

The Blue Lagoon
A story of natural love.
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?
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6.1/10
2,105 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $4.5M
- Box office
- $58.9M
- Language
- English
- sexual identity
- shipwreck
- melancholy
- lovers
- stranded
- marooned
- pacific island
- deserted island
- tropical island
- lost at sea
- wistful
- incredulous
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Behind the camera
Director
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Produced in
United States of America
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Digital / OTT1 Feb 2013
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR5 Jul 1980
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1518 Dec 1980
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA 15+27 Nov 1980
CanadaCA
- Physical5 Oct 1999
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical8 Jan 1981
BrazilBR
- Theatrical19 Jan 1981
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical7 Jan 1981
CzechiaCZ
- Premiere18+Karlovy Vary International Film Festival3 Jul 2017
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical116 Feb 1981
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1225 Dec 1980
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP28 Jan 1981
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The Blue Lagoon was released on 5 July 1980.
Audience reviews
2- E5/10
enjoy_jer
7/22/2019
The film starts out with a pretty good plot and storyline, but as the film continues, it just seems to drag on. It needed to move at a quicker pace, or modify the storyline to keep the watchers attention and interest. I’ve seen it all the way through once(1x), after that I always leave the movie 50-75% complete. > **RATING: _2.5_ / 5**
- A1/10
Animal_King
5/21/2026
One of the worst things I have ever watched, even worse, is that there are a bunch of people that think this pretentious bit of trash is some great artist masterpiece. And don't come at me like I'm just not getting it. What? Because it tells a love story free from societal norms? Because it might be seen as some sort of weird retelling of Adam and Eve, even having forbidden fruit, and then only entering into the '…
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