Unpacking the shared survival kit of the desert island movie

Inspired by Sam Raimi's latest, we analyze what makes being marooned on a desert island so cinematic in the first place.
The Independent Florida Alligator

‘Send Help’ turns survival into a savage, darkly funny showdown

Basic survival tasks — finding food, building shelter, deciding who’s in charge — spiral into painfully funny power struggles ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Meet 13 People Who Survived on Deserted Islands, From a Real-Life Robinson Crusoe to a Noblewoman Marooned With Her Lover

Ahead of the release of Sam Raimi's "Send Help," revisit the stories of Alexander Selkirk, Marguerite de la Rocque, the Tongan castaways and others who endured in remote locales ...

‘Send Help' Review: Rachel McAdams Thrives on a Desert Island in Sam Raimi's Twisted Survival Thriller

Three years ago, a movie called "Triangle of Sadness" won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In that vicious social ...

Sam Raimi’s survival thriller Send Help needs rescuing

Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien star in this horror-comedy about office rivals stranded on a deserted island, but weak ...
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Send Help English Movie

Send Help is a 2026 English movie directed by Sam Raimi starring Rachel McAdams, Dylan OBrien, Dennis Haysbert and Xavier ...

‘Send Help' Review: Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien Face Off in Sam Raimi's Rivetingly Bonkers Survival Thriller

An aggrieved employee and her abusive boss get stranded on an island together in the 'Evil Dead' and 'Spider-Man' director's latest.