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2002 film by Guy Ritchie

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Swept Away is a 2002 comedy drama film directed by Guy Ritchie. The screenplay was written by Ritchie and Lina Wertmüller, and the film was produced by Matthew Vaughn. It stars Madonna, Adriano Giannini, Bruce Greenwood, and Jeanne Tripplehorn. The movie is a remake of a work with the same title. Its narrative takes place in Italy and Greece, though filming occurred in Malta.

The production involved Screen Gems, Codi S.p.a., and SKA Films. The original languages are Italian and English. The film has a runtime of 89 minutes and was released on October 11, 2002. It was distributed by Medusa Film and Netflix via video on demand. The budget was 10,000,000, while the revenue was 598,645. Michel Colombier composed the music.

Critical reception included review scores of 5%, 3.2/10, and 18/100. Audience ratings listed a vote average of 4.7 on TMDb and a rating of 3.6 on IMDb. The story involves themes of adultery, shipwreck, and romance on an island. The tagline describes the premise as "Paradise makes strange bedfellows."

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Film · TMDB

4.7

Stranded and alone on a desert island during a cruise, a spoiled rich woman and a deckhand fall in love and make a date to reunite after their rescue.

Released: 2002-10-1189 minDir: Guy RitchieComedy, RomanceBudget: $10.0MBox office: $598,645

Cast

  • Madonna as Amber Leighton
  • Adriano Giannini as Giuseppe 'Guido' Esposito
  • Bruce Greenwood as Anthony 'Tony' Leighton
  • Jeanne Tripplehorn as Marina
  • Elizabeth Banks as Debi
  • Michael Beattie as Todd

Themes

  • adultery
  • island
  • shipwreck
  • romcom
  • remake
  • tropical island
  • entitlement

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Ratings

IMDb

3.6/10

18,819 votes

Year
2002
Runtime
89 min
Genres
Comedy, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Italy
Original language
English language
Based on
Swept Away
Director
Guy Ritchie
Screenwriter
Lina Wertmüller
Production company
Screen Gems
Narrative location
Greece
Filming location
Malta
Duration
86
FilmAffinity ID
615655
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2003-06-19
title
Swept Away
distributed by
Netflix
review score
18/100
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