Nim's Island

"Be the hero of your own story."

Apr 4 2008 PG 1h 36m
Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.

Plot

Nim Rusoe is a girl who joins her father, a scientist, when he does research on marine life on an island. It's just the two of them but she spends her time making friends with all the animals she encounters, chatting on the computer and reading the adventure books of Alex Rover. When her father goes to do some research but when a storm strikes the island he doesn't come back, she gets worried and frightened. She then e-mails Alex Rover hoping that he will come but what she doesn't know is that Alex Rover is a woman who is agoraphobic and germaphobic. But her creation comes to life and eggs her to go. Unfortunately she has never gone anywhere before and is denied her necessities like her sanitary gel by the customs officer at the airport. In the meantime, Nim tries to be strong while waiting for Alex to arrive.

Written by

Joseph Kwong, Paula Mazur, Mark Levin

Directed by

Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Walden Media

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
38,154
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
55
Popularity
NA