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Nim's Island

[2008, Movie]

Nim's Island: Review

Nim's Island, Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster

There are enough inspirational messages for two movies in this HOME ALONE/Treasure Island/Tempest hybrid, but some nice scenery, an unexpectedly funny performance by Jodie Foster and an unflaggingly spunky Abigail Breslin make for above average family entertainment. Ever since her oceanographer mother disappeared at sea -- presumably into the belly of one of the great blue whales she was studying -- 11-year-old Nim Rusoe (Breslin) has been raised by her marine biologist f... read more

Nim's Island: TV Guide News

Box Office: 21 Does a Number on George Clooney | Movie News | 4/6/2008
21 was a winner at the box office for a second straight weekend, adding $15.1 million to the kitty. Placing second with a lower-than-anticipated $13.5 mil haul was George Clooney's Leatherheads, also starring The Office's John Krasinski but met with mixed reviews by the critics. Nipping at Clooney's heels was Jodie Foster, whose Nim's Island ($13.3 mil) could steal second once the final nickels are tallied.Rounding out the weekend's top five were Horton Hears a Who! ($9.1 mil) and The Ruins (opening with $7.8 mil).Watch Movie Talk's take on Leatherheads: read more

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