Genre: Adventure, Drama, Disaster, Suspense, Sea, Christmas, Love, Cult Classic
Tagline: At the edge of the world, his journey begins.
Plot: Hanks stars as Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems engineer whose personal and professional life are ruled by the clock. His fast-paced career takes him, often at a moment's notice, to far-flung locales -- and away from his girlfriend Kelly, played by Helen Hunt. Chuck's manic existence abruptly ends when, after a plane crash, he becomes isolated on a remote island -- cast away into the most desolate environment imaginable. Stripped of the conveniences of everyday life, he first must meet the basic needs of survival, including water, food and shelter. Chuck, the consummate problem solver, eventually figures out how to sustain himself physically. But then what? Chuck begins his true personal journey. After four years, fate gives Chuck a chance to fight his way back to civilization, only to find an unexpected emotional challenge greater than all the earlier physical ones. His ability to persevere and to hope are a product of his life-changing experience. Though the conclusion of Chuck's story may not be a conventional Hollywood ending, it is, like life, full of truth, pain and promise. -- © 2000 20th Century Fox
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Tom Hanks
Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, The Green Mile |
 | Helen Hunt
As Good as It Gets, Twister, What Women Want |
 | Nick Searcy
One Hour Photo, Runaway Jury, Fried Green Tomatoes |
 | Nan Martin
Shallow Hal, A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, All of Me |
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