Remote island movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant remote island movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, psychological, suspenseful, suspense, tense and disturbing films and TV shows about / with remote island, island, isolation, survival, danger, female nudity, bare chested male, death, boat and problem plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as remote island: Boot Camp (2008), The Shell Collector (2016), Island of Grace (2009), Stranded (2006), Treasure Quest: Snake Island (2015), Deeply (2000), Fantasy Island (2020), Retreat (2011), Out of Bounds (2011), Welcome to Eden (2022).
Best films
New films
| Kensuke's Kingdom (2023) | 6.9 | |
| Host (2025) | 5.4 | |
| Eden (2024) | 6.5 | |
| The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025) | 7.4 | |
| Send Help (2026) | 7.2 |
List of remote island movies
10K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A group of troubled teens are sent to a rehabilitation program housed in a remote camp on the island of Fiji. What their parents believe is a state-of-the-art deluxe institution in a beautiful natural environment turns out to be a prison-like boot ...
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, tense, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
boot camp, problem child, remote island, juvenile delinquency, corporal punishment, abuse, power relations, escapades, young heroes, isolation, teenage life, addiction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pacific ocean
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The latest discovery by a blind shell collector puts the relationship between man and nature on edge: a rare mollusc that is extremely poisonous, but has a healing and hallucinogenic effect on some people. Can people resist the creature’s ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
remote island, blind man, island, nature, beach, problem, fighting illness, lifestyle, illness, man versus nature, isolation, obsession ...
Place:
okinawa japan
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Between the so called restrictions of her faith and the so-called freedom of the world, Megan Hughes favors the world. Things change drastically, however, when her plane crashes on a business trip. Along with two of her co-workers -the arrogant ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, inspirational, uplifting ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
faith, survival, remote island, island, rescue, christian, love triangle, saving a life, coping, stranded on an island, relationships, problem ...
Is relevant?
423
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Bride-to-be Carina (Durance) decides to take four friends to an exotic Caribbean island for a hen party to remember. After arriving at the luxurious resort the women take a boat ride to an isolated island where they can bask in the sun and sand - ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
survival, remote island, bridesmaid, desert island, bachelorette party, stranded, girlfriend, female protagonist, fiancee, mysterious disappearance, problem, women ...
Place:
caribbean
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Genre: Documentary, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Hidden somewhere off the southeastern coast of Brazil could lie hundreds of millions of dollars-worth of lost Incan gold. One team of treasure hunters has a new theory on where the treasure lies - a remote spot home to 1,000s of deadly vipers.
Style:
realistic, feel good, entertaining, captivating, light ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
treasure hunt, remote island, golddigger, lost treasure, buried treasure, island, snake, treasure hunter, treasure, expedition, hidden treasure, escapades ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Canada, Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
On Ironbound Island, native Fiona McKay arrives from Europe with her teenage daughter Clair, hoping that the peace of the island will help the girl get over the death of her boyfriend. The girl finds comfort in the company of a visiting American ...
Style:
serious, sentimental, atmospheric, fairy tale, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
curse, island, memory, hopes, starting over, curses spells and rituals, haunted by the past, writers, loner, viking, remote island, loss of lover ...
Time:
90s
Place:
nova scotia, canada, berlin germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A group of contest winners arrive at an island hotel to live out their dreams, only to find themselves trapped in nightmare scenarios.
Style:
suspense, surprise ending, psychological, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
reality vs fantasy, danger, fear, wish fulfillment, hostage, heroes, revenge, resort, twists and turns, island, assassination attempt, jungle ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Is relevant?
14K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Kate and Martin escape from personal tragedy to an Island Retreat. Cut off from the outside world, their attempts to recover are shattered when a man is washed ashore, with news of airborne killer disease that is sweeping through Europe.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
isolation, infection, virus, island, remote island, deadly virus, strained relationship, soldier, confined, couple relations, danger, holiday horror ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
scotland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A desolate, windswept island. Stella and Oskar, a young couple, visit Stella's father Nathan who lives alone with his labrador. Stella is pregnant and looking forward to having a baby, but Oskar appears to have doubts. When Oskar falls prey to ...
Style:
contemplative, atmospheric, captivating, emotional, tense ...
Plot:
incest, pregnant woman, sex with daughter, couples, family relations, intrigue, couple relations, rivalry, manipulation, pets, remote island, father daughter sex ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Are you happy? With this question, Zoa and four other attractive young people, very active on social networks, are invited to the most exclusive party in history on a secret island, organized by the brand of a new drink. What begins as an exciting ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
gay relationship, remote island, gay, social media, paradise, social problems, island, teenager, social issues, party, lesbian, psychopath ...
Is relevant?
780
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Portugal
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A reality show on an inhabited island where eight contestants must fight for their survival becomes more than it appears to be. Solum is not just a game -- it's a test, a selection process, and a mirror that confronts the truth of Nature, with ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
survival, remote island, social experiment, game of death, stranded on an island, mortal combat, death match, competitor, struggle for survival, most dangerous game, isolation, human nature ...
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Zombie Isle In the late 70's, a group of college students and their professor ventured onto an uninhabited island for a day of exploring flora, fauna and co-ed fun. The class field trip quickly becomes a grisly nightmare as the students and ...
Style:
psychotronic, disturbing, scary, suspense, humorous ...
Plot:
remote island, undead, island, nazi zombie, survival, walking dead, dystopian future, killing, peril, characters in danger, student, supernatural ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When a mysterious young man arrives on a remote Sub-Antarctic research station, secrets threaten the relationship of a married couple working on the island.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
remote island, relationships, couples, isolation, secret, relationship problems, island, job, male female relationship, problem, loneliness, secrets ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: China, Malaysia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The passengers of a luxury airliner become stranded on a remote, mysterious island after an emergency landing. They soon realize the island holds a dark, deadly secret.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, tension ...
Plot:
air disaster, survival, disaster, island, remote island, stranded on an island, paranormal, catastrophe, struggle for survival, trapped, isolation, danger ...
Time:
future
Is relevant?
182
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A developer relocates to a remote island with his family, where the cursed land takes over his soul, but will it make him a killer?
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, serious, scary, captivating ...
Plot:
remote island, obsession, paranormal phenomena, possessed, curses spells and rituals, cursed, curse, murder, island, murderer, possession, supernatural ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
A young woman inherits a small island in New York and discovers it has a dangerous history.
Style:
tense, disturbing, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
island, remote island, female protagonist, problem, dark secret, undercover, threat, murder, murder mystery, secret, isolation, dark past ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
On a distant island a man waits. Robbed of his position, power and wealth, his enemies have left him in isolation. But this is no ordinary man, and this no ordinary island. Prospero is a magician, able to control the very elements and bend nature to ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, dramatic, reflective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
magic, island, shipwreck, storm, revenge, remote island, shakespeare, theater, supernatural, supernatural power, literary, wizard ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan, Indonesia, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A violent and reckless samurai is shipwrecked on a remote island left without an avenue for his rage. After undertaking a spiritual journey to appease his aggressive thoughts, he finds himself abducted by external demons taking the form of ...
Style:
psychological thriller, grim, tense, melancholic, bleak ...
Plot:
samurai, remote island, shipwreck, cannibal, isolation, cannibalism, struggle for survival, spiritual journey, desert island, samurai era, feudal japan, swordplay ...
Time:
13th century, medieval times
Place:
asia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Meredith is a 35 year-old unmarried woman who arrives at a remote lighthouse island 1928 with her uncle the new head keeper.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, atmospheric, contemplative ...
Plot:
lighthouse, female protagonist, lighthouse keeper, remote island, island, solitude, loneliness, isolation, recluse, family relations, workplace, job ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
australia
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Five students on spring break meet at a secluded island cabin for a weekend getaway. Stranded on the island they become the prey of a mysterious killer who seems bent on revenge for something the friends have done.
Style:
scary, serious, suspenseful, rough, slasher ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
characters killed one by one, psycho killer, homicidal maniac, island, vengeance, stranded on an island, survival, unknown killer, deathtrap, danger, redneck, murder mystery ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
684K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
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. He's the only survivor, and he washes up on a tiny ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, emotional, inspirational ...
Audience:
date night, family outing, teens, kids
Plot:
survival, loneliness, isolation, island, desert island, stranded on an island, courage, determination, solitude, lost at sea, air disaster, survivor ...
Time:
year 2000, 20th century, y2k, year 1999, 2000s ...
Place:
fictional island, moscow russia, persia, america, pacific ocean ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Three lighthouse keepers on an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland discover something that isn't theirs to keep.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, enigmatic, captivating, bloody ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lighthouse, remote island, lighthouse keeper, disappearance, treasure chest, mental disorder, disorder, danger, investigation, loneliness, gold bar, gold ...
Time:
1900s, 19th century, year 1900, 20th century, 90s
Place:
scotland
Is relevant?
20K
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A young man who arrives at a remote island finds himself trapped in a battle for his life.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, mysterious, exciting, scary ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
creature, lighthouse, island, sea, lighthouse keeper, survival, mermaid, interspecies sex, night, loneliness, creature feature, snow ...
Time:
year 1914, 1910s
Place:
antarctic, atlantic ocean
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Recently divorced Melanie brings her son to a remote island for Christmas, where she connects with a lighthouse owner.
Style:
christmas special, semi serious, captivating, thrilling, feel good
Plot:
lighthouse, holiday, christmas, divorced mother, island, single mother, remote island, satire, xmas, christmas spirit, christmas present, christmas season ...
Place:
pacific ocean
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure
Country: UK, Luxembourg, France, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A young boy Michael is taken by his family on a round-the-world sailing trip. But when a storm strikes, Michael and his dog Stella are swept overboard and washed up on a remote island. They struggle to survive, but one day Michael wakes to find ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, captivating, retro, interesting
Plot:
castaway, pacifism, island, remote island, exotic island, tropical island, wilderness survival, survival, shipwreck, survivalist, stranded on an island, struggle for survival ...
Time:
1940s
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story:
The story revolves around the protagonist "I" and the murders and mysteries he encounters. He tries in vain to stay out of the story, but instead he always gets dragged into the center of everything. Even though it seems that he ...
Style:
psychological, anime, captivating, twist ending, suspense ...
Plot:
island, murder mystery, rich woman, investigation, remote island, problem, wealthy family, whodunit, moral ambiguity, suspicion, isolation, isolated community ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: West Germany, Austria, Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A beautiful young girl parachutes onto a remote, isolated island, and finds herself taken prisoner by a gang of criminals hiding out there.
Style:
suspense, tropical, erotic
Plot:
female nudity, women's prison, young woman, remote island, criminal gang, island, kidnapping, captivity, exploitation, female protagonist, isolation, peril ...
Time:
70s, year 1978
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Switch off and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Scotland. Based on fact, this film will take you on a journey of love amidst spectacular scenery. The Rocket Post will give a convincing portrayal of island life, beliefs and culture of the time A ...
Style:
romantic, romantic drama, pastoral, reflective, melancholic
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
remote island, island life, love story, heartwarming, isolation, community, forbidden romance, bittersweet, friendship, identity, trust, prejudice ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
scotland
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Yoo Baek is a former idol star, who became a household name as an actor, but he's a vain, unapologetic narcissist. When he gets into some major trouble, he is exiled to a remote island for a little image damage control. In for the culture shock ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, light, dorama, rom com ...
Audience:
girls' night, family friendly
Plot:
celebrity, singer, village life, island, fish out of water, remote island, cynic, young love, idol, couple relations, love affair, cynical man ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
Maja and Janne move to the barren and remote island of Stormskerry, where survival is a daily struggle. Growing up in a world of old values, Maja becomes aware of a new era: a woman can be an equal partner instead of a mere bystander. The couple ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, family saga ...
Plot:
island, female protagonist, resilience, gender roles, remote island, relationship problems, life, social problems, life is a bitch, problem, sacrifice, survival ...
Time:
1800s
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