Return to Nim's Island
Adventure runs wild, again.
PG 2013 · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Family, Adventure
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.
Directed by Brendan Maher · Written by Cathy Randall
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Matthew Lillard Jack -
Bindi Irwin Nim -
Andrea Moor Minister O'Hare -
Jack Pearson Ben -
Toby Wallace Edmund -
Sebastian Gregory Frankie -
Nathan Derrick Felix -
John Waters Booker -
Chris Haywood Grant
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3h 22m togetherA close match in mood and era.
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