Directed by:
Michael AptedScreenplay:
William NicholsonCinematography:
Dante SpinottiComposer:
Mark IshamCast:
Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Richard Libertini, Nick Searcy, Robin Mullins, Jeremy Davies, Sean Bridgers, Dana Stevens, Joe Inscoe (more)Plots(1)
When doctor Jerry Lovell (Liam Neeson) discovers a young woman living alone in the backwoods of North Carolina, he is intrigued by her erratic behavior and unique pattern of speech. Together with a psychologist (Natasha Richardson), Lovell determines to pierce Nell's private world and protect her from the courts - and a life of scientific study. In a race against time and a system bent on shattering her spirit, he finds that the woman whose way of life he has sought to protect, has transformed his own forever. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jodie Foster
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Maverick (1994)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Liam Neeson
UK
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Natasha Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Hostages (1993) (TV movie)
The Parent Trap (1998)
Nell (1994)
Richard Libertini
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
DuckTales The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
Days of Heaven (1978)
Nick Searcy
USA
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Cast Away (2000)
Robin Mullins
USA
Best movies:
Nell (1994)
Safe Haven (2013)
The World Made Straight (2015)
Jeremy Davies
USA
Best movies:
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Lost: The Final Journey (2010) (TV movie)
Dogville (2003)
Sean Bridgers
USA
Dana Stevens
USA
Best movies:
Nell (1994)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Leaving Normal (1992)
Joe Inscoe
Best movies:
42 (2013)
Dare to Love (1995) (TV movie)
Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
Marlon Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Nell (1994)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (concert)