Is Cast Away actually good?

Cast Away sits in the 77.0% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 77.0% of them.

How does Cast Away compare to similar films?

Within Films · 2000s, Cast Away lands in the 82.5% percentile. The cohort comparison exists because a global rank flatters or punishes a film for its category rather than its quality.

How many reviewers is Cast Away's score based on?

900 calibrated reviewers stand behind Cast Away's score.

2000

global pct

77.0

Film · 2000 · Films · 2000s

Cast Away

Name: Cast Away
Genre: Drama, Adventure, Romance
Released: 2000
Duration: 2 h 23 min
Cast: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Gary Sinise, Geoffrey Blake

Scored from 900 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 2000s (7,847 peers).

77.0%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

82.5%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 2000s · 7,847 titles

96.3%

AI-adjusted percentile

900 calibrated reviewers

Summary

A FedEx systems engineer becomes the sole survivor of a plane crash and washes ashore on an uninhabited island. With no hope of immediate rescue, he must learn to survive alone, adapting to the harsh environment and finding ways to sustain hope while isolated from civilization.

Cast Away is a 2000 drama, adventure and romance film directed by Robert Zemeckis. Its country of origin is listed as the United States. Its certificate is PG-13. It runs 2h 23m. Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt and Gary Sinise head the billed cast.

The calibrated figure is built from 900 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 938 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. The cohort it is ranked inside is 2000s films — 7,847 of them. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 23,239 of whom clear the calibration test.

DramaAdventureRomance

Is Cast Away (2000) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 2000s · 7,847 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 900
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 2000s

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