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

1. Royal Pains (2009–2016)

TV-PG | 42 min | Comedy, Drama

An unfairly discredited but brilliant ER doctor winds up working with his younger brother in the Hamptons as a concierge doctor to the uber-rich and ultra-elite.

Stars: Mark Feuerstein, Paulo Costanzo, Reshma Shetty, Brooke D'Orsay

Votes: 23,362

2. Top Secret! (1984)

PG | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Music

An American rock and roll singer is invited to a cultural festival in East Germany in order to distract from a plot to destroy NATO submarines, but he accidentally becomes involved in a resistance plot to rescue an imprisoned scientist.

Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker | Stars: Val Kilmer, Omar Sharif, Jeremy Kemp, Warren Clarke

Votes: 73,182 | Gross: $20.50M

3. Fantasy Island (2020)

PG-13 | 109 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

When the owner and operator of a luxurious island invites a collection of guests to live out their most elaborate fantasies in relative seclusion, chaos quickly descends.

Director: Jeff Wadlow | Stars: Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell

Votes: 58,172 | Gross: $27.31M

4. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)

PG | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Four best girlfriends hatch a plan to stay connected with one another as their lives start off in different directions: they pass around a pair of secondhand jeans that fits each of their bodies perfectly.

Director: Ken Kwapis | Stars: Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Blake Lively

Votes: 65,100 | Gross: $39.01M

5. The Island (2020–2024)

48 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A deadly virus hits a small community living on an island in the North Sea.

Stars: Emily Kusche, Aaron Hilmer, Adrian Grünewald, Maximilian Brauer

Votes: 2,528

6. Zorba the Greek (1964)

Not Rated | 142 min | Comedy, Drama

An uptight English writer travelling to Crete, on a matter of business, finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova

Votes: 24,131

7. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Passed | 132 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

First mate Fletcher Christian leads a revolt against his sadistic commander, Captain Bligh, in this classic seafaring adventure, based on the real-life 1789 mutiny.

Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Herbert Mundin

Votes: 24,878

8. Lost Lagoon (1957)

Not Rated | 79 min | Drama

Presumed to be lost at sea during a tropical storm, Charlie Walker washes up on a small island in the Bahamas and encounters Elizabeth, a lovely younger woman. As their partnership develops, an insurance investigator seeks Charlie.

Director: John Rawlins | Stars: Jeffrey Lynn, Leila Barry, Peter Donat, Don Gibson

Votes: 152

9. Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964)

93 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

The story of a Native American girl, abandoned on a tiny island, who is protected by a wild dog.

Director: James B. Clark | Stars: Celia Milius, Larry Domasin, Ann Daniel, Carlos Romero

Votes: 549

10. Stromboli (1950)

Approved | 81 min | Drama

Karin, a young woman from the Baltic countries, marries fisherman Antonio to escape from a prison camp. But she cannot get used to the tough life in Antonio's volcano-threatened village, Stromboli.

Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Mario Vitale, Renzo Cesana, Mario Sponzo

Votes: 7,979

11. Amos & Andrew (1993)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime

A Pulitzer prize writer buys a cabin. The neighbors get suspicious when a stranger "breaks in". They see a black man and call the police, who start shooting at him. The sheriff tries a cover-up involving a white petty crook. Bad idea.

Director: E. Max Frye | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Lerner, Margaret Colin

Votes: 9,892 | Gross: $9.75M

12. Skin Deep (2022)

Unrated | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

At first glance, Leyla and Tristan seem like a happy young couple. But when they travel to a mysterious, remote island, a game of identities begins, which changes everything.

Director: Alex Schaad | Stars: Mala Emde, Jonas Dassler, Dimitrij Schaad, Maryam Zaree

Votes: 259

13. Cut Off (2018)

132 min | Action, Crime, Horror

Thriller set in the world of Forensic Pathology. Coroner Paul Herzfeld finds a capsule in the head of a heavily mutilated corpse, containing a phone number and single word: the name of his daughter.

Director: Christian Alvart | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Lars Eidinger, Fahri Yardim

Votes: 7,684

14. Santorini Blue (2013)

Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

Felix and Alexandra's tender marriage unravels after a devastating betrayal. The story travels on an international journey of discovery from New York City to Santorini, Greece while addressing this very question.

Director: Matthew D. Panepinto | Stars: Deirdre Lorenz, Matthew D. Panepinto, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek

Votes: 166

15. Don't Go Near the Water (1957)

Approved | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

On a small South Pacific island during WW2, various US Navy P.R. personnel pass the time romancing the nurses and the native girls while trying to avoid front line sea duty.

Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Glenn Ford, Gia Scala, Earl Holliman, Anne Francis

Votes: 859

16. Jim Button and the Wild 13 (2020)

Not Rated | 110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

To protect Morrowland from another threat, Jim and Luke have to set off on a dangerous journey. On their adventure, Jim's most fervent wish might also come true: to find out the truth about his mysterious origins.

Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Henning Baum, Solomon Gordon, Rick Kavanian, Uwe Ochsenknecht

Votes: 850

17. Widow of St. Pierre (2000)

R | 112 min | Drama, History, Romance

In a small French colony, a drunken man kills someone. While a guillotine is being shipped in, he changes, becoming a good and popular man.

Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil, Emir Kusturica, Michel Duchaussoy

Votes: 5,734 | Gross: $3.06M

18. Gargantua (1998 TV Movie)

Unrated | 90 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Marine biologist Jack Ellway and his son Brandon are drawn to the Polynesian island of Malau to study the effects of recent seismic activity on the area's marine life. Along with the local ... See full summary »

Director: Bradford May | Stars: Adam Baldwin, Julie Carmen, Bobby Hosea, Emile Hirsch

Votes: 1,212

19. Kruso (2018 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama

The young student Ed (Jonathan Berlin) wants to get out, leave everything behind. He finds refuge on the Baltic Island of Hiddensee, at a time when the GDR is in its last legs. Many have ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas Stuber | Stars: Albrecht Schuch, Jonathan Berlin, Andreas Leupold, Peter Schneider

Votes: 139

20. Wilby Wonderful (2004)

Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A day-in-the-life dark comedy concerning a group of islanders, their respective secrets, and one man's plan to kill himself quietly.

Director: Daniel MacIvor | Stars: James Allodi, Callum Keith Rennie, Elliot Page, Rebecca Jenkins

Votes: 1,627

21. Sanctuary (2001 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 85 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A famous photographer, Jo Ellen Hathaway, has been being stalked for quite some time. She returns to the island she grew up on in an effort to get away from the stalker and get some ... See full summary »

Director: Katt Shea | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Costas Mandylor, Chris William Martin, Leslie Hope

Votes: 283

22. Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932)

Passed | 76 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

After making a bet, Steve strands himself on uninhabited island.

Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, William Farnum, Earle Browne, Maria Alba

Votes: 507

23. Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931)

Passed | 79 min | Drama

Dan works for Pritchard and Pritchard out of San Francisco and is in love with Maisie, referred to as "the icebox" by his news-reporter friend. As one of his ships returns to San Francisco,... See full summary »

Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Leslie Howard, Conchita Montenegro, C. Aubrey Smith, Karen Morley

Votes: 199

24. Os naufragados

Documentary | Post-production

The beach of Naufragados, in Brazil, owes its name to the various shipwrecks occurred during colonization. Currently, this place is occupied by a community of fishermen who live under a threat: the destruction of their houses by the State.

Director: Jorge Peña Martín

25. A Moreninha (1975– )

Drama, Romance

In 1866, during the anti-slavery movements, a romantic young lady, who lives on Paquetá Island, meets her childhood love again, who is now pursued by another young woman who does not spare efforts to be beside the man she loves.

Stars: Nívea Maria, Marco Nanini, Mário Cardoso, Roberto Bolant

Votes: 15

26. Forgotten (2012)

96 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

During a vacation on an island, two best friends from childhood are haunted by the ghosts of their past.

Director: Alex Schmidt | Stars: Mina Tander, Laura de Boer, Lina Köhlert, Mia Kasalo

Votes: 733

27. Nabbie's Love (1999)

92 min | Drama

The film tells the story of a small community on a small island in Okinawa, Japan. Especially it focusses on the story of a grandma named Nabbie, but although it's her story told in the ... See full summary »

Director: Yûji Nakae | Stars: Naomi Nishida, Jun Murakami, Tomi Taira, Reiko Kaneshima

Votes: 295

28. The Curse (1973)

100 min | Drama

An old man who works for a landlord brings a young worker to paint the house for him. The old landlord is alcoholic and has a young wife and together they manage a ranch. Little by little ... See full summary »

Director: Nasser Taghvai | Stars: Jamshid Mashayekhi, Mohammad Taghi Kahnemoui, Fakhri Khorvash, Behrouz Vossoughi

Votes: 189

29. Breed of the Sea (1926)

Passed | 73 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Tom and Tod Pembroke are the twin sons of Jefferson Pembroke, a Virginia Bishop, and are divinity-school students. Tom is serious and Tod carefree and adventurous, and both are in love with... See full summary »

Director: Ralph Ince | Stars: Ralph Ince, Margaret Livingston, Pat Harmon, Alphonse Ethier

Votes: 21

30. A Barba-Azul (1974– )

45 min | Drama, Romance

A woman who always becomes a widow just before her attempts to marry for seven times, ends up on an unknown and distant island with a widower and father of two children, sparking a tumultuous romance.

Stars: Eva Wilma, Carlos Zara, Edgard Franco, Jussara Freire

Votes: 13

31. Sacred & Secret (2010)

86 min | Documentary

The film is aspiring to capture Bali's constantly changing face in all its spirituality, complexity and polarity. At its core there will be the celestial cycle of a year on Bali as ... See full summary »

Director: Basil Gelpke | Star: Adrian Paul

32. Sea Spiders (1932)

9 min | Documentary, Short

A look at the everyay life of Tahitian natives.

Star: Gayne Whitman

Votes: 115

33. Rifts (2021)

13 min | Short | Completed

Shot on Hydra island, a mobile essay questions vacation norms. Unusual elements challenge art's essence, unveiling hidden sources of holiday joy.

Director: Alekos Alexiadis

34. Tavake (2006)

15 min | Short, Drama

Set in the Kingdom of Tonga (South Pacific Islands), this film looks at the influence and encroachment of western culture as shown in the relationship of a young man and his traditional father.

Director: Paul Stoll | Stars: William Guttenbeil, Opeti Mahina, Folau Kaitapu, Soane Paulo Po'oi

Votes: 16

35. No pongso do tedted no mondo: Ang isla sa dulo ng mundo (2005)

105 min | Documentary, Drama

Martin travels to Itbayat island, of the Batan group, on the far north of the Phillipines, to record the customs of its inhabitants and their life away from modern civilization. Itbayat is ... See full summary »

Director: Raya Martin | Stars: Advencula Alcantara, Leon Alcantara, Maria Alcantara, Vicente Cano

Votes: 31

36. Lesvos: Fall in Love (2016)

27 min | Documentary, Short

A group of friends visit take a quirky road trip across an island known for humane treatment of refugees, the first Lesbian (Sappho), and a culture/lifestyle that is different to anywhere else.

Directors: Billy Cotsis, Basil Genimahaliotis | Stars: Billy Cotsis, Basil Genimahaliotis, Mitsos Seli

37. The Western Isles (1941)

14 min | Documentary, Short

How Harris Tweed is made by the islanders in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Director: Terry Bishop | Stars: Bean Ailein, Somhaisle Mac 'Ille Mhoire, Ian Mac Néill Ghiolais, Kitty MacLeod

Votes: 12

38. Inselleben (2007– )
Episode: Agios Efstratios und die Magie des Einfachen (2007)

Documentary

Agios Efstratios long served only as a penitentiary for political prisoners. At times, up to 6,000 political opponents and "undesirables" were interned on the small Greek island. Today only... See full summary »

Director: Paul Weber | Star: Byron Manikakis

39. Secret Scotland (2019–2020)
Episode: The Isles of Mull & Staffa (2020)

44 min | Documentary

Susan ventures to the islands of Mull and Staffa. She visits Fingal's Cave, witnesses the Mull Rally, visits a biscuit factory run on sustainable energy and sees white-tailed eagles swooping for prey.

Star: Susan Calman

Votes: 8

40. City Life to Country Life (2020)
Episode: Scotland (2020)

46 min | Documentary

The McWhinneys live on Dry Isle in the Scottish Highlands, which has been their ancestral home since the 15th century. To stay afloat they sell fish, and accommodate 'off the beaten track tourists'.

Director: Nicola Tremain | Star: Stephen Mangan

41. Wanted: A Simple Life (2021– )
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2021)

44 min | Reality-TV

Hannah Lemon has spent her twenties living in London, taking advantage of the work and social life on offer. But she's noticed her friends settling down and is afraid of being left behind. Is a move to the Isle of Skye a step too far?

Director: Austen Irwin | Star: Chris Bavin

42. Minority Report (2015)
Episode: Fiddler's Neck (2015)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dash and Arthur think a young, sick girl living in a community that eschews the use of modern technology is in danger.

Director: Nick Hurran | Stars: Meagan Good, Stark Sands, Nick Zano, Daniel London

Votes: 263

43. Creature (1998)
Episode: Night 1 (1998)

Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

At a secret research base, the government creates an amphibious, shark-like creature. When the creature escapes, the base is abandoned and the inhabitants have to deal with the ravenous monster.

Director: Stuart Gillard | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Kim Cattrall, Colm Feore, Cress Williams

Votes: 53

44. Planet Earth II (2016)
Episode: Islands (2016)

TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary

Wildlife documentary series with David Attenborough, beginning with a look at the remote islands which offer sanctuary to some of the planet's rarest creatures.

Director: Elizabeth White | Stars: David Attenborough, Pete McCowen, Jerome Poncet, Elizabeth White

Votes: 5,067