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Nim's Island (2008) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Nim's Island (2008) a score of 2.3240 out of 4

based on (143) reviews

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Excellent

(6)

Very Good

(60)

Good

(71)

Fair

(6)

Poor

(0)

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San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)

Nim's aquatic adventures and those on land provide the majority of thrills in this exhilarating and enchanting family picture. It's the best I've seen this year and highly recommended for girls and for boys, too....read the complete Nim's Island (2008) review at San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)

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Chicago Sun-Times (Nell Minow)

An eye-filling and heart-warming story...read the complete Nim's Island (2008) review at Chicago Sun-Times (Nell Minow)

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MovieMaze.de (Dimitrios Athanassiou)

Dieser entschloss sich, nachdem seine Frau auf hoher See verschollen blieb, gemeinsam mit seiner Tochter die Weltmeere zu erforschen, in der Hoffnung das Meer würde ihm eines Tages seine Frau wiedergeben....read the complete Nim's Island (2008) review at MovieMaze.de (Dimitrios Athanassiou)

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Bullz-Eye.com

Children's movies are third rails for movie critics. Dare to give one the lashing it deserves, and you may as well tell people your hobbies include drowning kittens. "Aw, come on, it’s just a kid’s movie" is the usual response, but like...read the complete Nim's Island (2008) review at Bullz-Eye.com