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Nell (film) Nell is a 1994 American drama film, directed by Michael Apted from a screenplay written by William Nicholson.  The film stars Jodie Foster (who also produced) in the titular role. Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Richard Libertini, and Nick Searcy are featured in supporting roles. Based on Mark Handley's play Idioglossia, which was inspired by Handley's time living in the Cascade Mountains in the 1970s, and the story of Poto and Cabengo, twins who created their own language,[3] the film's narrative follows a young woman who has to face other people for the first time after being raised by her mother in an isolated cabin. The original musical score is composed by Mark Isham.
Boyz n the Hood Boyz n the Hood is a 1991 American teen hood drama film written and directed by John Singleton in his directorial debut, and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, Laurence Fishburne, Nia Long, Regina King and Angela Bassett. This film was the acting debut for both Ice Cube and Morris Chestnut.