Return to Nim's Island

"Adventure runs wild, again."

2013 1h 30m EN

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Synopsis

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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.

“Adventure runs wild, again.”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brendan Maher
Writers: Cathy Randall, Ray Boseley
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Nim's Island Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brendan Maher, shot by Judd Overton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nerida Tyson-Chew. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Geoff Lamb shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Matthew Lillard and Bindi Irwin and Andrea Moor carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Brendan Maher directs. Judd Overton behind the camera. Nerida Tyson-Chew scores. Geoff Lamb cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Part of the "Nim's Island Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Brendan Maher, shot by Judd Overton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Nerida Tyson-Chew. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Geoff Lamb shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Matthew Lillard and Bindi Irwin and Andrea Moor carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Adventure runs wild, again.".
10IMDB entry: tt2221648 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Judd Overton
Original score: Nerida Tyson-Chew
Editing: Geoff Lamb
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Return to Nim's Island (2013)

Part of

Nim's Island Collection

Collection of movies based off of the Nim's Island and Nim at Sea books by Wendy Orr. Nim's Island is a 2008 Australian adventure-fantasy film directed by Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin and starring Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, and Gerard Butler. A sequel, Return to Nim's Island, will air on the Hallmark Channel on March 15 in the U.S. and will be released on DVD 19 March 2013, exclusively to Wal-Mart, and two days later on 21 March worldwide. Bindi Irwin will replace Abigail Breslin as Nim Rusoe, Toby Wallace will replace Maddison Joyce as Edmund, and Matthew Lillard will replace Gerard Butler as Jack Rusoe, Nim's father. Return to Nim's Island will be released theatrically in Australia on 4 April 2013.