Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Young Nicholas and his family enjoy a comfortable life, until Nicholas' father dies and the family is left penniless. Nicholas, his sister and mother venture to London to seek help from their Uncle Ralph, but Ralph's only intentions are to separate the family and exploit them. Nicholas is sent to a school run by the cruel, abusive and horridly entertaining Wackford Squeers. Eventually, Nicholas runs away with schoolmate Smike, and the two set off to reunite the Nickleby family. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Douglas McGrath
Written By: Charles Dickens, Douglas McGrath
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Jim Broadbent, Miranda Richardson, Alan Cumming, Edward Fox, Tom Courtenay, Anne Hathaway, Nathan Lane, Romola Garai, Jamie Bell, Kevin McKidd, Charlie Hunnam
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Netherlands, UK, USA
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| Date | User | Rating | |
| Jan 10, 2021 |  |
MargusTa | 70 61st |
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Movie got my interest when it was nominated to Golden Globus award. Based on famous novel from Dickens, movie was able to produce the charisma from the past years. Connection between the events are poorly presented.
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| May 26, 2018 |  |
sheepslasher | 2 31st |
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would have been better if nicholas and smike kissed ^: 2019 edit: sTILL TRUE.
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| Oct 25, 2015 |  |
Gnalkhere | 60 25th |
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Good god this film was bland and washed-out as Charlie Hunnam's youthful face on the poster. Jeez
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| Mar 04, 2013 |  |
isaboojum | 2 29th |
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Makes Dickens seem really, really trite and tacky.
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| Jan 29, 2011 |  |
SlantMag | 30 78th |
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"This may just be the funniest Dickens film ever mounted for the screen." - Ed Gonzalez
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| May 20, 2009 | pompousass | 60 85th |
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Worth seeing if for nothing more than the opening credits, unspooled in front of a Victorian toy theater of the type that Stevenson memorialized in his essay, "A Penny Plain and Twopence Coloured." Utterly charming, enchanting, transporting. But the movie has more to recommend it.
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| Jan 21, 2008 | dsantee | 89 46th |
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The ladies loved it and us men even watched it with them. Emotionally sad, good old fashioned drama.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
aus_hab_fan | 77 64th |
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Nice adaptation of one of Dicken's less-known books.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | Talea | 75 50th |
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Much better than its low buzz would suggest. Hunnam and Bell make a good team, and the cameos are great.
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| May 28, 2007 |  |
Stain | 60 47th |
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Some nice moments but I am almost as bored with Dickens adaptations as I am with Jane Austen adaptations
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| Average Percentile 52.47% from 211 Ratings |  |