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The Nut Job

Play trailer Poster for The Nut Job PG 2014 1h 26m Kids & Family Comedy Adventure Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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After he accidentally destroys the winter food supply of his fellow Liberty Park residents, Surly (Will Arnett), a squirrel, is banished to the streets of Oakton. Luckily, Surly finds the town's nut shop and hatches a plan to plunder its bounty. However, unbeknown to Surly and his ragtag team of animal associates, the nut shop is really a front for mobsters who plan to rob the bank next door. While Surly and his team break in to the shop, the mobsters carry out their own scheme.
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Hampered by an unlikable central character and source material stretched too thin to cover its brief running time, The Nut Job will provoke an allergic reaction in all but the least demanding moviegoers.

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Jonathan Romney Observer (UK) 08/04/2014
1/5
Small, undemanding children might find this distracting; small, tree-hopping rodents may be mortally offended. Go to Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times 08/01/2014
1/5
The good name of Canadian-South Korean animated co-productions has been sullied forever. Go to Full Review Olly Richards Empire Magazine 07/31/2014
2/5
Endless wordplay and dumb slapstick do not a rewarding animation make. Pun-ishing. Go to Full Review JD Duran InSession Film 08/12/2024
The main character was fun and if you like those arduous hero types, you’ll get something out of this... Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 07/25/2024
1/4
...a reasonable-enough premise that is, by and large, employed to woefully uninvolving (and progressively interminable) effect... Go to Full Review Robert Sims Lights Camera Austin 01/22/2022
Strictly one for the kids, the animated heist flick The Nut Job zips by thanks to its nonstop barrage of family-friendly mayhem. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Zaria K @no.2nutjobhater Jan 9 Bad. And I heard there is a second one?!? Every aspect of it is weak. See more Izuocha 9 @fatherless Dec 5 The Nut Job is nothing short of a cinemtaic masterpiece. A film so excellent that it seems as if it was created by the gods themselves. This film is nutty in all the right ways and hits that perfect comedic beat that allows it to be a timeless classic. The Nut Job was more Fantastic than Reed Richards and more Super than Superman. Frankly this film should be held on a pedestal as a true achievement in human history and played in theaters everyday for decades to come. The characters in this film while not as perfectly written as the characters in Kronk's New Groove, still remain as brilliantly written and full of characterization that allows viewers of all ages to truly understand and connect with them. Take it from this humble critic, The Nut Job is a 100/10 cinematic experience. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 16 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more NextAmirChannel @zymagicamir Jul 17 The Godfather will never top this masterpiece See more Sebastian Jun 10 I remember watching this movie as a kid. I also remember having a bad day that day. But seriously though this movie is very poorly done, and the jokes are very outdated See more Stephen C @bob25009 May 27 LOL, 1 hour and 26 minutes of animated comedy. Rated PG for Rude Humor and Mild Action!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
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Peter Lepeniotis

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Will Arnett

Surly

Brendan Fraser

Grayson

Liam Neeson

Raccoon

Katherine Heigl

Andie

Stephen Lang

King

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Synopsis After he accidentally destroys the winter food supply of his fellow Liberty Park residents, Surly (Will Arnett), a squirrel, is banished to the streets of Oakton. Luckily, Surly finds the town's nut shop and hatches a plan to plunder its bounty. However, unbeknown to Surly and his ragtag team of animal associates, the nut shop is really a front for mobsters who plan to rob the bank next door. While Surly and his team break in to the shop, the mobsters carry out their own scheme.
Director
Peter Lepeniotis
Producer
Wookyung Jung, Graham Moloy
Screenwriter
Lorne Cameron, Peter Lepeniotis
Distributor
Open Road
Production Co
Redrover Co. Ltd., Gulfstream Pictures, ToonBox Entertainment
Rating
PG (Rude Humor|Mild Action)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 17, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 9, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$64.2M
Runtime
1h 26m
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