Nim's Island (2008)
- Directed by
- Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett
- Genre
- fantasy film, adventure film, teen film, family film
- Country
- Australia, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 1,200 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young girl living alone on a remote island with her scientist father must survive when he goes missing. She reaches out for help to a reclusive author who writes adventure stories. Together the girl and the author face their fears to find each other.
lightheartedwhimsicalgentlehopefuladventuroustenderquirkyfeel-good
What happens
Nim's Island is a 2008 adventure film written and directed by Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin, and based on the children's story of the same name by Wendy Orr. In the film, a young girl alone on a remote island seeks help from an agoraphobic San Franciscan author. While the author attempts to overcome her agoraphobia to search for her, Nim tries to overcome her fear of losing her father. It stars Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, and Gerard Butler, and was released on 4 April 2008 by 20th Century Fox under the "Fox-Walden" joint-venture. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances, morals and production values, but criticized the characters, storyline, tone and product placement, though it has earned $100.1 million on a $37 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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