Nim's Island

Nim's Island
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
  • Joseph Kwong
  • Paula Mazur
  • Mark Levin
  • Jennifer Flackett
Based onNim's Island
by Wendy Orr
Produced byPaula Mazur
Starring
CinematographyStuart Dryburgh
Edited byStuart Levy
Music byPatrick Doyle
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • April 4, 2008 (2008-04-04)
Running time
96 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Australia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$37 million
Box office$100.1 million

Nim's Island is a 2008 adventure film written and directed by Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin, and based on the children's story of the same name by Wendy Orr. In the film, a young girl alone on a remote island seeks help from an agoraphobic San Franciscan author. While the author attempts to overcome her agoraphobia to search for her, Nim tries to overcome her fear of losing her father. It stars Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, and Gerard Butler, and was released on 4 April 2008 by 20th Century Fox under the "Fox-Walden" joint-venture. The film received mixed reviews from critics and earned $100.1 million on a $37 million budget.