Tom Hanks’s character, Chuck Noland, is stranded on the island for about four years in Cast Away.

How we know it’s four years

  • The film includes a time jump showing Chuck after several years, with a much leaner body and long hair and beard, signaling a long stretch of isolation.
  • Dialogue in the movie explicitly states that he was gone for four years , confirming the duration of his ordeal.

In short: in Cast Away , Chuck spends roughly four years alone on the island before he’s finally rescued.

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