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Nicholas Nickleby: With Nigel Havers, Peter Bourke, Derek Godfrey, Robert James. A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-hearted, grasping uncle.
Nicholas Nickleby. After Nicholas' father dies and leaves the family penniless, the Nickleby family moves to London to stay with their Uncle Ralph. Ralph turns abusive and separates the family, which includes sending Nicholas to the cruel and wicked Wackford Squeers. At this horrible escape from the school and set off to reunite the Nickleby ...
Movie Review. The novel by Charles Dickens spans 800 pages. The film clocks in at a merciful—and very entertaining—two hours. Says Douglas McGrath, the screenwriter-director of Nicholas Nickleby (PG), “Apart from the fact that I’ve taken 70 percent of the book out, I still feel I’m being very true to its spirit.” Purists may bristle ...
Great for preteens and up--filled with good values. I and my family loved this movie. Aside from great acting and cinematography, it was a beautiful expression of the values I hold most dear--integrity, family loyalty, forgiveness. It also manages to be quite funny. The child-abuse scenes are scary, though, as is the non-graphic suicide scene ...
Nicholas' father dies, the family is left penniless, and Nicholas, his sister, and mother venture to London to seek help from their Uncle Ralph. Unfortunately, Ralph's only intentions are to break up the family and exploit them, and Nicholas is sent to work at a school run by the cruel and abusive Wackford Squeers. Drama 2002 2 hr 12 min. 78%.
Show all movies in the JustWatch Streaming Charts. Streaming charts last updated: 5:12:31 PM, 05/23/2024 . Nicholas Nickleby is 7538 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 2809 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Bitconned but less popular than The Terminators.
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After the death of his father, Nicholas Nickleby, his mother, and his sister are cared for by his greedy uncle Ralph, who accepts the duty rather unwillingly. 91 IMDb 6.9 1 h 43 min 1947. X-Ray ALL. Drama · Alienated · Bleak · Touching. Available to rent or buy.
