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* ValuesDissonance: Look at the story from Nell's perspective. She's just lost her mother, and now has to deal with strangers who repeatedly invade her home without knocking (Billy Fisher at least knocked when he came in), subject her to painful medical tests and ''install cameras in every room of her house''. That she comes to understand Jerry as a guardian angel and that the two strangers mean well just adds to the AlienAbduction ambience, especially when they take her away to Dr. Paley's mental hospital.

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* ValuesDissonance: Look at the story from Nell's perspective. She's just lost her mother, and now has to deal with strangers who repeatedly invade her home without knocking (Billy Fisher at least knocked when he came in), subject her to painful medical tests and ''install ''[[SinisterSurveillance install cameras in every room of her house''. house]]''. That she comes to understand Jerry as a guardian angel and that believes the two strangers mean well just adds to the AlienAbduction ambience, especially when they take her away to Dr. Paley's mental hospital.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The fact that Creator/LiamNeeson and Creator/NatashaRichardson became a couple on the set becomes one of these, considering the unfortunate and tragic death of Richardson.
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* BestKnownForTheFanservice: For some years after this came out, Google searches on "Nell film" or "Nell movie" tended to autocomplete with "Jodie Foster naked" because so many people had looked that up. While she does have a couple of nude scenes, the ambience is otherworldly mystery. Her lake baths are where she connects most powerfully with her dead twin, including their ritual gestures of love. The audience is aware of this, but the doctors are not and Paula's "Look... at... ''that''" is awestruck.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The fact that Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson became a couple on the set of ''Nell'' becomes one of these for Jodie Foster considering the unfortunate and tragic death of Richardson.
* ValuesDissonance: Look at the story from Nell's perspective. She's just lost her mother, and now has to deal with strangers who repeatedly invade her home without knocking (Billy Fisher at least knocked when he came in), subject her to painful medical tests and ''install cameras in every room of her house''. That she comes to understand Jerry as a guardian angel and that the two strangers mean well just adds to the AlienAbduction ambience, especially when they take her away to Dr. Paley's mental hospital.

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* BestKnownForTheFanservice: For some years after this came out, Google searches on "Nell film" or "Nell movie" tended to autocomplete with "Jodie Foster "Creator/JodieFoster naked" because so many people had looked that up. While she does have a couple of nude scenes, the ambience is otherworldly mystery. Her lake baths are where she connects most powerfully with her dead twin, including their ritual gestures of love. The audience is aware of this, but the doctors are not and Paula's "Look... at... ''that''" is awestruck.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The fact that Liam Neeson Creator/LiamNeeson and Natasha Richardson Creator/NatashaRichardson became a couple on the set of ''Nell'' becomes one of these for Jodie Foster these, considering the unfortunate and tragic death of Richardson.
* ValuesDissonance: Look at the story from Nell's perspective. She's just lost her mother, and now has to deal with strangers who repeatedly invade her home without knocking (Billy Fisher at least knocked when he came in), subject her to painful medical tests and ''install cameras in every room of her house''. That she comes to understand Jerry as a guardian angel and that the two strangers mean well just adds to the AlienAbduction ambience, especially when they take her away to Dr. Paley's mental hospital.hospital.
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* BestKnownForTheFanservice: For some years after this came out, Google searches on "Nell film" or "Nell movie" tended to autocomplete with "Jodie Foster naked" because so many people had looked that up. While she does have a couple of nude scenes, the ambience is otherworldly mystery. Her lake baths are where she connects most powerfully with her dead twin, including their ritual gestures of love. The audience is aware of this, but the doctors are not and Paula's "Look... at... ''that''" is awestruck.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The fact that Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson became a couple on the set of ''Nell'' becomes one of these for Jodie Foster considering the unfortunate and tragic death of Richardson.

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The fact that Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson became a couple on the set of ''Nell'' becomes one of these for Jodie Foster considering the unfortunate and tragic death of Richardson.Richardson.
* ValuesDissonance: Look at the story from Nell's perspective. She's just lost her mother, and now has to deal with strangers who repeatedly invade her home without knocking (Billy Fisher at least knocked when he came in), subject her to painful medical tests and ''install cameras in every room of her house''. That she comes to understand Jerry as a guardian angel and that the two strangers mean well just adds to the AlienAbduction ambience, especially when they take her away to Dr. Paley's mental hospital.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The fact that Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson became a couple on the set of ''Nell'' becomes one of these for Jodie Foster considering the unfortunate and tragic death of Richardson.
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* LoveItOrHateIt: This movie seems to have an even mix of people who think it's a good psychological drama and people who think it's an annoying and easy to mock mess of a movie.

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