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The Island (2005)
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The Island (2005)

Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure • 2h 16m

Overview

In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie.

Director: Michael Bay

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean, Steve Buscemi, Michael Clarke Duncan, Ethan Phillips, Brian Stepanek, Noa Tishby, Siobhan Flynn, Troy Blendell, Jamie McBride, Kevin McCorkle, Gary Nickens, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Katy Boyer, Wendy Haines, Glenn Morshower, Shawnee Smith, Max Baker, Phil Abrams, Svetlana Efremova, Randy Oglesby, Yvette Nicole Brown, Taylor Gilbert, Tim Halligan, Michael Canavan, Jimmy Smagula, Ben Tolpin, Rich Hutchman, Gonzalo Menendez, Olivia Tracey, Ray Xifo, Mary Pat Gleason, Whitney Dylan, Mitzi Martin, Shelby Leverington, Don Creech, Richard V. Licata, Chris Ellis, Eric Stonestreet, Richard Whiten, Ashley Yegan, Lewis Dauber, Eamon Behrens, Alex Carter, Kevin Daniels, Grant Garrison, Brian Leckner, Dakota Mitchell, Martin Papazian, Phil Somerville, Ryan Tasz, Kirk Ward, Kelvin Han Yee, Don Michael Paul, James Granoff, James Hart, Trent Ford, Thomas Ely Sage, Jake Soldera, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Matt McColm, Kim Coates, Richard John Walters

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Format

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Length

136 mins

Type

Movie

Last Updated

10 months ago

Contributors

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Format
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Length
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Type
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Last Updated
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Samples

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