Nim's Island (Widescreen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Directors: Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett
Actors: Jodie Foster, Michael Carman, Anthony Simcoe, Gerard Butler, Peter Callan
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  71 reviews
Sales Rank: 807
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 96 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2252752D
UPC: 024543527527
EAN: 0024543527527
ASIN: B001APZMJI
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: August 5, 2008
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 08/05/2008 Run time: 96 minutes Rating: Pg
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Adventure doesn't always begin with pirates on the high seas or explorers deep in the desert; sometimes it starts with an idyllic life on a private island in the middle of the South Asiatic Sea. For 11-year old Nim (Abigail Breslin) and her father and microbiologist Jack Russo (Gerard Butler), life is perfect thanks to their love of nature, Jack's mechanical ingenuity, and regular deliveries via supply ship. Loneliness is never an issue for Nim because of her special friendships with Selkie the sea lion, Galileo the pelican, and Freddie the iguana and her education is intensive, if rather unique. Adventure and imagination are ways of life for Nim whether she's heading out to sea to help her father collect plankton specimens, playing soccer on the beach with Selkie, or delving into the latest Alex Rover adventure novel, but everything changes when Jack departs on the boat for a two-night expedition to collect plankton specimens and gets caught in an unexpected storm. Alone on the island, Nim begins to worry about her father's safety as well as her own and, through a chance email, connects with Alex Rover (Jodie Foster) whom she begs to come help find her father. Problem is, author Alexandra Rover is an unbalanced big city shut-in who's afraid to leave her townhouse, not the fearless adventure hero portrayed in her books. Nim, Alexandra, and Jack embark upon the adventures of a lifetime in which each must overcome his or her own fears and perceived powerlessness and limitations in order to grow and help one another. The question is; can each prevail against his or her own insecurities and the fury of nature? Based on the novel iNim's Island/i by Wendy Orr, Nim's Island is first and foremost a captivating adventure full of suspense and peril which also offers a touching look at the love between a father and daughter. (Ages 7 and older) i--Tami Horiuchi/i br/p span class="h1"strongBeyond iNim's Island /i on DVD/strong/span table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4" tr align="center" valign="top" class="tiny" td width="33%"img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61nMXhJ5htL._SL160_AA115_.jpg" border="0"briMr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium/i on DVD/td td width="33%" img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51arZmGIS0L._SL160_AA115_.jpg" border="0"br iHorton Hears a Who!/i on DVD/td td width="33%" img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51p1BcOTHlL._SL160_AA115_.jpg" border="0"briAlvin and the Chipmunks/i on DVD/td/tr /table brbrbr span class="h1"strongStills from INim's Island/I (Click for larger image)/strong/span table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%" cellspacing="4"p p tr align="center" valign="top" tdimg border="0" align=left src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/fox/nims/Nims_1_S.jpg" br /tdp tdimg border="0" align=left src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/fox/nims/Nims_2_S.jpg" br /td tdimg border="0" align=left src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/fox/nims/Nims_3_S.jpg" br/tdp tr align="center" valign="top" tdimg border="0" align=left src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/fox/nims/Nims_4_S.jpg"br/td p tdimg border="0" align=left src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/fox/nims/Nims_5_S.jpg"br/td tdimg border="0" align=left src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/fox/nims/Nims_6_S.jpg"br/td br/tdp /tr /table /p
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 Family Fun November 23, 2008
Trudy A. Brown (Alaska USA)
This is an enjoyable movie for the entire family. br /Jodie Foster is a talent apart she makes you believe that she is the writer of adventure novels who's scared to leave her apartment and only eats progress soup. br /Abigail Breslin is the perfect pick for the fun loving Nim. br / br /I don't want to give away the movie but is fun and has a happy ending br /This is a clean movie without sex, language, or vulgar innuendos. Could be a little scary for younger children (Nim is alone in a storm), but not a dark movie. br / br /So if you're looking for something fun, uplifting and a lil silly for the family to enjoy this is your movie :) br /
 NIM'S ISLAND: A BIG SURPRISE October 26, 2008
HollyJaboo (Northern New York State)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I borrowed a copy of NIM'S ISLAND from the library and brought it home not really expecting much: child actors/actresses don't do much for me and I've never been a big Jodie Foster fan. What a surprise I got! I loved this movie. It was good clean family entertainment that did not play down to kids. It was believeable, well-acted, enchanting ... and I could be stuck on s desert island with Gerard Butler for a LONG time and be very happy. Give it a try: I think you'll enjoy it.
nims island October 26, 2008
Linda J. Christy (IL)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The product was as stated. It came on time and with no issues. The service was quick and easy.
 Nim's Island - Blu-ray Info October 21, 2008
LGANS316 (Tokyo Japan)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Version: U.S.A / Region A br /Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 br /MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 br /Running time: 1:36:04 br /Movie size: 31,17 GB br /Disc size: 37,30 GB br /Average video bit rate: 34.31 Mbps br /DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 48Khz/24-bit English br /Dolby Digital 5.1 640kbps French / Spanish br /Subtitles: English SDH / Spanish br /Number of chapters: 16 br / br /#Adventure Commentary br /#Audio Commentary with Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett br /#Featurettes: Nim's Friends, Abigail's Journey, Working on Water br /#Deleted Scenes br /#Nim's Spyglass - Bonus View br /#3 Games br /#Trivia track br /#HD trailers
Mis-leading October 18, 2008
C. L. CHRISTIAN (Panama City, Fl)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A well filmed, beautiful movie, with exceptional scenery and a great story line. But, i thought that it was going to be a tad more fantasy.
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