Movies and TV series about islands

The 43 best titles about islands, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire
iRank88
2019 · Céline Sciamma
MovieDramaRomance
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
The Wild Robot
iRank87
2024 · Chris Sanders
MovieAdventureAnimationFamily
After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.
King Kong
iRank86
1933 · Merian C. Cooper
MovieAdventureFantasyHorror
Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on
How to Train Your Dragon
iRank84
2010 · Dean DeBlois
MovieAdventureAnimationFamily
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, h
The Banshees of Inisherin
iRank83
2022 · Martin McDonagh
MovieComedyDrama
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
Isle of Dogs
iRank82
2018 · Wes Anderson
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old
Klaus
iRank82
2019 · Sergio Pablos
MovieAnimationComedyFamily
A selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it.
Godzilla
iRank81
1954 · Ishirō Honda
MovieHorrorScience FictionThriller
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form o
Jurassic Park
iRank81
1993 · Steven Spielberg
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experien
Escape from Alcatraz
iRank81
1979 · Don Siegel
MovieDramaThriller
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and
Ring
iRank81
1998 · Hideo Nakata
MovieHorrorThriller
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
Enter the Dragon
iRank80
1973 · Robert Clouse
MovieAction
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
The Lighthouse
iRank80
2019 · Robert Eggers
MovieDramaFantasyThriller
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
Black Lagoon
iRank80
2006 · Jungo Maruta
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationCrime
The story follows a team of pirate mercenaries known as the Lagoon Company, that smuggles goods in and around the seas of Southeast Asia in the early to mid 1990s. Their base of operations is located
Battle Royale
iRank80
2000 · Kinji Fukasaku
MovieActionDramaThriller
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Lost
iRank80
2004 · Jean Higgins
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaMystery
Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.
Wonder Woman
iRank79
2017 · Patty Jenkins
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
iRank78
2011 · David Fincher
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander.
A Quiet Place Part II
iRank77
2021 · John Krasinski
MovieHorrorScience FictionThriller
Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threa
Midnight Mass
iRank76
2021 · Trevor Macy
SeriesDramaMystery
The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.
Shutter Island
iRank75
2010 · Martin Scorsese
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a
Dolores Claiborne
iRank75
1995 · Taylor Hackford
MovieCrimeDramaMystery
Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her empl
Kong: Skull Island
iRank68
2017 · Jordan Vogt-Roberts
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
The Ring
iRank68
2002 · Gore Verbinski
MovieHorrorMystery
Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watch
You Only Live Twice
iRank68
1967 · Lewis Gilbert
MovieActionAdventureThriller
A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his arche
Jurassic World
iRank68
2015 · Colin Trevorrow
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond.
The Shallows
iRank67
2016 · Jaume Collet-Serra
MovieDramaHorrorThriller
While surfing on a secluded beach, Nancy finds herself in the feeding grounds of a great white shark. Though stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requi
The Angry Birds Movie 2
iRank66
2019 · Thurop Van Orman
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
Red, Chuck, Bomb and the rest of their feathered friends are surprised when a green pig suggests that they put aside their differences and unite to fight a common threat. Aggressive birds from an isla
Madagascar
iRank63
2005 · Eric Darnell
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Park Zoo and wash ashore on the island of Madagascar.
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
iRank62
2002 · Robert Rodriguez
MovieActionAdventureComedy
Exploring the further adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, who have now joined the family spy business as Level 2 OSS agents. Their new mission is to save the world from a mad scientist living on a v
Mission: Impossible II
iRank61
2000 · John Woo
MovieActionAdventureThriller
With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineere
Tomb Raider
iRank57
2018 · Roar Uthaug
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.
Jaws 2
iRank56
1978 · Jeannot Szwarc
MovieHorrorThriller
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
Shrek the Third
iRank55
2007 · Chris Miller
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek wants to return to his cozy swamp and live in peace and quiet, so when he finds out there is another he
Jurassic World Rebirth
iRank55
2025 · Gareth Edwards
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, covert operations expert Zora Bennett is contracted to lead a skilled team on a top-secret mission to secure genetic material from the world's t
Mortal Kombat
iRank55
1995 · Paul W. S. Anderson
MovieActionFantasy
For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiv
The Expendables
iRank54
2010 · Sylvester Stallone
MovieActionAdventureThriller
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a lo
The Angry Birds Movie
iRank54
2016 · Clay Kaytis
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
An island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red, a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck, and the volatile Bomb have always been outsiders. But whe
Peter Pan & Wendy
iRank54
2023 · David Lowery
MovieActionAdventureFamily
Wendy Darling, a young girl afraid to leave her childhood home behind, meets Peter Pan, a boy who refuses to grow up. Alongside her brothers and a tiny fairy, Tinker Bell, she travels with Peter to th
Mindhunters
iRank47
2004 · Renny Harlin
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
Trainees in the FBI's psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst. Based very loosely on Agatha Christie's And Then There Were Non
DOA: Dead or Alive
iRank42
2006 · Corey Yuen
MovieActionAdventureThriller
Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong is
Dolittle
iRank40
2020 · Stephen Gaghan
MovieAdventureComedyFamily
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with
Return to the Blue Lagoon
iRank35
1991 · William A. Graham
MovieAdventureDrama
In this sequel to the 1980 classic, two children are stranded on a beautiful island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together and eventually become tanned