Despite a committed performance by Jodie Foster, Nell opts for ponderous melodrama instead of engaging with the ethical dilemmas of socializing its titular wild child.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Michael Apted -
Producer -
Renee Missel , Jodie Foster -
Screenwriter -
William Nicholson , Mark Handley -
Distributor -
20th Century Fox -
Production Co -
Egg Pictures , PolyGram Filmed Entertainment , Twentieth Century Fox -
Rating -
PG-13 -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 23, 1994, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Mar 1, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$31.7M -
Runtime -
1h 53m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Stereo