What three things would you take with you to a deserted island?

This is the age-old question of childhoods past and icebreaker questions on first dates.

That’s why deserted island movies are so entertaining to watch.

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When put in the eye of danger, every human reacts differently.

The Most Dangerous Gameis a pre-Code horror film based on the 1924 short story written byRichard Connell.

Thrust into a horrific survival challenge, he must outsmart the seasoned hunter to escape with his life.

Pierce Brosnan standing on a beach looking at a large wooden cross in Robinson Crusoe (1997)

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And they do so on an isolated island, away from any sort of news or civilization.

And while the execution is far from perfect, it’s worth commending the intriguing premise.

Soon, it turns into a movie about a couple stranded on an island, desperately trying to survive.

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Their plane crashes during a storm on an uninhabited island where the two are thrown together to survive.

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Fay Wray as Eve and Joel McCrea as Robert look shocked in The Most Dangerous Game

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After surviving a shipwreck, a man finds refuge on an isolated island, only to discover that his host, a mysterious aristocrat, indulges in hunting humans for sport. Thrust into a horrific survival challenge, he must outsmart the seasoned hunter to escape with his life.

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A group of men gather together in a living room to discuss how to protect themselves from the killer.

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Hell in the Pacific - 1968

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Uninhabited (2010) Still

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Paradise Lagoon (1957) Still

A Still from the movie Horrors of Spider Island (1960)

Cillian Murphy looking worried in the movie, Retreat.

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Harrison Ford and Anee Heche in a tropical island grass field in Six Days, Seven Nights.

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