The Nut Job

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The Nut Job

PG,

2014,

1h 26m,

Kids & Family/

Comedy/

Adventure/

Animation

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12%

97 Reviews

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43%

25,000+ Ratings

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97 Reviews

43%

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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.

Critics Consensus

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)

Aug 4, 2014

1/5

Small, undemanding children might find this distracting; small, tree-hopping rodents may be mortally offended.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Aug 1, 2014

1/5

The good name of Canadian-South Korean animated co-productions has been sullied forever.

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Olly Richards

Empire Magazine

Jul 31, 2014

2/5

Endless wordplay and dumb slapstick do not a rewarding animation make. Pun-ishing.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jul 25, 2024

1/4

...a reasonable-enough premise that is, by and large, employed to woefully uninvolving (and progressively interminable) effect...

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Robert Sims

Lights Camera Austin

Jan 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.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Feb 1, 2021

1/5

There is very little joy, almond or otherwise, in The Nut Job.

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Theodore P

Mar 2, 2019

Like "Monsters Inc." and "Open Season"? Sons of bitches. I would ever admit, the audience kills themselves.

Leia R

Feb 11, 2019

Not A very well know animation. It does have laughs so watch

Leia R

Jan 17, 2019

The Nut Job offers a few laughs but gets tiresome and hard to watch.

Albus R

Jul 11, 2018

I really didn't like this movie it had a over used plot of someone is going destroy a certaint area and the heroes have to stop them but the movie would actually keep you watching but this is horrible movie anyway

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Jun 12, 2018

One of the best films of 2014 it's great I like the characters and animation

Anakin S

Apr 13, 2018

Cheesy clichéd asshole of a movie. The only likeable character was a rat. The worst. So unfunny

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Peter Lepeniotis

Director

Will Arnett

Surly

Brendan Fraser

Grayson

Liam Neeson

Raccoon

Katherine Heigl

Andie

Stephen Lang

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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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