"With an extensive amount of survival movies, perhaps now we would be more prepared to survive on an uninhabited island. Find shelter, build a fire, find food and clean water - this is what wilderness movies have taught us. Probably the most well-known wilderness movie is Robert Zemeckis' 'Cast Away.' Perhaps your typical I'm lost, all alone and must find a way to stay alive movie. One of the things we may take away from this third-highest-grossing film of 2000 is that after being stranded on a deserted island, a ball may become one's best friend. Wilson the volleyball represented the need for human companionship, which, among physical needs, is vital in maintaining sanity in rather, let's call them, insane circumstances. However, 'Cast Away' is just one among many great survival movies. We've prepared an extensive list of critically and viewer-acclaimed best survival movies made to this day." - boredpanda.com