5 Movies Similar to The Blue Lagoon 1980 –

The Blue Lagoon is a classic romantic adventure movie that was directed by Randal Kleiser and stars Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins. The film follows two young castaways who find themselves stranded on a deserted island paradise. As they are eventually left to fend for themselves, the two must learn to survive without any kind of human contact or guidance. In the island paradise backdrop (filmed on location in Fiji), their friendship blossoms into something more as they reach adulthood and they try to make their way through the facts of life with very little knowledge.

TFR’s top 5 picks for Movies Similar to The Blue Lagoon are as follows: Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991), Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012), Paradise (1982), Cast Away (2000) and Swept Away (1974)

TFR Similar Movie #1: Return to the Blue Lagoon

Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991) is a romantic drama directed by William A. Graham, and starring Milla Jovovich and Brian Krause. This film is actually the first sequel to the original Blue Lagoon (1980).

Return to the Blue Lagoon tells the story of widow Sarah Hargrave (Lisa Pelikan) washing ashore on a tropical island with her daughter and adopted son. Sarah learns how to survive and raise the two children on her own. After her death, her children Lilli (Milla Jovovich) and Richard (Brian Krause) are forced to continue their lives without any parental guidance, and, as they enter young adulthood, they begin to fall in love. Their Paradise Existence is threatened, however, when outsiders arrive on the island.

Movies similar to The Blue Lagoon should have Young Love, danger and a Tropical Paradise setting to be on target, and Return to the Blue Lagoon hits the bullseye here.

TFR Similar Movie #2: Blue Lagoon: The Awakening

Blue Lagoon: The Awakening is an Adventure Romance Movie that was released in the summer of 2012. It is the third and final movie in the Blue Lagoon Movie Series. Set in the Caribbean, the movie follows two teenage castaways as they discover love and morality on an uncharted island. With Emmy Rossum and breakout star Brenton Thwaites playing the lead roles, Blue Lagoon is another coming-of-age story that highlights responsibility and self-discovery at its core. When the two young people become stranded on the island, they must work together to survive together learning about life, love, and each other along the way.

As in other movies similar to The Blue Lagoon, the setting of Blue Lagoon: The Awakening is spectacular, and was filmed mainly on the island of St. Lucia. If you’re a fan of The Blue Lagoon, this film is a natural addition to your library.

TFR Similar Movie #3: Paradise

Paradise is a 1982 Canadian adventure romance film written and directed by Stuart Gillard (who made his directorial debut in this film), starring Phoebe Cates, Willie Aames, and Tuvia Tavi.

In 1823, teenagers David (Aames) and Sarah (Cates) are travelling with a caravan from Baghdad to Damascus when a slaver known as ‘the Jackal’ raids the party and attempts to add the beautiful young Sarah to his harem. David and Sarah narrowly escape, but all the others except for Geoffrey, a servant, are slain in a massacre. When Geoffrey is killed, David and Sarah flee and their flight leads them to a beautiful oasis – a Paradise – where they discover each other, love, and sex. However, the Jackal does not give up hope of capturing Sarah, so it is up to David to lure him to his death.

All the elements of movies similar to The Blue Lagoon are here, along with beautiful young people having an adventure in a paradise setting! Blue Lagoon fans certainly won’t go wrong by adding Paradise to their Video Library.

TFR Similar Movie #4: Castaway

“Castaway” is a 2000 survival drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems engineer who is stranded on a deserted island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific.

The film follows Chuck’s struggle to survive on the island, as he must find ways to obtain food, shelter, and other necessities while also dealing with the psychological challenges of isolation. Hanks gives an excellent performance as Chuck, capturing the character’s determination and resourcefulness as he adapts to his new environment. The cinematography is stunning, with sweeping shots of the island’s beautiful but harsh landscape.

As far as movies similar to The Blue Lagoon go, Castaway is missing the romance and the beautiful bodies found in The Blue Lagoon. But, the elements of rising to fight for survival on a deserted island using only crude tools is more of the focus in this award-winning film.

TFR Similar Movie #5: Swept Away

“Swept Away” is a 2002 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Madonna and Adriano Giannini. The film is a reimagining of the 1974 Italian film “Swept Away.”

In “Swept Away,” Madonna plays Amber Leighton, a wealthy and entitled woman who is on a yacht vacation with her husband and friends. When the group becomes stranded on a deserted island, Amber is rescued by a deckhand named Giuseppe (Giannini) and the two are forced to rely on each other for survival. As they spend more time together, they begin to develop feelings for each other, despite their initially tumultuous relationship.

With all the boxes of adventure, romance and survival on a deserted island, Swept Away has all the hallmarks necessary to be added to the list of “ Movies Similar to The Blue Lagoon!”