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Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
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Ratings: 7.2/10 from 6,101 users
Metascore:
71/100
Reviews: 93 user | 78 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com A young compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle. Director:Douglas McGrath |
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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Stella Gonet | ... |
Mrs. Nickleby
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Andrew Havill | ... |
Mr. Nickleby
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Henry McGrath | ... | |
| Hugh Mitchell | ... | ||
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Poppy Rogers | ... | |
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Jessie Lou Roberts | ... | |
| Charlie Hunnam | ... | ||
| Romola Garai | ... | ||
| Tom Courtenay | ... | ||
| Christopher Plummer | ... | ||
| Anne Hathaway | ... | ||
| Jim Broadbent | ... | ||
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Angela Curran | ... |
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| Jamie Bell | ... | ||
| Juliet Stevenson | ... | ||
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Storyline
Young Nicholas and his family enjoy a comfortable life, until Nicholas' father dies and the family is left penniless. Nicholas, his sister and mother venture to London to seek help from their Uncle Ralph, but Ralph's only intentions are to separate the family and exploit them. Nicholas is sent to a school run by the cruel, abusive and horridly entertaining Wackford Squeers. Eventually, Nicholas runs away with schoolmate Smike, and the two set off to reunite the Nickleby family. Written by Anonymous
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Every family needs a hero.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for thematic material involving some violent action and a childbirth scene See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
(New Zealand) See more »Also Known As:
La leyenda de Nicholas Nickleby See more »Filming Locations:
Churchill College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$42,864 (USA) (29 December 2002) (5 Screens)Gross:
$2,064,289 (Non-USA) (1 May 2003)Company Credits
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United Artists Film Corporation, Hart-Sharp Entertainment, Potboiler Productions See more »
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2.35 : 1
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Vincent Crummles: What happens when the light first pierces the dark dampness in which we have waited? We are slapped and cut loose. If we are lucky, someone is there to catch us and persuade us that we are safe. But are we safe? What happens if, too early, we lose a parent? That party on whom we rely for only everything? Why, we are cut loose again and we wonder, even dread whose hands will catch us now? There once lived a man named Nicholas Nickleby...
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At the request of production designer Eve Stewart, the director advanced the time from the 1830s to the 1850s so she could incorporate elements of the Industrial Revolution in her design plans. See more »Goofs
Continuity: Just before Vincent Crummles announces that they're losing money with the current play, Mr. Folair can be seen grabbing the fire prop twice in two different shots. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Vincent Crummles: What happens when the light first pierces the dark dampness in which we have waited? We are slapped and cut loose. If we are lucky, someone is there to catch us and persuade us that we are safe. But are we safe? What happens if, too early, we lose a parent? That party on whom we rely for only everything? Why, we are cut loose again and we wonder, even dread whose hands will catch us now? There once lived a man named Nicholas Nickleby...
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