The Island (2005) A man goes on the run after he discovers that he is actually a “harvestable being”, and is being kept as a source of replacement parts, along with others, in a Utopian facility. Director: Michael Bay Writers: Caspian Tredwell-Owen (screenplay), Alex Kurtzman (screenplay), and 2 more credits » Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Ewan McGregor and Djimon Hounsou The Island is a 2005 American science fiction action film directed by Michael Bay and starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson. It was released on July 22, 2005 in the US. It was nominated for 3 awards including the Teen Choice award. It is described as a pastiche of “escape-from-dystopia” science fiction films of the 1960s and 1970s such as Fahrenheit 451, THX 1138, Parts: The Clonus Horror, and Logan’s Run. Set in the year 2050, the movie’s plot revolves around the struggle of Ewan McGregor’s character to fit into the highly structured world he lives in, and the series of events that unfolds when he questions exactly how truthful that world really is. The film, which cost 6 million to produce, earned only million at the United States box office, but earned 7 million overseas, for a 2 million worldwide total. The original score for the film was composed by Steve Jablonsky.