Cast Away' stars Tom Hanks and is directed by Robert Zemeckis, the same mind behind 'Back to the Future' with Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and more.

By Kirk Honeycutt On Dec. 22, 2000, Robert Zemeckis’ 142-minute survival tale Cast Away hit theaters ... But audiences might have a tough time warming to a movie in which loneliness, frustration ...

It’s here that the film gets excessively academic and metaphysical. Ultimately, “Cast Away” is about realizing the true meaning of belonging, of finding home, casting away the clutter that ...

not a whole lot of action occurs during Cast Away’s 143-minute running time. But Hanks’s long beard and survival scenarios generated an iconic character and film. It took Apollo 13 ...