The Island
Seen it?2009 | 96 min | Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It was a solid box office hit, but middling reviews (39% on Rotten Tomatoes) held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
The death of a prominent citizen reveals the corruption that festers behind closed doors on a seemingly beautiful serene Greek island of Sifnos.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
39% on Rotten Tomatoes, 50 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10 from opening-week audiences
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$163 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 631K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Christos Dimas
- Eleni KastaniOlympia
- Elisavet KonstantinidouAngela
- Vladimiros KiriakidisBabis
- Tania TrypiLoula
- Dimitris TzoumakisAgis
- Michalis MarinosPriest Labros
- Odysseas PapaspiliopoulosApostolis
- Zeta DoukaAfroditi
- Dafni LabroyanniEva
- Pavlos OrkopoulosThomas