Nicholas Nickleby

Name: Nicholas Nickleby
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: 2002-12-27
Rating: 7.2

EVERY FAMILY NEEDS A HERO.

2002 · 2h 12m · PG Adventure, Drama
Directed by Douglas McGrath

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Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.

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Fresh 18 Jan 2003

There's a bevy of hiss-worthy baddies to pick up the dramatic slack, beginning with Plummer's wonderfully nefarious Uncle Ralph.

Peter Howell, Toronto Star

Fresh 16 Jan 2003

The film is enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits, headed by Christopher Plummer as the subtlest and most complexly evil Uncle Ralph I've ever seen in the many film and stage adaptations of the work.

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

Fresh 13 Jan 2003

A beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps Dickens evergreen: the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions.

Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine

Fresh 10 Jan 2003

A terrific adaptation with a delightful cast and a speedy pace that defies belief, considering its lengthy source.

Connie Ogle, Miami Herald

Fresh 10 Jan 2003

With Dickens' words and writer-director Douglas McGrath's even-toned direction, a ripping good yarn is told.

Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle