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Return to Nim's Island

2013 · 90 min

A sunny, kid-friendly island adventure with gentle stakes and a warm message about friendship and protecting nature.

Directed by
Brendan Maher
Genres
Family, Adventure
Starring
Matthew Lillard, Bindi Irwin, Andrea Moor
Tagline
Adventure runs wild, again.
Overview
Fourteen year old Nim, more determined than ever to protect her island and all the wildlife that call it home, faces off against resort developers and animal poachers. Soon she realizes she can’t depend on her animal cohorts alone and must make her first human friend – Edmund, who’s run away to the island from the mainland – to save her home.

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Directed by
Brendan Maher
Genres
Family, Adventure
Starring
Matthew Lillard, Bindi Irwin, Andrea Moor
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • friendship
  • nature
  • coming-of-age
  • survival
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour4
Realism4
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
family, adventure
Directed by
Brendan Maher
Written by
Ray Boseley, Cathy Randall
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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