Secret Of Nimh (Rebooted Film)

The Secret of NIMH is a 2021 reboot of the 1982 film of the same name. It stars Selena Gomez, Avril Lavigne and Keanu Reeves as well as a few others. It is made by MGM, Paramount Pictures, Dreamworks and Roadshow Films. The movie is about Mrs. Brisby on her quest to protect her family while discovering the secret of the National Institute of Mental Health.

Plot
Mrs. Brisby, a widowed field mouse, lives in a cinder block with her daughter in a field on the Fitzgibbons' farm. She prepares to move her small family out of the field as plowing time approaches, but her daughter Alex has fallen ill. She visits Mr. Ages, another mouse and friend of her late husband, Jonathan. Mr. Ages diagnoses Alex with pneumonia, provides her with medicine, and warns her that Alex must stay inside for at least three weeks or he will die. On her way home, she encounters Jeremy, a clumsy but friendly crow. They both narrowly escape from the Fitzgibbons' cat, Dragon.

The next day, Mrs. Brisby discovers that Farmer Fitzgibbon has started plowing early. Although her neighbor Auntie Shrew helps her disable his tractor, Mrs. Brisby knows she must devise another plan. Jeremy takes her to meet the Great Owl, who tells her to visit a group of rats that live beneath a rose bush on the farm and ask for Nicodemus, their wise and mystical leader.

Mrs. Brisby enters the rose bush and encounters an aggressive guard rat named Brutus, who chases her away. She is led back in by Mr. Ages, and is amazed to see the rats' use of electricity and other technology. She meets Justin, the friendly Captain of the Guard; Jenner, a ruthless, power-hungry rat opposed to Nicodemus; and finally Nicodemus himself. From Nicodemus, she learns that many years ago her husband, along with the rats and Mr. Ages, were part of a series of experiments at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH for short). The experiments boosted their intelligence, enabling them to escape, as well as extending their lifespans and slowing their aging process. However, they are unable to live only as rats, needing human technology to survive, which they have accomplished only by stealing. The rats have concocted "The Plan", which is to leave the farm and live independently. Nicodemus gives Mrs. Brisby an amulet, and tells her it will awaken when the wearer is courageous.

Because of the rats' relationship with Jonathan Brisby, they agree to help Mrs. Brisby move her home. First, they need to drug Dragon to sleep so that they can complete the move safely. Only Mrs. Brisby can do this, as the rats are too big to fit through the hole leading into the house; Jonathan was killed by Dragon in a previous attempt, while Mr. Ages broke his leg in another. That night, she puts the drug into the cat's food dish, but the Fitzgibbons' son Billy catches her. While trapped in a birdcage, she overhears a telephone conversation between Farmer Fitzgibbons and NIMH and learns that the Institute intends to exterminate the rats the next day. She then escapes from the cage and runs off to warn the rats.

The rats are moving the Brisby home, with Alex inside, using a rope and pulley system during a thunderstorm. Jenner, who wishes for the rats to remain in the rose bush, sabotages the ropes with his reluctant accomplice Sullivan, causing the assembly to fly apart and kill Nicodemus. Mrs. Brisby arrives and tries to convince the rats that NIMH is coming and they must leave, but Jenner attacks her and attempts to steal the amulet. Sullivan alerts Justin, who rushes to Mrs. Brisby's aid. Jenner mortally wounds Sullivan and engages Justin in a sword fight, which ends with Sullivan killing Jenner before dying himself.

The Brisby house begins to sink into the mud, and Justin and the rats are unable to raise it. Mrs. Brisby's will to save her daughter gives power to the amulet, which she uses to lift the house and move it to safety. The next morning, the rats have departed for Thorn Valley with Justin as their new leader, and Alex begins to recover. Jeremy eventually meets "Miss Right", another crow who is just as clumsy as he is, and the two fly away together.

Cast
Selena Gomez as Mrs. Brisby

Avril Lavigne as Alex Brisby

Grey DeLisle as Auntie Shrew

Nicolas Cage as the Great Owl

Keanu Reeves as Johnathen Brisby

Larry The Cable Guy as Jeremy

Morgan Freeman as Nicodemus

Jim Carrey as Mr. Ages

Sean James Murphy as Justin

Sylvester Stallone as Jenner

Owen Wilson as Sullivan

Ginnifer Goodwin as Miss Right

Richard White as Farmer Fitzgibbons

Melissa Altro as Mrs. Fitzgibbons

Archie Yates as Billy Fitzgibbons

Trivia

 * In the original, Mrs, Brisby had a few kids. In the reboot, she had only one kid, Alex