Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- passionate
- witty
- awkward
- teen movie night
- romance marathon
What critics said
Critics found the film a mixed, often silly but occasionally enjoyable teen melodrama, with some honest humor and adolescent angst but weaker cinematography and an unsatisfying ending.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Emmaline and Dean begin on opposing sides of their high school social world before their shared ordeal brings them together.
The stranded teenagers are explicitly without parents, cell phones, or outside help while awaiting rescue.
Survival on the Caribbean island leads Emma and Dean to learn practical independence, intimacy, and self-knowledge.
The plot foregrounds passionate attraction, emotional discovery, and teenage angst within a television-romance framework.
Films like Blue Lagoon: The Awakening, and why
The Blue Lagoon
Shared teen romance, fish out of water premise, and survival on an isolated tropical island.
Return to the Blue Lagoon
Shared coming-of-age romance, wilderness survival, and emotionally heightened adolescent melodrama.
Six Days Seven Nights
Shared stranded-island setting, young romance, and accessible adventure-drama tone.
The Last Song
Shared teen romance, survival challenges, and self-discovery away from adult supervision.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Jake Newsome, Mikael Salomon
- Release Date
- 2012-06-16
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (1517)
Cast
- Indiana Evans
- Brenton Thwaites
- Denise Richards
- Patrick St. Esprit
- Frank John Hughes
- Alix Elizabeth Gitter
- Carrie Wampler
- Hayley Kiyoko
- Aimee Carrero
- Annie Tedesco
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Blue Lagoon: The Awakening about?
- Two socially divided high school students fall in love while surviving together on a deserted Caribbean island after a storm strands their field trip.
- What is Blue Lagoon: The Awakening like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Blue Lagoon: The Awakening as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Blue Lagoon: The Awakening violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Blue Lagoon: The Awakening as mild.
- What did critics think of Blue Lagoon: The Awakening?
- Critics found the film a mixed, often silly but occasionally enjoyable teen melodrama, with some honest humor and adolescent angst but weaker cinematography and an unsatisfying ending.
- Which films are like Blue Lagoon: The Awakening?
- Films with a similar feel include The Blue Lagoon, Return to the Blue Lagoon, Six Days Seven Nights, and The Last Song.
- How long is Blue Lagoon: The Awakening?
- Blue Lagoon: The Awakening runs 85 minutes.
- Where can I watch Blue Lagoon: The Awakening?
- In United States, Blue Lagoon: The Awakening streams on Philo.
