Nim's Island
“Be the hero of your own story.”
A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.
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Part of Nim's Island Collection
2 films
Cast
43 people
Abigail Breslin
Nim Rusoe
Known for
Scream Queens
Zombieland
Jodie Foster
Alexandra Rover
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Taxi Driver
Gerard Butler
Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
Known for
300
How to Train Your Dragon
Michael Carman
Captain
Known for
Winchester
Quigley Down Under
Maddison Joyce
Edmund
No other roles listed
Christopher James Baker
Ensign
Known for
True Detective
DC's Stargirl
Rhonda Doyle
Edmund's Mother
Known for
The Tourist
Bryan Probets
Australian Tourist #1
Known for
Triangle
Tracks
Jay Laga'aia
Helicopter Pilot
Known for
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Daybreakers
Mark Brady
Purser
Also in
The Surgeon
Duck
Anthony Simcoe
First Mate
Known for
Farscape
The Castle
Peter Callan
Edmund's Father
Known for
Son of the Mask
Our Lips Are Sealed
Jennifer Flackett Director · Mark Levin Director Paula Mazur Screenplay
Worldwide gross $100M · Budget $37M · United States release April 3, 2008
Box office
Budget
$37,000,000
Worldwide gross
$100,104,565
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
Walden Media
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · April 3, 2008
Theatrical
United States · April 3, 2008
Theatrical
Austria
June 20, 2008 · Digital
Brazil
June 19, 2008 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 4, 2008 · Theatrical
France
April 9, 2008 · Theatrical
Germany
June 19, 2008 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 22, 2009 · Digital
Ireland
May 2, 2008 · Digital
Italy
April 11, 2008 · Theatrical
Japan
September 6, 2008 · Digital
Netherlands
August 7, 2008 · Theatrical
November 19, 2008 · Physical · DVD
July 1, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
July 8, 2011 · TV · RTL 4
Poland
September 19, 2008 · Digital
Portugal
August 28, 2008 · Theatrical
Slovakia
August 28, 2008 · Theatrical
December 25, 2010 · TV · Markíza
July 7, 2025 · Digital · VOYO
South Korea
July 17, 2008 · Theatrical
Switzerland
April 9, 2008 · Digital
United Kingdom
May 2, 2008 · Theatrical
Vietnam
April 25, 2008 · Theatrical
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