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- 1994
- PG-13
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 52 m
- 1994
- PG-13
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 52 m
Summary In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell - a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.
Directed By: Michael Apted
Written By: Mark Handley, William Nicholson
- 1994
- PG-13
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 52 m
- 1994
- PG-13
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 52 m
Nell
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Summary In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell - a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.
Directed By: Michael Apted
Written By: Mark Handley, William Nicholson
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
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57% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
39% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
60
57% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
39% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
With its delicate fabric, this film sometimes seems in danger of unraveling. But ultimately it holds together, partly due to Foster's fine, poignant performance and also because some of the characters surrounding Nell reflect aspects of her personality. [23 Dec 1994, p.23]
Although the Hollywood treatment intrudes at times, it's still a compelling film, richly filmed and deeply moving. [23 Dec 1994, p.12]
Despite its predictable philosophy, however, Nell is an effective film, and a moving one. That is largely because of the strange beauty of Jodie Foster's performance as Nell, and the warmth of the performance by Liam Neeson, as a doctor who finds himself somehow responsible for her.
Nell doesn't jell. Earnest and well-intentioned, the film never quite breaks through a membrane into believability, and hence into empathy. [23 Dec 1994]
Jodie Foster gives a bravura performance in Nell, but the film lets her down. If only the screenplay had been half as daring as Foster's portrayal of a backwoods recluse who's never ventured into the modern world. [24 Dec 1994, p.G1]
The film has a good heart, but its central premise -- that ignorance is an enchanted realm -- is too sentimental.
One gets the uneasy feeling that Jodie Foster is trying to tell us something that has nothing essential to do with Nell's plight. The movie is a coy, condescending vanity production. [25 Dec 1994, p.D6]
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Production Company
Egg Pictures,
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment,
Twentieth Century Fox
Release Date Dec 23, 1994
Duration 1 h 52 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline Her heart. Her soul. Her language are a mystery...A mystery called Nell.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 3 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
