Nell

Nell (1994)

  • 53% of critics liked it
    (32 reviews)

  • 63% of users liked it
    (36,546 ratings)

A woman is brought to civilization after spending her life in the wilds in this drama. Dr. Jerome Lovell (Liam Neeson) happens upon a shack deep in the woods, where he discovers a strange woman who appears to be about 30, speaking an incomprehensible language. The woman, named Nell (Jodie Foster),… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 53 min.
Directed By
Michael Apted
Written By
William Nicholson, Mark Handley
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Dec 14, 1994 Wide
On DVD
Feb 3, 2004
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

    Stunningly awful on almost every level.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Somber, ponderous, and pretentious, this is a clinical study of a wild woman (Jodie Foster) raised in the backwoods, far from the interference and contamination (according to the film) of Civilization. It's better to see Truffaut's Wild Child.

  • Fred Topel, About.com

    Decent triumph over adversity movie. Nell has a unique disability.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Tim S


    Not a great movie.

  • Film C


    i liked this film i thought it was inspirational and heart warming and probably jodie fosters best acting ever she did a performance of a lifetime and a really good film and really worth a watch

  • Lady D


    A unique and original film, Jodie Foster plays a great part in this and is a very intersting story.

  • Dean M


    Gripping and emotionally rewarding, this offbeat story never compromises its clear-eyed point of view.

  • Candy R


    This one was a bit weird about a women found in the woods.

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