Nell | 
| Director: Michael Apted
Actors: Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Richard Libertini, Nick Searcy
Studio: Fox Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  78 reviews
Sales Rank: 3751
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dvd, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 113 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: FOXD2221037D
UPC: 024543110361
EAN: 0024543110361
ASIN: B00013RC84
Theatrical Release Date: December 23, 1994
Release Date: February 3, 2004
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 04/15/2008 Rating: Pg13
Amazon.com essential video
This film is an intelligent examination of an easygoing doctor (Liam Neeson at his teddy bear best) and his discovery of Nell (Oscar nominee Jodie Foster), a woman who was raised in the woods with no human contact except her speech-impaired mother. The movie covers a familiar "fish out of water" story unlocking Nell's soul (by deciphering her incomprehensible language) and then taking her into the modern world. What makes Nell special is the earnest work by Neeson, Natasha Richardson (as an uptight psychologist), and a rich, small array of supporting members (journeyman Nick Searcy as the town sheriff is marvelous). At its center is another extraordinary job by Foster, who also produced. Director Michael Apted (Thunderheart) brings his regular load of realism into the picture, set aglow by luscious camerawork (by Dante Spinotti) in the hills of North Carolina. Through lyrical speech and gesture, Foster makes you believe she's in another woman's body, akin to Jeff Bridges's work in Starman, a marvelous sight to behold that powers the movie. Written by William Nicholson (Shadowlands) and Mark Handley, based on Handley's play Idioglossia. --Doug Thomas
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 Nature / nurture? June 21, 2009
D. Roberts (Battle Creek, Michigan United States)
Nature / nurture is typically the foundation of all debates in the realm of psychology. Are good & bad people inherently so? Or are they shaped by their environment? If it is a combination of both, what is the ratio? And, the beat goes on.....
This is a movie which explores that topic to some degree. Jodie Foster plays a young woman (Nell) who has been raised in almost absolute seclusion from the rest of the world. She has her own language which she uses from the garbled words of her grandmother who had a speech-impediment. She knows nothing of the world beyond the cabin where she lives, and she's afraid to go outside during the daytime.
Liam Neeson & the late Natasha Richardson portray a physician & a shrink, respectively. They both have the best interests of Nell in mind & end up in an unlikely alliance to look out for her. After all, being exposed to a big city is an unnerving & stressful thing for a young lady that has only known the peace & tranquility of the forest all her life.
It goes without saying that it's absolutely painful to see Natasha Richardson with the man who was her real-life husband. She is so very beautiful & full of life; it's a tragedy that she was taken from us too soon. It is little wonder that Liam Neeson fell in love with her; while watching this movie, I did as well!
Word to the wise: this is a fairly slow-moving and subtle film. It's about a woman experiencing the "real world" for the very first time. Jodie Foster fans will rejoice in the fact that this is perhaps the finest performance of her career in what was likely the most difficult role she ever chose to undertake.
great story and acting June 21, 2009
Kay Mealins
This is such a wonderful story and all the actors were excellent in their parts. I think it was one of Natasha Richardson's best.
Must See!!! June 2, 2009
Dean King (Kentucky-USA)
Nell
This movie is a must see! My entire family enjoyed this movie and it's one we have to watch again from time to time. Thank God Amazon has a wide selection! It is difficult to find. If your looking for a movie that will tug at your heart stings this is it. This movie is a love story, but not in a traditional boy gets girl way. This movie says to me when you try to help someone, you gain as much or more than you offer.
Intense! May 28, 2009
Allyson Scott (Philadelphia PA)
Great film. It is not about a feral lady. It has an interesting perspective on socialization skills of an adult living in the hills of North Carolina. Jodie Foster does an exceptional job in this film!!!
 Nell DVD April 24, 2009
Darlene Laing (kansas)
The movie messed up in the middle, cleaning the DVD was no help. My only thought is that the disc was of poor quality.
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