Nell

Name: Nell
Genre: Drama
Released: 1995-11-17
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson

1994
K-12
1h 52m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

30K

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Jodie Foster and Liam Neeson in Nell (1994)

Drama

In a remote woodland cabin, a small-town doctor discovers Nell - a beautiful young hermit-woman with many secrets.In a remote woodland cabin, a small-town doctor discovers Nell - a beautiful young hermit-woman with many secrets.In a remote woodland cabin, a small-town doctor discovers Nell - a beautiful young hermit-woman with many secrets.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

30K

YOUR RATING

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 7 nominations total

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Jodie Foster and Michael Apted in Nell (1994)

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Trivia
Jodie Foster has declared that this role is her personal favorite.

Goofs
Near the end when Nell, Jerry and Paula are together at the hotel, Nell is seen sound asleep on the bed. She is lying on her left side away from the window. and towards the camera. When Jerry and Paula lie on the bed with arms round her a few minutes later, Nell is now lying on her right side towards the window and the camera She still is sound asleep. It is not very believable that she had changed which side she was lying on while she was so soundly asleep.

Quotes
Jerry: [translating for Nell to the court] You have big things. You know big things. But you don't look into each other's eyes. And you're hungry for quietness.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Disclosure/Drop Zone/Nell/The Last Buffalo/Into the Deep/Immortal Beloved (1994)

Soundtracks
Crazy
Written by Willie Nelson
Performed by Patsy Cline
Courtesy of MCA Records

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10/10

Brilliant!

I just watched this movie for the second time. One word: wow!

This is one of the rare gems that you can tell when actors and actresses put everything into their performances, and actually go beyond the role. How can I tell? At the very end of the movie, the emotion of the moment that Jodie's character feels towards the scene with the little girl reminding her of her lost sister is enough to make Jodie herself cry and wipe away a tear. Incredible. It's very rare to see that level of immersion into a role where the actors involved feel real emotion about a scene. I'm willing to bet that moment of grace at the very end of the movie wasn't scripted nor acted on Jodie's part. You simply cannot get more heartfelt emotion into a scene than what was shown at the end of Nell. Brilliant and well-acted movie by all. A definite 10.

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