Cutthroat Island
Directed by Renny HarlinMorgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete her quest before they mutiny against her. This is made yet more difficult by the efforts of the British crown to end her piratical raids.
Cutthroat Island Ratings & Reviews
- neuroparadoxJuly 29, 2025Not totally sure why this movie got so much hate... Was it the behind-the-scenes shenanigans? Was it because there is a female lead? Was it the anachronistic 20th century dialect in a 17th century setting? Not enough salty seamen jokes?💦 Who knows and who cares, but it's a perfectly serviceable mid90s action adventure flick, à la: Romancing the Stone meets Pirates of the Caribbean. I don't think it has the chops to be a cult movie, but if you haven't seen it before, and have only heard about it being a massive financial bomb/the death knell for Carolco Pictures, check it out...it's fine.
Cutthroat Island Trivia
Cutthroat Island was released on December 22, 1995.
Cutthroat Island was directed by Renny Harlin.
Cutthroat Island has a runtime of 2h 4m.
Cutthroat Island was produced by James Gorman, Renny Harlin, Joel B. Michaels, Laurence Mark.
Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete her quest before they mutiny against her. This is made yet more difficult by the efforts of the British crown to end her piratical raids.
The key characters in Cutthroat Island are Morgan Adams (Geena Davis), William Shaw (Matthew Modine), Dawg (Frank Langella).
Cutthroat Island is rated PG-13.
Cutthroat Island is an Action, Adventure, Comedy film.
Cutthroat Island has an audience rating of 4 out of 10.
Cutthroat Island had a budget of $102M.
Cutthroat Island has made $16M at the box office.