Best movies set on islands

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Discover the best movies set on islands, ranked from best to worst.

Based on 0 votes, the movie A Perfect Getaway, starring Milla Jovovich and Timothy Olyphant, came in first as the best movie set on islands of all time, followed by Another Simple Favor and Apex (2021) from 2021. Scroll down for the top 10 movies set on islands, recommended by movie fans in 2026.

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A Perfect Getaway

2009 - Milla Jovovich, Timothy Olyphant, Steve Zahn, Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Ruivivar

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For their honeymoon, newlyweds Cliff and Cydney head to the tropical islands of Hawaii. While journeying through the paradisaical countryside the couple encounters Kale and Cleo, two •••

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Another Simple Favor

2025 - Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Michele Morrone, Henry Golding, Allison Janney, Elizabeth...

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Stephanie and Emily meet again on the island of Capri, at Emily's extravagant wedding to an Italian businessman. But betrayals and a murder appear among the elegant guests. Anna Kendrick •••

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Apex (2021)

2021 - Neal McDonough, Bruce Willis, Corey LargeAction, Thriller, Science Fiction

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Former cop Thomas Malone is serving a life sentence for a crime he didn't commit. He is offered his freedom if he can survive Apex, a game in which six hunters pay to hunt a human being on •••

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Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001 - Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, John HurtDrama, Romance, War

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During World War II, a fisherman from a Greek island leaves to fight in the Greek army, and his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander. Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz and John •••

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Cast Away

2000 - Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Chris Noth, Paul Sanchez, Lari White

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Chuck, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia ditches at sea during a terrible storm. •••

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Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island

2026 - Haruka Aoki, Makoto Tanaka, Ari Ozawa, Yuka Iguchi, Takayuki Asai, Yuma Uchida, Miyuri...

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Chiikawa and his friends go on a summer adventure to a mysterious island, which is said to hide the secret of a mermaid. The trip turns into a journey full of surprises about courage and •••

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Dangerous

2021 - Scott Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Tyrese GibsonAction, Thriller

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After his brother's death, a reformed sociopath travels to a remote island. Soon the island is besieged by a deadly gang of mercenaries, and when he learns they played a part in his •••

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Dinosaur Island

2014 - Darius Williams-Watt, Kate Rasmussen, Joe Bistaveous, Juliette Frederick, Vincent Naviti

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The adventure begins when Lucas, a 13-year-old boy, embarks on the vacation of a lifetime. When disaster strikes, Lucas finds himself stranded in a strange land littered with ghost ships •••

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Dr. No

1962 - Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph WisemanAdventure, Action, Thriller

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British agent James Bond is sent to Jamaica to find out what happened to a missing colleague. The trail leads him to the island of the mysterious Dr. No, a scientist who wants to sabotage •••

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Eden

2025 - Sydney Sweeney, Daniel Brühl, Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Felix Kammerer...

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Several Europeans, dissatisfied with the modern world, move to an uninhabited island in the Galápagos archipelago in the '30s to start a new life. Their dream quickly falls apart, because •••

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What is in this list?

This list includes, for example, Shutter Island, King Kong, Cast Away.

What are the most recent movies in this list?

Among the titles with a known release year, the most recent are: Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island (2026), Forgotten Island (2026), Moana (2026).

Which movies from 2010–2019 are included?

Titles released in this period include Kong: Skull Island (2017), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), Moana (2016) (2016).

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