Giraud, Stuart Pankin

Votes: 2,769

68. Ghost Recon: Breakpoint (2019 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

You are sent to Auroa for what seems to a be a typical recon mission, but your helicopter is shot down. The island has fallen into the wrong hands.

Directors: Elie Benhamou, Eric Couzian, Dominique Leblanc, Jason Baughan | Stars: Jon Bernthal, Rodney Mullen, Adam LeBlanc, Alex Mallari Jr.

Votes: 996

69. The Even Stevens Movie (2003 TV Movie)

TV-G | 93 min | Comedy, Family

Dream vacation Dream on! Ren, Louis, and the entire Stevens family battle ferocious squirrels, angry natives and one another on the adventure of a lifetime.

Director: Sean McNamara | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Christy Carlson Romano, Donna Pescow, Tom Virtue

Votes: 7,502

70. I Eat Your Skin (1971)

GP | 92 min | Horror

A playboy adventure novelist joins his publisher on an expedition to Voodoo Island in the Caribbean, where a cancer researcher is being forced to turn the tribes-people into zombies.

Director: Del Tenney | Stars: William Joyce, Heather Hewitt, Walter Coy, Dan Stapleton

Votes: 1,669

71. Emmanuelle 3 (1977)

X | 98 min | Drama, Romance

Emmanuelle and her architect husband continue their amoral lifestyle in the Seychelles. But when a casual dalliance between her and a film director starts to turn serious her husband shows very traditional signs of jealousy

Director: François Leterrier | Stars: Sylvia Kristel, Umberto Orsini, Jean-Pierre Bouvier, Alexandra Stewart

Votes: 2,065

72. Flight 29 Down (2005–2007)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

The story of seven kids lost on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean.

Stars: Allen Alvarado, Jeremy James Kissner, Johnny Pacar, Corbin Bleu

Votes: 1,899

73. Swiss Family Robinson (2024– )

Adventure, Drama, Family | Pre-production

A shipwrecked family build a home on a deserted island.

74. Btooom! (2012)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Drama

A young man gets transported into a video game he plays called Btooom. A plot is uncovered involving an organization that aims to conquer the world by dominating the virtual world.

Stars: Tyler Galindo, Brittney Karbowski, Kanata Hongô, Suzuko Mimori

Votes: 4,778

75. Boot Camp (2008)

Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A group of at-risk teens are sent to a what they think is a rehabilitation program on Fiji, but it's really a prison-like camp where kids are abused and brainwashed.

Director: Christian Duguay | Stars: Mila Kunis, Gregory Smith, Peter Stormare, Regine Nehy

Votes: 9,311

76. Lava (2014)

G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Family

A story that takes place over millions of years and is inspired by the beauty of tropical islands and the allure of ocean volcanoes.

Director: James Ford Murphy | Stars: Napua Greig, Kuana Torres Kahele, Muneer Lyati

Votes: 19,353

77. Elling (2001)

R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama

When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, sensitive would-be poet Elling is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and ... See full summary »

Director: Petter Næss | Stars: Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Marit Pia Jacobsen, Jørgen Langhelle

Votes: 15,890 | Gross: $0.31M

78. Blackbeard (2006)

170 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

In 1717, Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard is sent to the West Indies on a secret mission to destroy notorious pirate ship The Queen Anne's Revenge and its crew.

Stars: Angus Macfadyen, Mark Umbers, Richard Chamberlain, Jessica Chastain

Votes: 1,480

79. Death to the Supermodels (2005 Video)

R | 84 min | Comedy

This sexy comedy finds the world's greatest, most eccentric supermodels gathered on a deserted island for the swimsuit photo shoot from hell.

Director: Joel Silverman | Stars: Jaime Pressly, Brooke Burns, Taylor Negron, Matt Winston

Votes: 2,244

80. Robinson Crusoe (1954)

Approved | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The classic story of Robinson Crusoe, a man who is dragged to a desert island after a shipwreck.

Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Dan O'Herlihy, Jaime Fernández, Felipe de Alba, Chel López

Votes: 4,522

81. Fantasy Island (1998–1999)

TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

In this dark update of the classic series, Mr. Roarke and his assistants bring the fantasies of their visitors to life.

Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Mädchen Amick, Edward Hibbert, Louis Lombardi

Votes: 791

82. The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980)

G | 97 min | Adventure, Family

When a plane carrying various animals makes a forced landing on a desert island, the only chance to escape is to convert the plane into a boat.

Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Elliott Gould, Geneviève Bujold, Ricky Schroder, Vincent Gardenia

Votes: 1,539 | Gross: $11.00M

83. The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981 TV Movie)

120 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sport

The staff of the island resort need the aid of the Harlem Globetrotters to keep their island from a greedy millionaire.

Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer

Votes: 729

84. Operation Christmas Drop (2020)

TV-PG | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Congressional aide Erica forgoes family Christmas to travel at her boss's behest. At a beach side Air Force base, she clashes with Capt. Andrew Jantz, who knows her assignment is finding reasons to defund the facility.

Director: Martin Wood | Stars: Kat Graham, Alexander Ludwig, Trezzo Mahoro, Bethany Brown

Votes: 13,035

85. Bare Essentials (1991 TV Movie)

PG | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

An engaged couple leaves for an exotic vacation on a tropical island and finds happiness and love--just not with each other.

Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Gregory Harrison, Mark Linn-Baker, Lisa Hartman, Charlotte Lewis

Votes: 244

86. South Pacific (2001 TV Movie)

135 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

During World War II, love is found between a career Navy nurse (Glenn Close) and an enigmatic French plantation owner (Rade Serbedzija), while a Princeton-educated marine (Harry Connick, Jr... See full summary »

Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: Glenn Close, Harry Connick Jr., Rade Serbedzija, Jack Thompson

Votes: 1,008

87. Triangle of Venus (1978)

R | 86 min | Crime, Drama

A wealthy matriarch keeps a close eye on the complicated and often erotic lives of her children and relatives.

Director: Hubert Frank | Stars: Olivia Pascal, Philippe Garnier, Elisa Servier, Bea Fiedler

Votes: 270

88. Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000)

Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Musical, Romance

A young girl meets the doppelganger of her deceased boyfriend and now has a chance to find the people who have murdered him.

Director: Rakesh Roshan | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Ameesha Patel, Anupam Kher, Dalip Tahil

Votes: 16,531 | Gross: $0.36M

89. Pippi in the South Seas (1970)

G | 86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

With the help of her friends Tommy and Annika, Pippi Longstocking ventures to the South Pacific island Porto Piluse to rescue her father, who was captured by ruthless pirates.

Director: Olle Hellbom | Stars: Inger Nilsson, Maria Persson, Pär Sundberg, Beppe Wolgers

Votes: 5,594

90. The Last Island (1990)

101 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Five men and two women, marooned survivors of an air crash, discover that they may be the only survivors of a world disaster.

Director: Marleen Gorris | Stars: Paul Freeman, Shelagh McLeod, Patricia Hayes, Kenneth Colley

Votes: 183

91. Safe in Hell (1931)

Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

After accidentally killing the man who raped her and forced her into prostitution, a New Orleans woman flees to a Caribbean island. While she awaits her fiancé, the vicious local police chief sets his sights on her.

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Dorothy Mackaill, Donald Cook, Ralf Harolde, John Wray

Votes: 2,051

92. Brides of Blood (1968)

Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Natives of a tropical island have to contend with man-eating plants and animals, mutations caused by radioactivity. Virgin sacrifices become the norm. A small group of interlopers become caught up in the mayhem.

Directors: Gerardo de Leon, Eddie Romero | Stars: John Ashley, Kent Taylor, Mario Montenegro, Beverly Powers

Votes: 967

93. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1993 Video Game)

K-A | Action, Adventure, Family

Sonic and Tails attempt to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds from Knuckles the Echidna, who is working with Doctor Robotnik after Robotnik's space station, the Death Egg, crash-lands on a mysterious floating island.

Director: Hirokazu Yasuhara

Votes: 2,017

94. Lego Jurassic World (2015 Video Game)

E10+ | Animation, Action, Adventure

When chaos strikes on Isla Nublar and Sorna, it's up to you to survive against these dinosaurs. You can play any one of the 4 movies and their characters, such as Alan Grant, Owen Grady, and even as the dinosaurs.

Director: Jon Burton | Stars: Carlos Alazraqui, Troy Baker, John Eric Bentley, JB Blanc

Votes: 1,662

95. Bird of Paradise (1932)

Passed | 80 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god.

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Dolores Del Río, Joel McCrea, John Halliday, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Votes: 1,577

96. Dinosaurus! (1960)

Unrated | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

After undersea explosions near a Caribbean island, prehistoric creatures are unleashed on the population. A boy teams up with a Neanderthal and an irritated dinosaur try to stop the dinosaurs.

Director: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. | Stars: Ward Ramsey, Kristina Hanson, Paul Lukather, Alan Roberts

Votes: 1,704

97. Foxtrot (1976)

R | 91 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

At the beginning of WW2, Liviu, a Romanian count, and his wife Julia come to live on an uninhabited tropical island, where they hope to escape the war and their past. They bring with them ... See full summary »

Director: Arturo Ripstein | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Charlotte Rampling, Max von Sydow, Jorge Luke

Votes: 393

98. Dr. Shrinker (1976– )

15 min | Family, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Three teens are shrunk to six inches in height by a mad scientist.

Stars: Jay Robinson, Billy Barty, Ted Eccles, Susan Lawrence

Votes: 166

99. Far Cry (2004 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Jack Carver, a charter-boat businessman in Micronesia finds himself trapped on a mad scientist's private tropical island with ruthless mercenaries and worse.

Director: Cevat Yerli | Stars: Peter Thias, Cornell Womack, Adriana Anderson, Robert Burns

Votes: 3,942

100. The Bribe (1949)

Approved | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Federal agent Rigby, in Central America to trace stolen plane engines, falls for the gorgeous wife of the chief suspect.

Directors: Robert Z. Leonard, Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent Price

Votes: 2,163