
Six Days Seven Nights
Seen it?1998 | 102 min | Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Why it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. 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 romantics, anyone who wants a laugh and action fans. If you loved Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
In the South Pacific, in Polynesia, on the island of Makatea, Quinn Harris, a taciturn pilot, leads a quiet life, content to earn a living by transporting goods in his De Havilland Beaver. His life is exactly as he wants it to be—until he meets Robin Monroe, a sophisticated and determined woman, the assistant editor of a New York magazine, on vacation for a week with her boyfriend, Frank Martin. An urgent work assignment in Tahiti, the neighboring island, forces Robin to reluctantly hire Quinn to fly her there. But a violent storm forces them to make an emergency landing on a deserted island. This unlikely pair avoids each other at first, until they are forced to team up to escape the island... and evade the pirates who are after them. Danger and temptation are never far away...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes, 51 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$165 million worldwide on a $70 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 177K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ivan Reitman
- Harrison FordQuinn Harris
- Anne HecheRobin Monroe
- David SchwimmerFrank Martin
- Jacqueline ObradorsAngelica
- Temuera MorrisonJager
- Allison JanneyMarjorie
- Cliff CurtisKip
- Danny TrejoPierce
- Douglas WestonPhilippe Sinclair, Resort Manager
- Ben BodeTom Marlowe, Helicopter Pilot