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Return to Nim's Island

Adventure runs wild, again.

Fourteen year old Nim, more determined than ever to protect her island and all the wildlife that call it home, faces off against resort developers and animal poachers. Soon she realizes she can’t depend on her animal cohorts alone and must make her first human friend – Edmund, who’s run away to the island from the mainland – to save her home.

20131h 30mPGFamily, Adventure

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About Return to Nim's Island

Directors
Brendan Maher
Cast
Matthew Lillard, Bindi Irwin, Andrea Moor, Jack Pearson, Toby Wallace, Sebastian Gregory
Genres
Family, Adventure
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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