Nim's Island

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Nim's Island

PG,

2008,

1h 34m,

Kids & Family/

Adventure/

Comedy/

Fantasy

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51%

101 Reviews

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46%

100,000+ Ratings

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51%

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101 Reviews

46%

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100,000+ Ratings

Life is an adventure for a courageous youngster named Nim, who lives on an exotic island with her marine-biologist father and a menagerie of animal friends. When Nim's father goes missing, she turns to the only person she knows who can help her: adventurer Alex Rover. But what she doesn't know is that Alex Rover is really Alexandra, a timid recluse. Though faint of heart, Alexandra must find the courage within herself to come to Nim's aid.

Critics Consensus

Despite good intentions, Nim's Island flounders under an implausible storyline, simplistic stock characters, and distracting product placement.

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Karl French

Financial Times

Oct 7, 2018

This film wants to be cute but is instead nauseatingly twee, and features what is by a great distance the weakest performance of Foster's career.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

Dec 17, 2008

Foster proves adept at broad physical comedy, the animated sequences charm, and codirectors Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett send up the make-believe Rover with panache.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

May 2, 2008

The movie gets plain silly, but at least it's lively, and young girls will enjoy Nim's lifestyle in her eco-friendly and frolic-packed tropical paradise.

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

Oct 29, 2024

2.5/5

The film looks beautiful and the performances of Abigail Breslin and Jodie Foster easily overshadow some of the weaker performances of other cast members.

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Rachel Wagner

Hallmarkies Podcast

Apr 7, 2022

A terrific family adventure

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 18, 2020

2.5/4.0

Merits a modest recommendation for its strong performances.

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Rey M

Oct 28, 2018

Dont read the reviews Dont understand how this film is 46% Loved it with my children had a magically morning

Hagrid W

Feb 15, 2017

Nim's island is pretty bad, I kind of hate it, it's a bad kids movie and don't show your kids this

Theodore S

Feb 4, 2017

Take it as a fairly tale and you'll love it.

Finn L

Sep 20, 2014

fun family adventure tale and Jody Foster does a great job as usual

Finn P

Feb 20, 2011

I didn't like the story-line at all. Talking animals; characters getting out of impossible situations; totally predictable. I saw it a second time a couple years later, softened my stand a bit and raised my rating by 1/2 a star. At least the plot kept moving.

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Jennifer Flackett

Director

Mark Levin

Director

Abigail Breslin

Nim

Jodie Foster

Alexandra Rover

Gerard Butler

Alex Rover

Michael Carman

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Synopsis

Life is an adventure for a courageous youngster named Nim, who lives on an exotic island with her marine-biologist father and a menagerie of animal friends. When Nim's father goes missing, she turns to the only person she knows who can help her: adventurer Alex Rover. But what she doesn't know is that Alex Rover is really Alexandra, a timid recluse. Though faint of heart, Alexandra must find the courage within herself to come to Nim's aid.

Director: Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin
Producer: Paula Mazur
Screenwriter: Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett, Paula Mazur, Joseph Kwong
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Walden Media
Rating: PG (Mild Adventure Action|Brief Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 4, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $48.0M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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