Synopsis
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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Cast
- Charlie HunnamNicholas Nickleby
- Nathan LaneVincent Crummles
- Jim BroadbentMr. Wackford Squeers
- Christopher PlummerRalph Nickleby
- Jamie BellSmike
- Anne HathawayMadeline Bray
- Alan CummingMr. Folair
- Timothy SpallCharles Cheeryble
- Romola GaraiKate Nickleby
- Andrew HavillMr. Nickleby
Recommendations
- 90
Time
Now and then McGrath's film feels a bit rushed and breathless, but mostly you sink gratefully into its handsomely staged plenitude. - 88
Boston Globe
A rambunctious joy. - 75
Rolling Stone
Christopher Plummer steals the show without resorting to camp as Nicholas' wounded and wounding Uncle Ralph. It's a great performance and a reminder of Dickens' grandeur. This Cliff's Notes of a film, though lively fun, only hints at that. - 75
Portland Oregonian
An enjoyable sojourn into the world of Dickens and could inspire a trend. Shakespeare and Austen have had their Hollywood moments during the past few years; why not the proto-Hollywood Dickens? - 75
Miami Herald
McGrath has managed to turn Dickens into a cozy date movie. When was the last time anybody could make that claim? - 75
Christian Science Monitor
It's an uneven film, but Dickens admirers shouldn't miss it. - 70
The New York Times
The director has produced a colorful, affecting collage of Dickensian moods and motifs, a movie that elicits an overwhelming desire to plunge into 900 pages of 19th-century prose. - 70
Los Angeles Times
McGrath, who adapted the novel, manages to catch the flavor of it without its tang.
