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Treasure Island

Name: Treasure Island
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama
Released: 2012-01-01
Cast: Suzy Eddie Izzard, Elijah Wood, Philip Glenister, Rupert Penry-Jones, Toby Regbo

2012 | 1 seasons | 90 min | Action & Adventure, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 6.2 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 action fans. If you loved The Odyssey or Shōgun, start here.
The mood: Exciting.
The pace: One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, hour-long episodes, about 3 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.

In this two-part miniseries adaptation of the classic adventure novel, young Jim Hawkins is the only one who can direct a schooner to an island known for buried treasure. But aboard the ship is a mysterious man whose true motives challenge Jim's trust in the entire crew.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerSolid
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 15K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Created by Steve Barron

Suzy Eddie IzzardLong John Silver
Elijah WoodBen Gunn
Philip GlenisterCaptain Smollett
Rupert Penry-JonesSquire John Trelawney
Toby RegboJim Hawkins
Daniel MaysDr. David Livesey
Reda KatebDujon
Donald SutherlandCaptain Flint
David HarewoodBilly Bones
Shirley HendersonMeg Hawkins