Directed by:
Michael AptedScreenplay:
William NicholsonCinematography:
Dante SpinottiComposer:
Mark IshamCast:
Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Richard Libertini, Nick Searcy, Robin Mullins, Jeremy Davies, Sean Bridgers, Dana Stevens, Joe Inscoe (more)Plots(1)
When doctor Jerry Lovell (Liam Neeson) discovers a young woman living alone in the backwoods of North Carolina, he is intrigued by her erratic behavior and unique pattern of speech. Together with a psychologist (Natasha Richardson), Lovell determines to pierce Nell's private world and protect her from the courts - and a life of scientific study. In a race against time and a system bent on shattering her spirit, he finds that the woman whose way of life he has sought to protect, has transformed his own forever. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jodie Foster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/996/163996808_5ab73d.jpg)
Jodie Foster
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Maverick (1994)
Taxi Driver (1976)
![Liam Neeson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/672/163672798_7fd7dc.jpg)
Liam Neeson
UK
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
![Natasha Richardson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/258/166258593_267809.jpg)
Natasha Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Hostages (1993) (TV movie)
The Parent Trap (1998)
Nell (1994)
![Richard Libertini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/078/831/78831024_a76904.jpg)
Richard Libertini
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
DuckTales The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
Days of Heaven (1978)
![Nick Searcy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/679/162679581_b6fee2.png)
Nick Searcy
USA
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Cast Away (2000)
![Robin Mullins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/171/161171473_4d04e3.jpg)
Robin Mullins
USA
Best movies:
Nell (1994)
Safe Haven (2013)
The World Made Straight (2015)
![Jeremy Davies](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/679/162679426_3eb195.jpg)
Jeremy Davies
USA
Best movies:
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Lost: The Final Journey (2010) (TV movie)
Dogville (2003)
![Sean Bridgers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/330/160330673_c82350.jpg)
Sean Bridgers
USA
Dana Stevens
USA
Best movies:
Nell (1994)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Leaving Normal (1992)
![Joe Inscoe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/825/161825269_a26260.jpg)
Joe Inscoe
Best movies:
42 (2013)
Dare to Love (1995) (TV movie)
Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
Marlon Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Nell (1994)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (concert)