The Blue Lagoon (1980) movie poster

The Blue Lagoon (1980)

"A story of natural love."
ThumbScore
👍 76%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 22%
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Director
Runtime
1h 44m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.1/10 (1,989 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
12%
Metacritic
31

Cast

Brooke Shields as Emmeline · 67% avg
Leo McKern as Paddy Button · 77% avg
William Daniels as Arthur Lestrange · 76% avg
Jeffrey Kleiser as Lookout
Gus Mercurio as Officer
Elva Josephson as Young Emmeline
Glenn Kohan as Young Richard

Is The Blue Lagoon good?

Most people think so. 76% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 22%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#742 / 1446 · Adventure
Rank in its year
#25 / 30 · 1980
Rank among its director's films
#4 / 6 · Randal Kleiser

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years and Emmeline and Richard make a home for themselves surrounded by exotic creatures and nature's beauty. But will they ever see civilization again? Wikipedia ↗

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